HIGHLAND SMOKED SALMON (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
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Cash
£3.5M
+35.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.4M
+11.7% vs 2024
Employees
63
-1.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.6M
+53.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £23,579,801 | £21,043,102 | £22,357,534 | +6.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,437,614 | £1,667,113 | £2,606,986 | +56.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,477,316 | £1,724,595 | £2,642,599 | +53.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,886,745 | £1,291,671 | £1,980,056 | +53.3% | |
| Cash | £4,344,513 | £2,608,583 | £3,533,881 | +35.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,753,982 | £8,523,054 | £9,493,428 | +11.4% | |
| Net assets | £9,591,321 | £8,382,992 | £9,363,048 | +11.7% | |
| Equity | £9,591,321 | £8,382,992 | £9,363,048 | +11.7% | |
| Average employees | 62 | 64 | 63 | -1.6% | |
| Wages | £2,441,046 | £2,391,222 | £2,390,605 | 0% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £463,144 | £461,606 | £470,739 | +2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.3% | 7.9% | 11.7% | |
| Net margin | 8.0% | 6.1% | 8.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 25.0% | 19.6% | 27.5% | |
| Current ratio | 6.64x | 5.08x | 4.92x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- HIGHLAND SMOKED SALMON (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 1990-05-31 → present
- COATVEND LIMITED 1990-04-12 → 1990-05-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- David Allen
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARSONS, Timothy John | Secretary | 2006-01-27 | — | British |
| HENDERSON, Elizabeth | Director | 1994-08-12 | May 1971 | British |
| OATES, Timothy Richard | Director | 2006-01-27 | Mar 1965 | British |
| PARSONS, Timothy John | Director | 2006-01-27 | Mar 1965 | British |
| SEMPLE, Colin John | Director | 2010-11-03 | Dec 1970 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HENDERSON, Elizabeth | Secretary | 1990-04-12 | 2002-05-30 |
| MCLEAN, Danny | Secretary | 1990-08-01 | 1992-02-10 |
| PARSONS, Ralph Andrew | Secretary | 2002-05-30 | 2006-01-27 |
| REID, Brian | Nominee Secretary | 1990-04-12 | 1990-04-12 |
| KEARNEY, Simon | Director | 2007-03-05 | 2015-08-13 |
| MCLEAN, Mairi | Director | 1990-04-12 | 2002-05-30 |
| PARSONS, Ralph Andrew | Director | 2002-05-30 | 2006-01-27 |
| RITCHIE, Douglas | Director | 1999-03-30 | 2002-05-30 |
| WAUGH, Joanne | Nominee Director | 1990-04-12 | 1990-04-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Smoked Salmon (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 149 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.