HEATHER ALE LIMITED
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Cash
£50K
+12.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
-3.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
61
-11.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£163K
-231% lowest 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 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £12,961,074 | £12,858,164 | -0.8% | |
| Operating profit | — | £62,318 | -£31,706 | -150.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£13,002 | -£49,098 | -£162,501 | -231% | |
| Net profit | £13,544 | -£44,414 | -£120,010 | -170.2% | |
| Cash | £145,868 | £44,471 | £50,027 | +12.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,495,224 | £4,241,549 | £3,332,952 | -21.4% | |
| Net assets | £3,014,909 | £3,082,995 | £2,962,985 | -3.9% | |
| Equity | £3,014,909 | £3,082,995 | £2,962,985 | -3.9% | |
| Average employees | 75 | 69 | 61 | -11.6% | |
| Wages | £1,916,289 | £1,823,802 | £1,797,468 | -1.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £81,419 | £68,126 | £80,800 | +18.6% |
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 | 2023-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 0.5% | -0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | -0.3% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.5% | -1.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 68.2% | 63.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.91x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.56x | -0.24x |
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
- HEATHER ALE LIMITED 1995-02-21 → present
- WILLIAMS WORLD AGENCY LIMITED 1994-04-19 → 1995-02-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared cashflow projections which show that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Having reviewed the cash flow forecasts, the directors consider the company has sufficient facilities available with which to meet its financial obligations as they fall due for a period not less than twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- HEATHER ALE LIMITED · parent
- Paisley Drinks Co.Ltd 40%
Significant events
- “We navigated the exit of a major contract throughout the year. A round of compulsory redundancies started in December 2024 and was completed by March 2025, the rundown of the contract by June 2025. Additional one off costs were incurred in this process resulting in the figures below. The company will now operate only daytime shifts. Following on from the exit of this contract, the directors are confident that future results will be more profitable going forward. We also renegotiated certain parts of our borrowing to further strengthen our liquidity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Scott John | Secretary | 1995-04-19 | — | British |
| WILLIAMS, Christopher Roy | Director | 2020-03-16 | Sep 1985 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Scott John | Director | 1994-04-19 | May 1964 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, Bruce Andrew | Secretary | 1994-04-19 | 1995-04-19 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-04-19 | 1994-04-19 |
| WILLIAMS, Bruce Andrew | Director | 1994-04-19 | 2025-04-16 |
| JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-04-19 | 1994-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Scott John Williams | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-04-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-08 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2023-11-08 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2023-11-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-02-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.