MALCOLM ALLAN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-21 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-07
Watchouts
Cash
£3K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
highest in 3 filed years
Employees
117
lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£74K
Period ending 2024-09-29
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-09-29
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-09-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £14,598,622 | £6,773,220 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £258,698 | £15,851 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£439,378 | £190,907 | -£74,126 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£412,461 | £192,609 | -£77,058 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £80,484 | £2,780 | £3,341 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £3,593,059 | £3,477,071 | £4,069,649 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £2,183,683 | £2,266,363 | £2,787,022 | |
| Equity | £3,373,712 | £3,117,120 | £2,985,443 | — | £2,183,683 | £2,266,363 | £2,787,022 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 127 | 119 | 117 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,593,646 | £2,701,548 | £1,506,829 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £132,482 | £133,365 | £76,123 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-29 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2024-09-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3% | -1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 7.4% | 0.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.14x | 1.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 3.82x | 0.18x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Johnston Carmichael LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company was acquired by Macsweenallan Food Group Ltd on 15th July 2024.”
- “To bring the company into line with other group companies, the accounting period has been changed to be the nearest Sunday to 30th September each year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAZELDEAN, James William | Director | 2024-07-15 | Aug 1951 | British |
| MCLELLAND, Stewart | Director | 2024-07-15 | Sep 1958 | British |
| ROBINSON, Gordon Begbie | Director | 2019-04-01 | May 1978 | British |
| WILSON, John | Director | 2019-04-01 | May 1965 | British |
| WOOD, Julian | Director | 2024-07-15 | Oct 1964 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLAN, James | Secretary | 1994-10-07 | 2024-07-15 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-07 |
| ALLAN, Gordon Mcrae | Director | 1994-10-07 | 2024-07-15 |
| ALLAN, James | Director | 1994-10-07 | 2024-07-15 |
| ALLAN, Ross Graeme | Director | 2019-04-01 | 2020-11-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macsweenallan Food Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-07-15 | Active |
| Mr James Allan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-27 | Ceased 2024-07-15 |
| Mr Gordon Mcrae Allan | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-19 | Ceased 2024-07-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 112 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-07-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-13 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-06 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-12-19 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-30 | 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.