HAMLYNS OF SCOTLAND LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-24 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-10
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7K
-49.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-9.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
54
+5.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£21K
-42% first positive since 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £27,639,790 | — | £27,791,726 | £27,467,201 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£26,537 | — | £36,282 | £21,029 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£26,390 | — | £36,282 | £21,029 | |
| Net profit | — | -£42,793 | — | -£50,873 | -£129,396 | |
| Cash | — | £25,619 | — | £13,219 | £6,696 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,536,849 | — | £5,323,638 | £8,247,698 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,438,229 | — | £1,387,356 | £1,257,960 | |
| Equity | £1,481,022 | £1,438,229 | £1,438,229 | £1,387,356 | £1,257,960 | |
| Average employees | — | 53 | — | 51 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | £2,050,131 | — | £2,111,094 | £2,466,751 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
-1.2%
£27,791,726 £27,467,201
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
-49.3%
£13,219 £6,696
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-9.3%
£1,387,356 £1,257,960
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+5.9%
51 54
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-42%
£36,282 £21,029
first positive since 2023
-
Profit before tax
-42%
£36,282 £21,029
first positive since 2023
-
Wages
+16.8%
£2,111,094 £2,466,751
highest in 3 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-08-01 | 2023-07-31 | 2023-08-01 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -0.1% | — | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| Net margin | — | -0.2% | — | -0.2% | -0.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -0.4% | — | 0.7% | 0.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 81.1% | 87.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.05x | 2.58x |
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
- HAMLYNS OF SCOTLAND LIMITED 1997-08-18 → present
- MACROCOM (440) LIMITED 1997-07-04 → 1997-08-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries and considering the matters described above for a period of more than 12 months post approval of the accounts, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For these reasons, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the Annual Report and financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The volatility of commodity markets remains an ongoing and critical issue. As in previous years, the current period was impacted by severe market forces and genuine shortages of certain commodities. Several advanced manufacturing initiatives have contributed to efficiency gains across various production and administrative processes. This has been key to mitigating the continued cost pressures experienced in key commodities and services.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOKSON, Mark Thomas | Secretary | 2023-04-27 | — | — |
| COOKSON, Mark Thomas | Director | 2023-04-27 | Dec 1982 | British |
| LEA, James John | Director | 2019-06-28 | Aug 1980 | British |
| LEA, John Edward | Director | 1997-08-13 | Jan 1946 | British |
| MEIKLE, Alan | Director | 2001-07-27 | Mar 1961 | Scottish |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLINT, David | Nominee Secretary | 1997-07-04 | 1997-08-13 |
| MELLOR, Peter Matthew | Secretary | 2018-12-01 | 2023-04-27 |
| WARR, David | Secretary | 1997-08-13 | 2018-12-01 |
| BAXTER, Alexander Wallace | Director | 2001-07-27 | 2009-01-23 |
| CASTLE, Albert Bryan | Director | 2001-07-27 | 2009-01-23 |
| DICKSON, Ian | Nominee Director | 1997-07-04 | 1997-08-13 |
| FLINT, David | Nominee Director | 1997-07-04 | 1997-08-13 |
| LEA, Philip | Director | 1997-08-13 | 2001-07-27 |
| MELLOR, Peter Matthew | Director | 2019-06-28 | 2023-04-27 |
| WARR, David | Director | 2001-07-27 | 2019-06-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agri Food Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-04-05 | Active |
| Morning Foods Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-04-05 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-20 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-26 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-04-26 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-04-27 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.