MELDRUM HOUSE ESTATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-27 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-04 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-21
Watchouts
Cash
£81K
+87.6% vs 2023
Net assets
-£7M
+34.2% vs 2023
Employees
169
-1.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+1,576% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £7,641,871 | £5,934,197 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £410,986 | £3,993,669 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £229,410 | £3,844,921 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £229,410 | £3,844,921 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £43,343 | £81,293 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | -£9,486,984 | -£7,390,309 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | -£11,235,230 | -£7,390,309 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | -£11,235,230 | -£7,390,309 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 172 | 169 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,752,669 | £2,095,948 | |
| 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
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Turnover
-22.3%
£7,641,871 £5,934,197
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Cash
+87.6%
£43,343 £81,293
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Net assets
+34.2%
-£11,235,230 -£7,390,309
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Employees
-1.7%
172 169
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Operating profit
+871.7%
£410,986 £3,993,669
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Profit before tax
+1,576%
£229,410 £3,844,921
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Wages
-23.9%
£2,752,669 £2,095,948
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 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.4% | 67.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 3.0% | 64.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | -4.3% | -54.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 267.0% | 303.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.18x | 0.33x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 2.26x | 26.85x |
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
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having prepared financial forecasts for the company, we are confident that the company can continue to operate and meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from now. We have confirmed that repayment of the Directors' loans will not be sought in the foreseeable future and have therefore prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- MELDRUM HOUSE ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- Meldrum House Golf Company Limited 100%
- Meldrum House Hotel Limited 100%
Significant events
- “At the end of April 2024, the trade and assets of the hotel and golf club were disposed of to Apex Hotels Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Robert Thomas | Secretary | 2012-05-30 | — | — |
| BUCHAN, David Iain | Director | 1997-09-23 | Oct 1954 | British |
| BUCHAN, George Terence | Director | 1997-09-23 | Oct 1948 | British |
| EDWARDS, Robert Thomas | Director | 1997-09-23 | Oct 1952 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GALLON, Christopher Ronald | Secretary | 1997-09-23 | 2012-05-30 |
| GALLON, Christopher Ronald | Director | 1997-09-23 | 2012-05-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Iain Buchan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-04 | Active |
| Mr George Terence Buchan | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-06-04 | Active |
| Mr Robert Thomas Edwards | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 116 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-07 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-23 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.