GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE LIMITED
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Cash
£625k
-51% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10m
-19.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
125
-22.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2.5m
+38.7% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £6,758,450 | £6,259,470 | -7.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,205,635 | -£4,050,532 | -£2,440,228 | +39.8% | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,185,943 | -£4,033,903 | -£2,473,014 | +38.7% | |
| Net profit | -£3,185,943 | -£4,033,903 | -£2,473,014 | +38.7% | |
| Cash | £2,590,070 | £1,275,765 | £624,862 | -51% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,691,122 | £12,657,219 | £10,184,205 | -19.5% | |
| Net assets | £16,691,122 | £12,657,219 | £10,184,205 | -19.5% | |
| Equity | £16,691,122 | £12,657,219 | £10,184,205 | -19.5% | |
| Average employees | 174 | 161 | 125 | -22.4% | |
| Wages | £3,557,772 | £3,672,650 | £3,298,478 | -10.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | £130,000 | £130,000 | 0% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -59.9% | -39.0% | |
| Net margin | — | -59.7% | -39.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -19.2% | -32.0% | -24.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 13.2% | 12.2% | 13.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.74x | 1.63x | 1.42x | |
| Interest cover | -65.55x | -87.07x | -52.94x |
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
- GLASGOW SCIENCE CENTRE LIMITED 1998-06-18 → present
- COMLAW NO. 463 LIMITED 1998-03-31 → 1998-06-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Thomson Cooper
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees are of the opinion, due to the level of unrestricted funds currently held, the approved Corporate Plan and budget for 2026/27, that the charity can be considered as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “Completed an organisational change process to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our staffing base including the creation of a new Executive Management Group... a reduction in our staffing complement across the organisation through the redundancy of 13 staff to assist with our financial sustainability.”
- “Efforts have also been made to significantly reduce the reliance on casual staff in favour of contracted staff which has resulted, together with the redundancies and delayed recruitment, in a reduction in the average number of staff employed during the year of 36 from 161 to 125 (2025: 161).”
- “Following an organisational change process a total of 13 employees were made redundant at a cost of £107,756 (2025: £0)”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCQUEEN, David | Secretary | 2006-09-01 | — | British |
| ANDREWS, Simon | Director | 2024-03-28 | Apr 1971 | British |
| CLARK, Craig Stewart | Director | 2021-11-22 | Aug 1973 | British |
| GOUDIE, Mark | Director | 2021-11-22 | Dec 1991 | British |
| HACKENBERG, Jonquil Elizabeth | Director | 2024-03-28 | Sep 1975 | British |
| HAMILTON, Mark Richard | Director | 2026-01-23 | May 1975 | British |
| HOLLOWS, Victoria Linden Claire, Dr | Director | 2021-11-22 | Jun 1971 | British |
| LAIRD, Ian Andrew | Director | 2024-03-28 | Jan 1968 | British |
| O'HARE, Lynn | Director | 2021-11-22 | Jul 1982 | British |
| ROWAN, Sheila, Professor | Director | 2024-03-28 | Nov 1969 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCHANT, Derek Finlayson | Secretary | 2003-07-28 | 2006-05-12 |
| MCCUBBIN, Alan Ronald | Secretary | 2000-07-20 | 2002-07-19 |
| SMART, Alasdair Gordon | Secretary | 2006-05-12 | 2006-09-01 |
| WILLIAMSON, Walter Scott | Secretary | 2002-07-19 | 2003-07-28 |
| COMLAW SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-03-31 | 1998-04-23 |
| DW COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-04-23 | 2000-07-20 |
| ARBUTHNOTT, John Peebles, Sir | Director | 1999-12-16 | 2001-03-12 |
| BAILLIE, Elizabeth | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2005-12-12 |
| BENNETT, George Aitken, Dr | Director | 1999-12-16 | 2002-02-11 |
| CHRYSTIE, Kenneth George, Dr | Director | 2009-12-14 | 2018-11-26 |
| CLARK, David Logan | Director | 2021-11-22 | 2025-12-05 |
| CLUGSTON, Carol Keir, Dr | Director | 2021-11-22 | 2023-12-04 |
| DOWNES, John Anthony | Director | 2021-11-22 | 2023-12-01 |
| DUNCAN, William, Dr | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2019-11-25 |
| FRY, Dominic Lawrence Charlesworth | Director | 2002-02-11 | 2006-12-18 |
| HORN, Alan Charles | Director | 2021-11-22 | 2023-12-01 |
| HUNTER, Selma | Director | 2021-11-22 | 2025-12-05 |
| MCDONALD, Jim, Sir | Director | 2011-09-05 | 2016-11-21 |
| MERCHANT, Thomas Henry | Director | 2002-05-17 | 2002-10-31 |
| ORR, David James Macconnell | Director | 2001-06-27 | 2009-12-14 |
| PATRICK, Stuart Leslie | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2019-11-25 |
| RAMSAY, Hugh Kirkwood | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2010-11-26 |
| SIBBALD, David James | Director | 2016-11-21 | 2025-12-05 |
| SMITH, Alan Paul | Director | 1998-04-23 | 2002-05-24 |
| TIBBOTT, Richard John Edwards | Director | 2000-12-14 | 2002-05-13 |
| WATSON, James Howitt | Director | 2021-11-22 | 2023-05-09 |
| WEDDELL, Brian | Director | 2003-07-28 | 2004-09-29 |
| WILLAMSON, Garry John | Director | 2023-05-09 | 2025-12-05 |
| COMLAW DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-03-31 | 1998-04-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow Science Centre Charitable Trust | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.