CREST PROPERTIES (SCOTLAND) LTD.
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Cash
£1.8m
-18.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20m
+10.3% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
70
+1.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.8m
+92.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,175,712 | £9,675,550 | £8,813,112 | -8.9% | |
| Operating profit | £1,346,622 | £1,456,563 | £1,379,574 | -5.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,201,878 | £1,462,162 | £2,810,867 | +92.2% | |
| Net profit | £878,916 | £1,057,546 | £2,155,509 | +103.8% | |
| Cash | £2,676,210 | £2,228,913 | £1,819,467 | -18.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £28,827,443 | £28,717,038 | £21,966,141 | -23.5% | |
| Net assets | £17,698,009 | £18,578,789 | £20,483,282 | +10.3% | |
| Equity | £17,698,009 | £18,578,789 | £20,483,282 | +10.3% | |
| Average employees | 73 | 69 | 70 | +1.4% | |
| Wages | £2,047,574 | £1,892,918 | £1,928,660 | +1.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £44,416 | £47,992 | £47,955 | -0.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £217,003 | £88,992 | £144,000 | +61.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 15.1% | 15.7% | |
| Net margin | 8.6% | 10.9% | 24.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.7% | 5.1% | 6.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.9% | 39.0% | 13.3% | |
| Current ratio | 12.79x | 12.30x | 8.02x | |
| Interest cover | 1.81x | 2.04x | 2.72x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- 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 Group's or the Parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern”
Group structure
- CREST PROPERTIES (SCOTLAND) LTD. · parent
- GC Group Limited 100%
- Aberdeen Blind Company Limited 100%
- Baileys Blinds Limited 100%
- Blinds4You Limited 100%
- Cruickshanks Blinds Ltd 100%
- Dutton & Gavin (Textiles) Limited 100%
- Grampian Blinds Limited 100%
- John King & Son Limited 100%
- Rainbow Blinds and Fabrics Limited 100%
- Scotblinds Larbert Limited 100%
- Sunrite Blinds Limited 100%
- Sutherland Blinds Limited 100%
- The Shutter Company Limited 100%
- VBS Centurion Blinds Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “During the year ended 2025, the Group completed a refinancing arrangement involving the Company and an associated company under common ownership. Following the refinancing, the bank borrowings are held by the associated company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLANEY, Morag | Secretary | 2000-04-27 | — | Scottish |
| BLANEY, Alexander | Director | 2000-04-27 | Aug 1963 | Scottish |
| BLANEY, Cameron Alexander | Director | 2020-01-16 | Feb 1996 | Scottish |
| BLANEY, Lewis David | Director | 2019-01-21 | Dec 1993 | Scottish |
| BLANEY, Morag | Director | 2000-04-27 | Aug 1962 | Scottish |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-04-27 | 2000-04-27 |
| STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-04-27 | 2000-04-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G C Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-05-08 | Ceased 2016-05-08 |
| Mrs Morag Blaney | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Alexander Blaney | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 90 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-08-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-05-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.