ST. JAMES SMOKEHOUSE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.5m
-74% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.9m
-37.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
84
-5.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£341k
-9.9% first positive since 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
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples 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 | £14,245,600 | £15,981,764 | £16,488,920 | +3.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£154,536 | £253,947 | £294,434 | +15.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£102,970 | £378,112 | £340,866 | -9.9% | |
| Net profit | -£99,646 | £365,401 | £262,981 | -28% | |
| Cash | £6,054,393 | £5,776,566 | £1,499,894 | -74% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,274,846 | £11,174,479 | £7,123,771 | -36.2% | |
| Net assets | £11,192,752 | £10,979,316 | £6,877,297 | -37.4% | |
| Equity | £11,192,752 | £10,979,316 | £6,877,297 | -37.4% | |
| Average employees | 90 | 89 | 84 | -5.6% | |
| Wages | £1,881,787 | £2,219,583 | £2,426,210 | +9.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £32,225 | £4,445 | £148,251 | +3,235.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £90,219 | — |
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 | -1.1% | 1.6% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | -0.7% | 2.3% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.4% | 2.3% | 4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 15.7% | 12.5% | 21.2% | |
| Current ratio | 5.98x | 8.29x | 4.41x |
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
- David Allen
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 original financial statements were authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “At the end of 2022, the Miami factory split from Scotland.”
- “For 2026, the company has committed to reducing energy costs by installing solar panel systems, with battery back-up across all factory roofs and a further upgrade to the main factory refrigeration system.”
- “During the year, the directors identified that a transaction recorded in a prior period had been incorrectly recognised within the profit and loss account. On review, it was determined that the transaction should have been recorded within the directors' loan account. Accordingly, a prior year adjustment has been made to reclassify the amount from retained earnings to the directors' loan account.”
- “During the year, the directors undertook a review of historical accrual balances and identified a number of items which no longer represent valid liabilities. These balances arose due to errors in prior period estimates and had not been reversed appropriately. As a result, a prior year adjustment has been recognised to reverse these accruals. The comparative figures have been restated accordingly.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOSSOP, Peter | Secretary | 2017-12-15 | — | — |
| MAHER, Brendan James | Director | 2004-04-26 | Jan 1972 | British |
| SPROTT, Leo | Director | 2025-02-03 | Dec 1971 | Scottish |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAHER, Alexandra | Secretary | 2005-06-03 | 2018-01-10 |
| MCMORRAN, Alexander | Secretary | 2004-04-26 | 2005-05-25 |
| MOORE, George Frank | Secretary | 2005-05-25 | 2010-01-01 |
| OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-04-26 | 2004-04-26 |
| JOHNSON, Nathan | Director | 2004-08-24 | 2005-05-25 |
| MAHER, Alexandra | Director | 2018-01-10 | 2018-02-01 |
| MCMORRAN, Alexander | Director | 2004-04-26 | 2005-05-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Brendan James Maher | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 75 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-23 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.