THE CRESS COMPANY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-20 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-18.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£7M
+35.5% vs 2023
Employees
208
+8.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£3M
-0.3% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £46,629,402 | £53,592,984 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £2,587,273 | £2,558,185 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £2,557,366 | £2,550,512 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,918,123 | £1,878,512 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,753,023 | £1,432,643 | £2,102,372 | £1,717,085 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £5,694,459 | £7,456,721 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £5,071,674 | £6,871,486 | |
| Equity | £445,689 | £688,121 | — | £2,456,064 | £3,237,351 | £5,071,674 | £6,871,486 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 191 | 208 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,213,662 | £6,435,056 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £12,570 | £170,201 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+14.9%
£46,629,402 £53,592,984
-
Cash
-18.3%
£2,102,372 £1,717,085
-
Net assets
+35.5%
£5,071,674 £6,871,486
-
Employees
+8.9%
191 208
-
Operating profit
-1.1%
£2,587,273 £2,558,185
-
Profit before tax
-0.3%
£2,557,366 £2,550,512
-
Wages
+23.4%
£5,213,662 £6,435,056
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 5.5% | 4.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1% | 3.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 45.4% | 34.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.43x | 1.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 85.04x | 284.34x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Thomson Cooper
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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 group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE CRESS COMPANY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED · parent
- Adamson's Drinks Ltd 100%
- Route 2 Plus Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024, The Cress Company (Scotland) Limited established Route 2 Plus Ltd as a wholly owned subsidiary focused on third-party express pallet transport, marking a strategic diversification into logistics. Route 2 joined the Pallex network in May 2024, enhancing national pallet distribution capabilities and creating new revenue streams.”
- “During 2024 the integration of Adamson's Drinks Ltd progressed, aligning warehousing, procurement, and logistics under a unified strategy. The introduction of a shared HGV fleet significantly improved asset utlisation and reduced transport costs across the group. The continued investment in closed-loop logistics has strengthened sustainability credentials, reduced carton footprint, and improved delivery efficiency.”
- “The Leighton Buzzard site was successfully relocated to Milton Keynes, offering improved infrastructure, better access to transport corridors, and enhanced operational capacity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PULLEN, Jennifer | Secretary | 2010-08-31 | — | British |
| CALDWELL, Ernest Rodger | Director | 2023-08-29 | Sep 1963 | British |
| PULLEN, Jennifer Jean | Director | 2023-08-29 | Sep 1976 | British |
| WALL, Joseph Stephen | Director | 2006-12-06 | Aug 1983 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOUMAN, Stephen | Secretary | 2006-12-06 | 2010-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Joseph Stephen Wall | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 52 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-23 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2021-09-04 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2021-08-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-05-18 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-05-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
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.