PORTRAIL GROUP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
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Cash
£241k
+20.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.8m
-8.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
65
+1.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£436k
-184.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,266,950 | £14,073,444 | £16,210,918 | £14,732,049 | £13,999,726 | £12,557,611 | -10.3% | |
| Operating profit | £828,506 | £2,088,124 | £695,292 | £1,104,175 | £1,102,059 | £266,008 | -75.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £712,112 | £2,004,999 | £562,476 | £800,345 | £518,328 | -£436,136 | -184.1% | |
| Net profit | £576,359 | £1,881,556 | £559,025 | £227,810 | £319,528 | -£348,675 | -209.1% | |
| Cash | £685,447 | £1,308,730 | £1,078,342 | £356,120 | £200,418 | £241,402 | +20.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,821,212 | £13,407,060 | £14,509,054 | £11,249,038 | £13,617,561 | £11,193,960 | -17.8% | |
| Net assets | £7,494,829 | £9,376,385 | £9,935,410 | £4,163,220 | £4,154,747 | £3,806,072 | -8.4% | |
| Equity | £7,494,829 | £9,376,385 | £9,935,410 | £4,163,220 | £4,154,747 | £3,806,072 | -8.4% | |
| Average employees | 51 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 64 | 65 | +1.6% | |
| Wages | £1,250,260 | £2,727,124 | £3,023,201 | £3,269,620 | £3,556,917 | £3,760,410 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £222,794 | £237,445 | £294,344 | £274,802 | £212,144 | -22.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £25,969 | £23,192 | £13,750 | -40.7% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | £184,070 | £189,934 | — | — |
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.2% | 14.8% | 4.3% | 7.5% | 7.9% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | 9.2% | 13.4% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 2.3% | -2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.4% | 15.6% | 4.8% | 9.8% | 8.1% | 2.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 44.1% | 38.3% | 41.7% | 77.0% | 78.3% | 78.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.97x | 1.17x | 1.06x | |
| Interest cover | 7.12x | 25.12x | 5.24x | 3.63x | 1.89x | 0.38x |
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 2 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2026-01-13
- PORTRAIL GROUP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED 2026-01-13 → present
- JST SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LTD 2010-07-28 → 2026-01-13
- JST SERVICES (AYR) LTD. 2009-12-03 → 2010-07-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLATMAN, James Alan | Director | 2026-06-29 | Oct 1969 | British |
| JENNINGS, Richard Edward | Director | 2020-12-06 | Mar 1963 | British |
| MCCARROLL, John Paul | Director | 2026-03-09 | Dec 1976 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUSON, Tom | Secretary | 2009-12-03 | 2020-12-06 |
| BRIAN REID LTD. | Corporate Secretary | 2009-12-03 | 2009-12-03 |
| FERGUSON, Thomas | Director | 2021-02-05 | 2024-09-09 |
| MABBOTT, Stephen George | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2009-12-03 |
| SCOTT, John | Director | 2009-12-03 | 2020-12-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jst Holdings (Scotland) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-11-30 | Active |
| Mr John Scott | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-13 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-23 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-10-23 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-10-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-21 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-10-21 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-10-21 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-14 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2025-01-07 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2024-12-28 | 466(Scot) | mortgage | Mortgage alter floating charge with number | |
| 2024-12-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.