SCOTTISH DOCUMENTARY INSTITUTE

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

• Turnover

  +20.5%

  £5,205 → £6,270

• Cash

  +0.7%

  £277,281 → £279,360

• Net assets

  -4.7%

  £389,469 → £371,022

• Employees

  0%

  6 → 6

• Operating profit

  -110.3%

  £179,900 → -£18,447

• Profit before tax

  -109.1%

  £180,630 → -£16,443

• Wages

  -1.8%

  £185,951 → £182,599

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

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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.

1. SCOTTISH DOCUMENTARY INSTITUTE 2018-12-18 → present
2. SDI OUTREACH 2014-07-03 → 2018-12-18

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Thomson Cooper

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“At the present time the trustees consider that this equates to a reserves target of approximately £100,000. trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding or significant unexpected expenditure, they will be able to continue the charity's current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.”

Significant events

• “Bridging the Gap is one of the leading documentary new talent initiatives in the UK, offering development training, a cash budget, and one year of international festival distribution to emerging filmmakers based in Scotland and Northern Ireland.”
• “In 2023-24, 38 Scotland-based producers and filmmakers were supported to attend IDFA, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, CPH:DOX, a Scottish Showcase at Cannes Docs and Sheffield DocFest in person.”
• “The 18th edition of the Edinburgh Pitch was a success, gathering an audience of 120 Observers and 12 projects from all corners of the world.”
• “In October 2024, a week of online industry events for Scotland-based filmmakers and producers was organised (DOCTOBER).”
• “The Emerging Filmmakers' Circle Workshop took place in February 2024, dedicated to nurturing emerging documentary talent with a special emphasis on filmmakers who are facing systemic barriers.”
• “In 2023, the Institute's first Fund, WRITE NOW, was launched to support feature documentaries in the early stage of development.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

13

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.