BLACKADDERS LLP

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  5 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

  +21.4%

  £14,953,634 → £18,159,221

• Cash

  +57.4%

  £760,052 → £1,196,279

• Net assets

  +25.8%

  £4,731,603 → £5,954,648

• Employees

  -11.8%

  186 → 164

  lowest in 4 filed years

• Operating profit

  +64.7%

  £3,524,279 → £5,805,505

• Profit before tax

  +54.2%

  £4,005,171 → £6,177,738

• Wages

  -4.9%

  £5,932,560 → £5,639,725

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Auditor

Henderson Loggie LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the members' 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 limited liability partnership'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.”

Significant events

• “The 2024/25 financial year represents a period of strong, consistent performance for Blackadders LLP, characterised by sustained growth across core services, particularly Private Client, and strong progress in embedding the firm's brand values through the continued rollout of our Client Charter and Service Pledge.”
• “The year represented the penultimate stage of Blackadders' ambitious 5 by 25 strategy, which set out five core objectives to achieve by the end of the 2025/26 financial year: achieving £25 million turnover; reaching a 35% margin; being recognised as a Destination Lawyer; becoming an Employer of Choice; and being regarded alongside the top five Scottish law firms in terms of service delivery and quality of advice.”
• “Our progress has been mirrored in external recognition with awards success across the period and a debut entry in The Times Best Law Firm Special Report, one of only 20 firms in Scotland.”

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

Filings

14

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

5

last 12 months

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