Scobie & Junor (Estd 1919) Limited
Registered name: SCOBIE & JUNOR (ESTD 1919) LIMITED
Part of Scobie and Junor (Holdings) Limited groupScobie & Junor (Estd 1919) Limited made £22.5m revenue and £31.4k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025. read from filing text
Scobie & Junor (Estd 1919) Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £22.5m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £31.4k profit and 103 employees. The company is classified under “other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 106 yrs · since 1919
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The ultimate parent company of Scobie & Junor (Estd 1919) Limited is Scobie & Junor (Holdings) Limited, a company incorporated in Great Britain and registered in Scotland (company number SC047779). Co”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £22.6m | £24.9m | £23.4m | £22.5m |
| Cost of sales | £17.4m | £18.9m | £17.5m | £16.5m |
| Gross profit | £5.1m | £6m | £6m | £6m |
| Operating profit | £569k | £707k | £371k | £229k |
| Profit before tax | £398k | £498k | £236k | £52.8k |
| Profit after tax | £332k | £485k | £565k | £31.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £332k | £485k | £565k | £31.4k |
| Staff costs | £3.5m | £4.4m | £4.6m | £4.5m |
| Employees (average) | 98 | 97 | 102 | 103 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.5% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.1% |
| Gross margin | 22.7% | 24.2% | 25.5% | 26.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £230k | £257k | £230k | £219k |
| Profit per employee | £3.4k | £5k | £5.5k | £305 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.4% | ▼5.9% | ▼4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲46.2% | ▲16.5% | ▼94.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1% | ▲5.1% | ▲1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £26.3k | £37.7k | £42.7k | £30.6k |
| Net assets | £2.4m | £2.9m | £3.5m | £3.5m |
| Fixed assets | £480k | £338k | £419k | £368k |
| Current assets | £7.3m | £7.1m | £6.7m | £6.4m |
| Debtors | £2.3m | £2.3m | £2.1m | £1.9m |
| Deferred income | £367k | £476k | £401k | £220k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £219k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £305
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.4%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲1%
- Now £3.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼28%
- Now £30.6k
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 103
- Deferred income
- ▼45%
- Now £220k
- Fixed assets
- ▼12%
- Now £368k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Scobie and Junor (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Scobie & Junor (Estd 1919) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Foodmaker LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Scobie & Junor (Ireland) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £31.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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