SCOTTISH DAILY RECORD AND SUNDAY MAIL LIMITED
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† SCOTTISH DAILY RECORD AND SUNDAY MAIL LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 18110Where the company stands among the 122 active companies whose first SIC code is 18110 (Printing of newspapers).
- MGN LIMITED£804.4m
- SCOTTISH DAILY RECORD AND SUNDAY MAIL LIMITED£81.1m
- REACH MIDLANDS MEDIA LIMITED£27.1m
- ILIFFE PRINT CAMBRIDGE LIMITED£8.5m
- REACH PRINTING SERVICES LIMITED£8.3m
- SHARMAN & COMPANY LIMITED£3.7m
- ABERDEEN JOURNALS LIMITED£3.5m
- INTERPRESS (NI) LTD£2.7m
- ORKNEY MEDIA GROUP LIMITED£1.9m
- ST. CLEMENTS PRESS (1988) LIMITED£889k
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 122. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: SCOTTISH DAILY RECORD AND SUNDAY MAIL LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
SCOTTISH DAILY RECORD AND SUNDAY MAIL LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC012921. It was incorporated on 30 Nov 1923. Its status is active. The registered office is in Glasgow (G2). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is printing of newspapers (18110), publishing of newspapers (58130).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £35,184,000. Profit for the year was £1,608,000. Net assets were £81,127,000, up 2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £89,000. Total assets were £83,727,000 and total liabilities £2,485,000. The company had an average of 176 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 122 active companies whose first SIC code is 18110: By net assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £5,446). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £37,719). By number of employees it ranks higher than 96% of them (median 1). It is older than 97% of them (median age 7.4 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 36 days to pay suppliers, and 28% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2017/18 shows median hourly pay for women 15.5% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.
Who runs and controls the company?
One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 13 Aug 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 38,106,000 | 35,184,000 |
| Profit for the year | -748,000 | 1,608,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 91,000 | 89,000 |
| Total assets | 82,757,000 | 83,727,000 |
| Total liabilities | 2,776,000 | 2,485,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 79,519,000 | 81,127,000 |
| Average number of employees | 196 | 176 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 36 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 28%
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 46%
- 31 to 60 days 41%
- After 60 days 13%
Earlier periods (7)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 31 Dec 2024
- 34
- 51%
- 21%
- 30 Jun 2024
- 33
- 48%
- 26%
- 31 Dec 2023
- 35
- 46%
- 25%
- 30 Jun 2023
- 34
- 60%
- 34%
- 31 Dec 2022
- 36
- 51%
- 39%
- 30 Jun 2022
- 33
- 58%
- 33%
- 31 Dec 2021
- 36
- 53%
- 37%
- Median hourly pay
- women 15.5% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 19.4% lower
- Employer size
- 250 to 499 employees
A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service
- 2026
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (REACH PLC)
- 2025
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (REACH PLC)
- 2024
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (REACH PLC)
Earlier years (3)
- 2023
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (REACH PLC)
- 2022
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (REACH PLC)
- 2021
- Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (REACH PLC)
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
History
4 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £35.2m, net assets £81.1m, 176 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £38.1m, net assets £79.5m, 196 employees
- Mgl2 Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.