SCOTTISH WOODLANDS LIMITED

Active
Company number SC101787Private limited companyIncorporated 1986

Key figures

£31,626,000+11.4%
Net assets 2024/25
+11.4%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
010 m20 m30 m40 m2023/242024/25

† SCOTTISH WOODLANDS 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

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 02100

Where the company stands among the 2,479 active companies whose first SIC code is 02100 (Silviculture and other forestry activities).

Turnover£119,233,000
Higher than 97% · median £41,014 among 67 that publish turnover
Net assets£31,626,000
Higher than 99% · median £26,403
Total assets£53,323,000
Higher than 99% · median £80,797
Cash£11,367,000
Higher than 99% · median £22,523
Employees241
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age40.0 years
Older than 97% · median 7.2 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. MERE PLANTATIONS LIMITED£1.1bn
  2. THE MOUNT STUART TRUST£96.7m
  3. ESKDALEMUIR FORESTRY LIMITED£86.7m
  4. SUMMERLEAZE LIMITED£71.9m
  5. LFI SILVA INVESTMENTS LIMITED£61.6m
  6. GRIMSTHORPE & DRUMMOND CASTLE TRUST LIMITED£60.3m
  7. WOODLAND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED£49.5m
  8. GREENGOLD TIMBERLANDS 1 LIMITED£49.3m
  9. MOORBROCK ESTATE LIMITED£40.3m
  10. SCOTTISH WOODLANDS LIMITED£31.6m

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 2,479. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: SCOTTISH WOODLANDS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

SCOTTISH WOODLANDS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC101787. It was incorporated on 10 Nov 1986. Its status is active. The registered office is in Edinburgh (EH14). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is silviculture and other forestry activities (02100).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Sep 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £119,233,000. Net assets were £31,626,000, up 11.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £11,367,000. Total assets were £53,323,000 and total liabilities £19,894,000. The company had an average of 241 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,479 active companies whose first SIC code is 02100: By turnover it ranks higher than 97% of the 67 that publish turnover (median £41,014). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £26,403). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £80,797). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £22,523). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 97% of them (median age 7.2 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 11 public contract award notices from 8 public sector buyers since 2020. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £81m. Its most frequent buyer is Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc (3 contracts). 3 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of one central government grant worth £2,541, from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). Its gender pay gap report for 2024/25 shows median hourly pay for women 12% lower than for men. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 4 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 13 of 23 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 24 Apr 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover118,158,000119,233,000
Cash at bank and in hand8,766,00011,367,000
Total assets45,510,00053,323,000
Total liabilities15,434,00019,894,000
Net assets / total equity28,388,00031,626,000
Average number of employees254241

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.

Public contracts

11 contracts

SCOTTISH WOODLANDS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 11 public contract award notices from 8 public sector buyers since 2020. The 5 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £81m. 3 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers8
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc
3 contracts · £2.2m
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
2 contracts
Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd
1 contract · £76.9m
Natural Resources Wales
1 contract · £983.7k
Gateshead Borough Council
1 contract · £628.7k
Contracts
  1. Scotland's Railway Lineside (Vegetation & Boundary Management) Framework Lots 1-3‡Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd · £76,920,000
  2. ID 6292545 - DAERA - Forest Service - Composite Forestry Operations FrameworkDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs - Forest Service · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £7,600,000 in total · 8 lots · runs until May 2028
  3. CO Services - Ardmaddy and Glenkinglass Compensatory Planting 0332‡Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc · £2,229,423
  4. Supply, Planting, and Maintenance of Trees at South Farm, GaresfieldGateshead Borough Council · £628,686
  5. NRW Chemical Spraying Framework 2025 to 2029‡Natural Resources Wales · £983,691
Show 6 more
  1. Forestry Consultancy Services‡SSE plc
  2. CO-Services- Environmental Clerk of Works - Western Isles- 0631‡Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc · 2 lots
  3. FW Services - Compensatory Planting - Scotland 1031‡Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc
  4. DAERA - Forest Service - Tree Planting Service‡Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £497,000 in total · 3 lots
  5. DAERA - FOREST SERVICE - Composite Operations‡Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs · shared by 6 suppliers, up to £910,000 in total · 15 lots
  6. Minto Woodland Creation‡Fife Council · £210,137

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

1 grant

SCOTTISH WOODLANDS LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 1 central government grant, worth £2,541.

Grant
  1. WCPG-050-22-23Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £2,541 · Woodland Creation Planning Grant (extension)

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2024/25
Median hourly pay
women 12% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 23% lower
Median bonus pay
women 38.8% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter58% womenLower middle28% womenUpper middle30% womenUpper pay quarter17% women

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

Modern slavery statements4
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK
Earlier years (1)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

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.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Route
Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £119.2m, net assets £31.6m, 241 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £118.2m, net assets £28.4m, 254 employees
  3. Swl Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. 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.