IRONSIDE FARRAR LIMITED

Active
Company number SC109330Private limited companyIncorporated 1988

Key figures

£6,451,906-14.3%
Net assets 2024/25
-14.3%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
02 m4 m6 m8 m2023/242024/25

† IRONSIDE FARRAR 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 71112

Where the company stands among the 2,996 active companies whose first SIC code is 71112 (Urban planning and landscape architectural activities).

Turnover£7,313,935
Higher than 85% · median £30,863 among 31 that publish turnover
Net assets£6,451,906
Higher than 99% · median £13,405
Total assets£8,458,525
Higher than 99% · median £42,293
Cash£5,814,623
Higher than 99% · median £29,806
Employees63
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age38.7 years
Older than 99% · median 5.8 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. TURLEY ASSOCIATES LTD£15.3m
  2. PRIOR + PARTNERS LIMITED£7.7m
  3. GREENBLUE URBAN LIMITED£6.7m
  4. PEGASUS PLANNING GROUP LIMITED£6.6m
  5. IRONSIDE FARRAR LIMITED£6.5m
  6. MASON UK HOLDINGS LIMITED£6.4m
  7. DP9 LIMITED£5.8m
  8. DHA PLANNING LIMITED£4.8m
  9. STREETSPACE LIMITED£4.6m
  10. DAN PEARSON LIMITED£2.8m

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 2,996. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: IRONSIDE FARRAR LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

IRONSIDE FARRAR LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number SC109330. It was incorporated on 19 Feb 1988. Its status is active. The registered office is in Lothian (EH7). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is urban planning and landscape architectural activities (71112).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Apr 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £7,313,935. Profit for the year was £1,270,144. Net assets were £6,451,906, down 14.3% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £5,814,623. The company had an average of 63 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 2,996 active companies whose first SIC code is 71112: By turnover it ranks higher than 85% of the 31 that publish turnover (median £30,863). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £13,405). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £42,293). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £29,806). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 5.8 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2018. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £1.8m. Its most frequent buyer is Scotland Excel (3 contracts). 5 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly optical, medical and measuring instruments.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 2 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jan 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 1 Sep 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover6,258,4477,313,935
Profit for the year812,5191,270,144
Cash at bank and in hand5,015,5525,814,623
Total assets9,480,3468,458,525
Total liabilities——
Net assets / total equity7,528,1806,451,906
Average number of employees6063

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

9 contracts

IRONSIDE FARRAR LIMITED is named as a supplier in 9 public contract award notices from 6 public sector buyers since 2018. The 4 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £1.8m. 5 awards are shared with other suppliers and not counted in that total.

Contracts per year
Main buyers6
Scotland Excel
3 contracts
Scottish Government
2 contracts · £700k
Glasgow City Council
1 contract · £798.1k
Energy Transition Zone Limited
1 contract · £273k
North Ayrshire Council
1 contract
Contracts
  1. DECC Appraisal of Peat Landslide Hazard Risk Assessments‡Scottish Government · £500,000
  2. Engineering and Technical Consultancy‡Scotland Excel · shared by 23 suppliers, up to £140,800,000 in total · 6 lots
  3. Appraisal of Peat Landslide Hazard Risk Assessments‡Scottish Government · £200,000
  4. Building Construction Consultancy‡Scotland Excel · shared by 15 suppliers, up to £12,000,000 in total · 3 lots
  5. Consultancy Services for Avenues Plus Project – Block S‡Glasgow City Council · £798,063
Show 4 more
  1. ETZ Masterplan ITT‡Energy Transition Zone Limited · £273,000
  2. NAC/2158 Professional Services Framework Agreement‡North Ayrshire Council · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £2,060,000 in total · 2 lots
  3. Engineering and Technical Consultancy‡Scotland Excel · shared by 14 suppliers, up to £23,200,000 in total · 2 lots
  4. Extension of Existing Design Technical and Professional Services Framework‡Strathclyde Partnership for Transport · shared by 5 suppliers, up to £5,000 in total

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.

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.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently October 2025. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently October 2025. Main goods: optical, medical and measuring instruments.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

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

8 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £7.3m, net assets £6.5m, 63 employees
  2. Ifl Holdings Limited registered as a person with significant control
  3. Mr Julian Mitchell Farrar ceased to be a person with significant control
  4. Ms Jacqueline Russell Mclean ceased to be a person with significant control
  5. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £6.3m, net assets £7.5m, 60 employees
  6. Mr Julian Mitchell Farrar registered as a person with significant control
  7. Ms Jacqueline Russell Mclean registered as a person with significant control
  8. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.