ALEXANDER SIMPSON LIMITED
Company number SC037629 · Monitor this company
The annual accounts for this company are overdue.
Executive summary
Alexander Simpson Limited is a long-established mixed cereals and sheep farm in Perthshire displaying the classic agricultural profile of asset-rich, cash-poor operations. The significant profit recovery in 2024 (swinging from accumulated losses to positive retained earnings) demonstrates underlying trading resilience, but critically low liquidity (£804 cash) and a 79% surge in trade creditors signal acute working capital pressure from sector-wide input cost inflation. The £590K downward revaluation of the tenant's interest reflects broader adjustments in agricultural asset values rather than operational failure. The business remains viable and well-capitalised on a net assets basis, but immediate cash flow management is the primary risk requiring attention.
Shareholders' funds
£2,536,198
Balance sheet as at 2024-05-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1962-05-15
- Employees
- 4 (2024 accounts)
- Registered office
- Castle Farm, Methven, Perth, Perthshire, PH1 3SU
- Postcode
- PH1 3SU
- Capital
- 9,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-05-31
- Next due by
- 2026-08-22 Overdue
- Financial year end
- 30 May
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-08-18
- Next due by
- 2027-09-01
Nature of business (SIC)
- 1110 Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds
- 1450 Raising of sheep and goats
Officers 4 current · 3 resigned
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| THE PEEL, TIBBERMORE, PERTH, PERTHSHIRE, PH1 1QA | 2008-12-17 |
| PEEL JAEM, PERTH | 1987-12-07 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 39 similar companies in PH, trading since 1962
Competitors Perth
This company ranks 11 among growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds in Perth.