SCOTBEEF LIMITED
Company number SC039434 · Monitor this company
The annual accounts for this company are overdue.
Executive summary
Scotbeef Limited represents a high-risk proposition following the loss of a major contract that triggered a 53% revenue decline and a £22.7m operating loss. Although a £21.2m gain from the subsequent sale of core assets preserved balance sheet solvency, the company has ceased all significant processing and trading activities. The entity is effectively transitioning from a major meat processor into a smaller-scale agricultural operation, rendering historical financials largely irrelevant for assessing future performance.
Shareholders' funds
£66,591
Balance sheet as at 2024-02-25
What it does
The principal activity of the company continued to be the production and sale of beef and lamb products.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1963-10-25
- Employees
- 541 (2024 accounts · was 999 in 2023)
- Registered office
- The Abattoir, Dornock, Annan, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, DG12 6SU
- Postcode
- DG12 6SU
- Capital
- 100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 49 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-02-25
- Next due by
- 2025-11-30 Overdue
- Financial year end
- 28 February
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-27
- Next due by
- 2027-08-10
Nature of business (SIC)
- 10130 Production of meat and poultry meat products
Officers 3 current · 22 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
Controlled by J.W. GALLOWAY LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Gender pay gap
5.21%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- scotbeef.com
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 27 GLENBURN ROAD, COLLEGE MILTON NORTH, EAST KILBRIDE, GLASGOW, G74 5BA | 2008-02-25 |
| BRANCUMHALL, CALDERWOOD, EAST KILBRIDE, LANARKSHIRE G74 3BE | 1989-03-10 |
Among its peers
2nd largest employer
of 30 similar companies in DG — measured against the wider sector, with 541 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2018-11-08
- Where
- West Midlands
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MM114535 | West Midlands | Leasehold | 2018-11-08 | — |
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