scope Company Information
Company Number
00520866
Next Accounts
10 days late
Industry
Other human health activities
Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Shareholders
-
Group Structure
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Contact
Registered Address
2nd floor, here east, press cent, 14 east bay lane, london, E15 2GW
Website
http://www.ipscope.co.ukscope Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SCOPE at £52.7m based on a Turnover of £44.1m and 1.2x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
scope Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SCOPE at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-8.9m and a 9.17x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
scope Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SCOPE at £89.1m based on Net Assets of £34.7m and 2.57x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Scope Overview
Scope is a live company located in london, E15 2GW with a Companies House number of 00520866. It operates in the general secondary education sector, SIC Code 85310. Founded in June 1953, it's largest shareholder is unknown. Scope is a mature, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £44.1m with low growth in recent years.
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Scope Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Scope a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
4 Regular
4 Weak
Size
annual sales of £44.1m, make it larger than the average company (£3m)
£44.1m - Scope
£3m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 2%, show it is growing at a slower rate (5.2%)
2% - Scope
5.2% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 50.7%, this company has a comparable cost of product (50.7%)
50.7% - Scope
50.7% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -21.6% make it less profitable than the average company (5.3%)
-21.6% - Scope
5.3% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 832 employees, this is above the industry average (58)
832 - Scope
58 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £29.4k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£30k)
£29.4k - Scope
£30k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £53k, this is equally as efficient (£46.4k)
£53k - Scope
£46.4k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 6 days, this is earlier than average (12 days)
6 days - Scope
12 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 13 days, this is quicker than average (15 days)
13 days - Scope
15 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 6 days, this is less than average (15 days)
6 days - Scope
15 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 4 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (161 weeks)
4 weeks - Scope
161 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 15.8%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (15.4%)
15.8% - Scope
15.4% - Industry AVG
SCOPE financials
Scope's latest turnover from March 2023 is £44.1 million and the company has net assets of £34.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, Scope has 832 employees and maintains cash reserves of £290 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Turnover | 44,057,000 | 44,165,000 | 34,121,000 | 41,051,000 | 54,554,000 | 94,611,000 | 97,849,000 | 99,523,000 | 100,888,000 | 102,635,000 | 102,961,000 | 104,288,000 | 104,073,000 | 101,614,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | ||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | ||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | ||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | ||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | ||||||||||||||
Interest Payable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interest Receivable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pre-Tax Profit | -9,486,000 | -249,000 | 552,000 | -4,327,000 | 2,174,000 | 9,135,000 | 7,128,000 | 4,137,000 | -3,262,000 | -660,000 | -349,000 | 1,359,000 | 4,444,000 | 6,483,000 |
Tax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Profit After Tax | -9,486,000 | -249,000 | 552,000 | -4,327,000 | 2,174,000 | 9,135,000 | 7,128,000 | 4,137,000 | -3,262,000 | -660,000 | -349,000 | 1,359,000 | 4,444,000 | 6,483,000 |
Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Retained Profit | -9,486,000 | -249,000 | 552,000 | -4,327,000 | 2,174,000 | 9,135,000 | 7,128,000 | 4,137,000 | -3,262,000 | -660,000 | -349,000 | 1,359,000 | 4,444,000 | 6,483,000 |
Employee Costs | 24,433,000 | 21,650,000 | 19,846,000 | 22,418,000 | 23,932,000 | 52,282,000 | 56,071,000 | 59,401,000 | 65,570,000 | 66,094,000 | 63,417,000 | 64,464,000 | 63,299,000 | 58,860,000 |
Number Of Employees | 832 | 825 | 845 | 852 | 949 | 2,315 | 2,136 | 3,295 | 3,555 | 3,589 | 2,710 | 2,753 | 2,726 | 2,604 |
EBITDA* |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tangible Assets | 2,289,000 | 1,795,000 | 1,915,000 | 2,285,000 | 2,833,000 | 2,965,000 | 16,516,000 | 23,893,000 | 23,177,000 | 24,701,000 | 25,371,000 | 25,217,000 | 23,370,000 | 20,761,000 |
Intangible Assets | 857,000 | 365,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investments & Other | 30,570,000 | 40,185,000 | 40,031,000 | 39,178,000 | 44,022,000 | 28,742,000 | 16,710,000 | 5,408,000 | 6,133,000 | 9,025,000 | 10,136,000 | 9,422,000 | 5,812,000 | 5,566,000 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Fixed Assets | 33,716,000 | 42,345,000 | 41,946,000 | 41,463,000 | 46,855,000 | 31,707,000 | 33,226,000 | 29,301,000 | 29,310,000 | 33,726,000 | 35,507,000 | 34,639,000 | 29,182,000 | 26,327,000 |
Stock & work in progress | 381,000 | 177,000 | 513,000 | 420,000 | 330,000 | 322,000 | 358,000 | 486,000 | 466,000 | 475,000 | 452,000 | 365,000 | 452,000 | 540,000 |
Trade Debtors | 809,000 | 936,000 | 624,000 | 836,000 | 97,000 | 5,668,000 | 3,211,000 | 5,535,000 | 6,088,000 | 4,090,000 | 4,482,000 | 4,884,000 | 5,092,000 | 5,126,000 |
Group Debtors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Misc Debtors | 6,005,000 | 5,391,000 | 6,846,000 | 6,202,000 | 6,582,000 | 6,272,000 | 5,421,000 | 3,576,000 | 3,284,000 | 4,636,000 | 4,159,000 | 4,141,000 | 3,909,000 | 3,458,000 |
Cash | 290,000 | 1,553,000 | 1,636,000 | 1,230,000 | 1,167,000 | 1,359,000 | 4,273,000 | 2,082,000 | 1,212,000 | 1,681,000 | 3,029,000 | 4,242,000 | 11,794,000 | 6,256,000 |
misc current assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,178,000 | 3,262,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total current assets | 7,485,000 | 8,057,000 | 9,619,000 | 8,688,000 | 8,176,000 | 26,799,000 | 16,525,000 | 11,679,000 | 11,050,000 | 10,882,000 | 12,122,000 | 13,632,000 | 21,247,000 | 15,380,000 |
total assets | 41,201,000 | 50,402,000 | 51,565,000 | 50,151,000 | 55,031,000 | 58,506,000 | 49,751,000 | 40,980,000 | 40,360,000 | 44,608,000 | 47,629,000 | 48,271,000 | 50,429,000 | 41,707,000 |
Bank overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238,000 | 18,000 | 0 | 0 |
Bank loan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Creditors | 824,000 | 765,000 | 789,000 | 358,000 | 523,000 | 807,000 | 1,832,000 | 966,000 | 799,000 | 1,796,000 | 1,586,000 | 1,456,000 | 1,076,000 | 1,314,000 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other short term finances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 813,000 | 660,000 | 2,494,000 | 451,000 | 1,049,000 | 556,000 | 363,000 | 109,000 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37,000 | 146,000 | 199,000 | 250,000 | 303,000 |
other current liabilities | 2,764,000 | 2,865,000 | 4,388,000 | 2,893,000 | 4,392,000 | 11,775,000 | 5,848,000 | 5,293,000 | 5,180,000 | 4,634,000 | 5,481,000 | 7,323,000 | 9,497,000 | 7,259,000 |
total current liabilities | 3,588,000 | 3,630,000 | 5,177,000 | 3,251,000 | 4,915,000 | 12,582,000 | 8,493,000 | 6,919,000 | 8,473,000 | 6,918,000 | 8,500,000 | 9,552,000 | 11,186,000 | 8,985,000 |
loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,238,000 | 3,782,000 | 4,592,000 | 6,959,000 | 7,074,000 | 5,946,000 | 6,208,000 | 3,153,000 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13,000 | 86,000 | 322,000 | 328,000 | 592,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
provisions | 2,906,000 | 3,161,000 | 2,877,000 | 2,943,000 | 2,434,000 | 816,000 | 889,000 | 698,000 | 623,000 | 238,000 | 247,000 | 165,000 | 523,000 | 479,000 |
total long term liabilities | 2,906,000 | 3,161,000 | 2,877,000 | 4,245,000 | 3,381,000 | 2,351,000 | 5,787,000 | 6,000,000 | 6,735,000 | 7,210,000 | 7,407,000 | 6,433,000 | 7,059,000 | 5,689,000 |
total liabilities | 6,494,000 | 6,791,000 | 8,054,000 | 7,496,000 | 8,296,000 | 14,933,000 | 14,280,000 | 12,919,000 | 15,208,000 | 14,128,000 | 15,907,000 | 15,985,000 | 18,245,000 | 14,674,000 |
net assets | 34,707,000 | 43,611,000 | 43,511,000 | 42,655,000 | 46,735,000 | 43,573,000 | 35,471,000 | 28,061,000 | 25,152,000 | 30,480,000 | 31,722,000 | 32,286,000 | 32,184,000 | 27,033,000 |
total shareholders funds | 34,707,000 | 43,611,000 | 43,511,000 | 42,655,000 | 46,735,000 | 43,573,000 | 35,471,000 | 28,061,000 | 25,152,000 | 30,480,000 | 31,722,000 | 32,286,000 | 32,184,000 | 27,033,000 |
Mar 2023 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2013 | Mar 2012 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2010 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 551,000 | 533,000 | 561,000 | 714,000 | 765,000 | 2,436,000 | 2,156,000 | 2,374,000 | 2,535,000 | 2,431,000 | 2,379,000 | 2,059,000 | 2,018,000 | 2,151,000 |
Amortisation | 87,000 | 42,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stock | 204,000 | -336,000 | 93,000 | 90,000 | 8,000 | -36,000 | -128,000 | 20,000 | -9,000 | 23,000 | 87,000 | -87,000 | -88,000 | 540,000 |
Debtors | 487,000 | -1,143,000 | 432,000 | 359,000 | -5,261,000 | 3,308,000 | -479,000 | -261,000 | 646,000 | 85,000 | -384,000 | 24,000 | 417,000 | 8,584,000 |
Creditors | 59,000 | -24,000 | 431,000 | -165,000 | -284,000 | -1,025,000 | 866,000 | 167,000 | -997,000 | 210,000 | 130,000 | 380,000 | -238,000 | 1,314,000 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -101,000 | -1,523,000 | 1,495,000 | -1,499,000 | -7,383,000 | 5,927,000 | 555,000 | 113,000 | 546,000 | -847,000 | -1,842,000 | -2,174,000 | 2,238,000 | 7,259,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -255,000 | 284,000 | -66,000 | 509,000 | 1,618,000 | -73,000 | 191,000 | 75,000 | 385,000 | -9,000 | 82,000 | -358,000 | 44,000 | 479,000 |
Cash flow from operations | ||||||||||||||
Investing Activities | ||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,768,000 | 3,017,000 | 3,714,000 | 1,622,000 | -289,000 | -2,133,000 | -6,516,000 | -4,529,000 | 549,000 |
Change in Investments | -9,615,000 | 154,000 | 853,000 | -4,844,000 | 15,280,000 | 12,032,000 | 11,302,000 | -725,000 | -2,892,000 | -1,111,000 | 714,000 | 3,610,000 | 246,000 | 5,566,000 |
cash flow from investments | 9,615,000 | -154,000 | -853,000 | 4,844,000 | -15,280,000 | -8,264,000 | -8,285,000 | 4,439,000 | 4,514,000 | 822,000 | -2,847,000 | -10,126,000 | -4,775,000 | -5,017,000 |
Financing Activities | ||||||||||||||
Bank loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Short Term Loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -813,000 | 153,000 | -1,834,000 | 2,043,000 | -598,000 | 493,000 | 193,000 | 254,000 | 109,000 |
Long term loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3,238,000 | -544,000 | -810,000 | -2,367,000 | -115,000 | 1,128,000 | -262,000 | 3,055,000 | 3,153,000 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -50,000 | -182,000 | -289,000 | -57,000 | -317,000 | 895,000 |
other long term liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
share issue | ||||||||||||||
interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
cash flow from financing | 582,000 | 349,000 | 304,000 | 247,000 | 988,000 | -5,084,000 | -109,000 | -3,872,000 | -2,445,000 | -1,477,000 | 1,117,000 | -1,383,000 | 3,699,000 | 24,707,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||||||||
cash | -1,263,000 | -83,000 | 406,000 | 63,000 | -192,000 | -2,914,000 | 2,191,000 | 870,000 | -469,000 | -1,348,000 | -1,213,000 | -7,552,000 | 5,538,000 | 6,256,000 |
overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -238,000 | 220,000 | 18,000 | 0 | 0 |
change in cash | -1,263,000 | -83,000 | 406,000 | 63,000 | -192,000 | -2,914,000 | 2,191,000 | 870,000 | -469,000 | -1,110,000 | -1,433,000 | -7,570,000 | 5,538,000 | 6,256,000 |
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scope Ownership
SCOPE group structure
Scope has 3 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
SCOPE
00520866
3 subsidiaries
scope directors
Scope currently has 10 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Matthew Johnston (Nov 2019) and Mr Mark Johnstone (Jan 2020).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Matthew Johnston | England | 59 years | Nov 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Mark Johnstone | England | 67 years | Jan 2020 | - | Director |
Sir Robin Millar | England | 73 years | Jun 2020 | - | Director |
Ms Zeinab Chaudhary | England | 35 years | Oct 2021 | - | Director |
Mr Simon Godfrey | England | 59 years | Nov 2021 | - | Director |
Mrs Minalde Jesa | England | 54 years | Oct 2022 | - | Director |
Mrs Katie Stevens | England | 52 years | Oct 2022 | - | Director |
Mr Reece Jackson | England | 34 years | Apr 2023 | - | Director |
Ms Sian Foster | England | 47 years | Nov 2024 | - | Director |
Mr Christopher Patnoe | England | 54 years | Nov 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
March 2023turnover
44.1m
0%
operating profit
-9.5m
0%
gross margin
50.8%
-4.18%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
March 2023net assets
34.7m
-0.2%
total assets
41.2m
-0.18%
cash
290k
-0.81%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
scope company details
company number
00520866
Type
Private Ltd By Guarantee w/o Share Cap
industry
85310 - General secondary education
86900 - Other human health activities
88990 - Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
incorporation date
June 1953
age
71
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
March 2023
previous names
spastics society(the) (June 1995)
accountant
-
auditor
MOORE KINGSTON SMITH LLP
address
2nd floor, here east, press cent, 14 east bay lane, london, E15 2GW
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC, NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
ANTHONY COLLINS
scope Charges & Mortgages
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We found 28 charges/mortgages relating to scope. Currently there are 12 open charges and 16 have been satisfied in the past.
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