
Company Number
SC189975
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
lloyds bank plc
Group Structure
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Industry
Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Registered Address
the mound, edinburgh, EH1 1YZ
Website
www.scottishwidows.co.ukPomanda estimates the enterprise value of SCOTTISH WIDOWS SERVICES LIMITED at £1.7b based on a Turnover of £982.7m and 1.75x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SCOTTISH WIDOWS SERVICES LIMITED at £326.2m based on an EBITDA of £29.4m and a 11.12x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SCOTTISH WIDOWS SERVICES LIMITED at £839.4m based on Net Assets of £407.3m and 2.06x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Scottish Widows Services Limited is a live company located in edinburgh, EH1 1YZ with a Companies House number of SC189975. It operates in the other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding sector, SIC Code 66290. Founded in September 1998, it's largest shareholder is lloyds bank plc with a 100% stake. Scottish Widows Services Limited is a mature, mega sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £982.7m with healthy growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Scottish Widows Services Limited a 4.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 5 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
5 Strong
2 Regular
2 Weak
Size
annual sales of £982.7m, make it larger than the average company (£1.7m)
£982.7m - Scottish Widows Services Limited
£1.7m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 6%, show it is growing at a similar rate (7%)
6% - Scottish Widows Services Limited
7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 100%, this company has a comparable cost of product (100%)
100% - Scottish Widows Services Limited
100% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 1.6% make it less profitable than the average company (10.4%)
1.6% - Scottish Widows Services Limited
10.4% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 1911 employees, this is above the industry average (9)
1911 - Scottish Widows Services Limited
9 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £77.5k, the company has a higher pay structure (£59.8k)
£77.5k - Scottish Widows Services Limited
£59.8k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £514.2k, this is more efficient (£124.2k)
£514.2k - Scottish Widows Services Limited
£124.2k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
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- - Scottish Widows Services Limited
- - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
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- - Industry AVG
Stock Days
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- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 60 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (42 weeks)
60 weeks - Scottish Widows Services Limited
42 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 34.7%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (55.3%)
34.7% - Scottish Widows Services Limited
55.3% - Industry AVG
Scottish Widows Services Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £982.7 million and the company has net assets of £407.3 million. According to their latest financial statements, Scottish Widows Services Limited has 1,911 employees and maintains cash reserves of £201.3 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 982,674,000 | 990,626,000 | 881,609,000 | 823,998,000 | 842,339,000 | 819,949,000 | 806,422,000 | 908,780,000 | 823,397,000 | 960,451,000 | 831,054,000 | 629,338,000 | 474,295,000 | 464,552,000 | 391,420,000 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 15,921,000 | 21,241,000 | 26,169,000 | -62,888,000 | 44,191,000 | -29,351,000 | -64,014,000 | 79,791,000 | 72,175,000 | 275,301,000 | 13,349,000 | 19,344,000 | 29,829,000 | 111,457,000 | 10,787,000 |
Interest Payable | 32,000,000 | 37,100,000 | 43,800,000 | 43,800,000 | 42,200,000 | 38,746,000 | 38,146,000 | 40,548,000 | 39,519,000 | 36,376,000 | |||||
Interest Receivable | 31,600,000 | 33,700,000 | 41,500,000 | 44,600,000 | 51,700,000 | 41,126,000 | 39,668,000 | 48,734,000 | 43,337,000 | 38,222,000 | |||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 21,090,000 | 24,368,000 | 26,224,000 | -62,584,000 | 45,781,000 | -27,543,000 | -63,623,000 | 80,750,000 | 74,005,000 | 275,770,000 | 14,019,000 | 19,524,000 | 30,170,000 | 111,732,000 | 11,047,000 |
Tax | -7,719,000 | -4,924,000 | -2,154,000 | 12,284,000 | -7,724,000 | 6,021,000 | 10,790,000 | -16,638,000 | -13,117,000 | -60,120,000 | -3,001,000 | -4,013,000 | -6,478,000 | -35,510,000 | -4,293,000 |
Profit After Tax | 13,371,000 | 19,444,000 | 24,070,000 | -50,300,000 | 38,057,000 | -21,522,000 | -52,833,000 | 64,112,000 | 60,888,000 | 215,650,000 | 11,018,000 | 15,511,000 | 23,692,000 | 76,222,000 | 6,754,000 |
Dividends Paid | |||||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 13,371,000 | 19,444,000 | 24,070,000 | -50,300,000 | 38,057,000 | -21,522,000 | -52,833,000 | 64,112,000 | 60,888,000 | 215,650,000 | 11,018,000 | 15,511,000 | 23,692,000 | 76,222,000 | 6,754,000 |
Employee Costs | 148,089,000 | 119,424,000 | 125,136,000 | 138,774,000 | 190,107,000 | 181,934,000 | 190,123,000 | 190,474,000 | 204,194,000 | 156,686,000 | 263,477,000 | 312,509,000 | 261,541,000 | 169,660,000 | 237,651,000 |
Number Of Employees | 1,911 | 1,873 | 1,922 | 2,285 | 2,970 | 2,520 | 2,506 | 2,692 | 2,675 | 2,697 | 2,497 | 6,333 | 3,274 | 3,029 | 3,172 |
EBITDA* | 29,351,000 | 43,154,000 | 52,701,000 | -36,465,000 | 76,553,000 | 7,539,000 | -27,535,000 | 115,918,000 | 106,714,000 | 306,471,000 | 45,340,000 | 53,563,000 | 58,762,000 | 141,942,000 | 36,406,000 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 210,388,000 | 235,199,000 | 114,258,000 | 549,600,000 | 277,994,000 | 122,299,000 | 45,163,000 | 49,594,000 | 36,418,000 | 44,323,000 | 110,696,000 | 65,369,000 | 137,519,000 | 110,095,000 | 43,428,000 |
Intangible Assets | 7,561,000 | 20,991,000 | 405,358,000 | 69,436,000 | 95,859,000 | 131,344,000 | 168,305,000 | 160,315,000 | 150,069,000 | 136,678,000 | 111,671,000 | 124,151,000 | 147,972,000 | 110,099,000 | 77,268,000 |
Investments & Other | |||||||||||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 210,388,000 | 235,199,000 | 114,258,000 | 274,800,000 | 138,997,000 | ||||||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 217,949,000 | 256,190,000 | 519,616,000 | 344,236,000 | 234,856,000 | 253,643,000 | 213,468,000 | 209,909,000 | 186,487,000 | 181,001,000 | 222,367,000 | 189,520,000 | 285,491,000 | 220,194,000 | 120,696,000 |
Stock & work in progress | |||||||||||||||
Trade Debtors | 5,692,000 | 4,041,000 | |||||||||||||
Group Debtors | 178,752,000 | 116,110,000 | 88,551,000 | 83,271,000 | 193,767,000 | 380,918,000 | 377,515,000 | 239,757,000 | 215,705,000 | 275,980,000 | 143,983,000 | 94,128,000 | 67,919,000 | ||
Misc Debtors | 25,766,000 | 18,332,000 | 8,583,000 | 6,869,000 | 5,832,000 | 4,535,000 | 7,902,000 | 3,588,000 | 9,197,000 | 33,375,000 | 12,164,000 | 26,195,000 | 37,193,000 | ||
Cash | 201,304,000 | 235,750,000 | 234,738,000 | 159,203,000 | 161,481,000 | 149,914,000 | 98,913,000 | 278,563,000 | 310,690,000 | 324,480,000 | 295,657,000 | 156,631,000 | 52,694,000 | 136,656,000 | 97,397,000 |
misc current assets | 45,233,000 | ||||||||||||||
total current assets | 405,822,000 | 370,192,000 | 234,738,000 | 287,636,000 | 272,434,000 | 355,205,000 | 488,407,000 | 663,980,000 | 554,035,000 | 549,382,000 | 605,012,000 | 312,778,000 | 173,017,000 | 241,768,000 | 142,630,000 |
total assets | 623,771,000 | 626,382,000 | 754,354,000 | 631,872,000 | 507,290,000 | 608,848,000 | 701,875,000 | 873,889,000 | 740,522,000 | 730,383,000 | 827,379,000 | 502,298,000 | 458,508,000 | 461,962,000 | 263,326,000 |
Bank overdraft | |||||||||||||||
Bank loan | |||||||||||||||
Trade Creditors | 125,463,000 | 87,032,000 | |||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
other short term finances | 103,000 | ||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
other current liabilities | 47,273,000 | 69,265,000 | 173,031,000 | 509,186,000 | 395,135,000 | 473,433,000 | 606,442,000 | 778,379,000 | 646,672,000 | 638,091,000 | 734,092,000 | 442,223,000 | 338,793,000 | 366,439,000 | 224,995,000 |
total current liabilities | 172,736,000 | 156,297,000 | 173,031,000 | 509,186,000 | 395,135,000 | 473,433,000 | 606,442,000 | 778,379,000 | 646,672,000 | 638,091,000 | 734,092,000 | 442,223,000 | 338,793,000 | 366,439,000 | 225,098,000 |
loans | |||||||||||||||
hp & lease commitments | |||||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||||||||||
other liabilities | |||||||||||||||
provisions | 87,498,000 | 91,488,000 | 151,266,000 | 32,330,000 | 60,130,000 | 53,160,000 | 52,160,000 | 88,760,000 | |||||||
total long term liabilities | 43,749,000 | 45,744,000 | 75,633,000 | 16,165,000 | 30,065,000 | 26,580,000 | 26,080,000 | 44,380,000 | |||||||
total liabilities | 216,485,000 | 202,041,000 | 248,664,000 | 509,186,000 | 395,135,000 | 473,433,000 | 606,442,000 | 778,379,000 | 646,672,000 | 638,091,000 | 750,257,000 | 472,288,000 | 365,373,000 | 392,519,000 | 269,478,000 |
net assets | 407,286,000 | 424,341,000 | 505,690,000 | 122,686,000 | 112,155,000 | 135,415,000 | 95,433,000 | 95,510,000 | 93,850,000 | 92,292,000 | 77,122,000 | 30,010,000 | 93,135,000 | 69,443,000 | -6,152,000 |
total shareholders funds | 407,286,000 | 424,341,000 | 505,690,000 | 122,686,000 | 112,155,000 | 135,415,000 | 95,433,000 | 95,510,000 | 93,850,000 | 92,292,000 | 77,122,000 | 30,010,000 | 93,135,000 | 69,443,000 | -6,152,000 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 15,921,000 | 21,241,000 | 26,169,000 | -62,888,000 | 44,191,000 | -29,351,000 | -64,014,000 | 79,791,000 | 72,175,000 | 275,301,000 | 13,349,000 | 19,344,000 | 29,829,000 | 111,457,000 | 10,787,000 |
Depreciation | 439,000 | 418,000 | 473,000 | 1,205,000 | 3,506,000 | 5,019,000 | 6,834,000 | 7,802,000 | 6,970,000 | ||||||
Amortisation | 13,430,000 | 21,913,000 | 26,532,000 | 26,423,000 | 32,362,000 | 36,890,000 | 36,040,000 | 35,709,000 | 34,066,000 | 29,965,000 | 28,485,000 | 29,200,000 | 22,099,000 | 22,683,000 | 18,649,000 |
Tax | -7,719,000 | -4,924,000 | -2,154,000 | 12,284,000 | -7,724,000 | 6,021,000 | 10,790,000 | -16,638,000 | -13,117,000 | -60,120,000 | -3,001,000 | -4,013,000 | -6,478,000 | -35,510,000 | -4,293,000 |
Stock | |||||||||||||||
Debtors | 45,265,000 | 255,383,000 | -257,676,000 | 142,797,000 | 23,846,000 | -184,203,000 | 4,077,000 | 142,072,000 | 18,443,000 | -84,453,000 | 153,208,000 | 35,824,000 | 15,211,000 | 105,112,000 | |
Creditors | 38,431,000 | 87,032,000 | |||||||||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | -21,992,000 | -103,766,000 | -336,155,000 | 114,051,000 | -78,298,000 | -133,009,000 | -171,937,000 | 131,707,000 | 8,581,000 | -96,001,000 | 291,869,000 | 103,430,000 | -27,646,000 | 141,444,000 | 224,995,000 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -3,990,000 | -59,778,000 | 151,266,000 | -32,330,000 | -27,800,000 | 6,970,000 | 1,000,000 | -36,600,000 | 88,760,000 | ||||||
Cash flow from operations | -11,184,000 | -293,665,000 | 123,334,000 | -52,927,000 | -33,315,000 | 64,754,000 | -192,759,000 | 88,915,000 | 83,735,000 | 202,473,000 | 153,200,000 | 124,126,000 | 10,427,000 | 106,164,000 | 345,868,000 |
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||||||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | |||||||||||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||||||||||
Other Short Term Loans | -103,000 | 103,000 | |||||||||||||
Long term loans | |||||||||||||||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | |||||||||||||||
other long term liabilities | |||||||||||||||
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -400,000 | -3,400,000 | -2,300,000 | 800,000 | 9,500,000 | 2,380,000 | 1,522,000 | 8,186,000 | 3,818,000 | 1,846,000 | |||||
cash flow from financing | -30,426,000 | -100,793,000 | 358,934,000 | 60,831,000 | -61,317,000 | 61,104,000 | 49,356,000 | -64,752,000 | -58,530,000 | -190,980,000 | 38,474,000 | -77,114,000 | 8,186,000 | 3,088,000 | -10,957,000 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -34,446,000 | 1,012,000 | 75,535,000 | -2,278,000 | 11,567,000 | 51,001,000 | -179,650,000 | -32,127,000 | -13,790,000 | 28,823,000 | 139,026,000 | 103,937,000 | -83,962,000 | 39,259,000 | 97,397,000 |
overdraft | |||||||||||||||
change in cash | -34,446,000 | 1,012,000 | 75,535,000 | -2,278,000 | 11,567,000 | 51,001,000 | -179,650,000 | -32,127,000 | -13,790,000 | 28,823,000 | 139,026,000 | 103,937,000 | -83,962,000 | 39,259,000 | 97,397,000 |
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SCOTTISH WIDOWS SERVICES LIMITED group structure
Scottish Widows Services Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
SCOTTISH WIDOWS SERVICES LIMITED
SC189975
Scottish Widows Services Limited currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Donald MacKechnie (Oct 2020) and Mrs Rachel Messenger (Dec 2022).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Donald MacKechnie | Scotland | 52 years | Oct 2020 | - | Director |
Mrs Rachel Messenger | United Kingdom | 42 years | Dec 2022 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
982.7m
-1%
operating profit
15.9m
-25%
gross margin
100%
0%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
407.3m
-0.04%
total assets
623.8m
0%
cash
201.3m
-0.15%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
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company number
SC189975
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
66290 - Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
incorporation date
September 1998
age
27
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
DELOITTE LLP
address
the mound, edinburgh, EH1 1YZ
Bank
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