£4.78m
+31%vs Oct 2024ActiveSC464052Private limited companyLivingston
BUCHANAN & SONS LTD
A88/10001
Summary
BUCHANAN & SONS LTD is an active private limited company (company number SC464052) incorporated on 19 November 2013, registered in Livingston. Its registered activity is other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c. (SIC 74909). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 31 October 2025, showing net assets of £4.78m and cash of £1.74m, with 0 employees on average. Net assets rose 31% on the prior period (£3.65m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 647 comparable companies in Edinburgh (median £5,817, upper quartile £41k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 19 November 201312 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 31 July 2027in 282 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 3 December 2026in 42 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 74909
- Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£1.74m
+28%vs Oct 2024Not reported
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Not reported the period before| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 2025 | £4.78m | £1.74m | £800k | £9,195 | — | — | 0 |
| 31 October 2024 | £3.65m | £1.36m | £800k | £12k | — | — | — |
Current ratio276.38Comfortable
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Firmoscan score
88 / 100 · grade A
| 50 | Starting scoreEvery scored company starts here |
| +10 | Positive net assetsNet assets £4,779,469 at 2025-10-31 |
| +8 | Net assets growing+31.1% vs prior period |
| +8 | Comfortable liquidityCurrent ratio 276.38 |
| +4 | Cash reservesCash £1,741,308 |
| +8 | EstablishedIncorporated 2013-11-19 (13 years) |
| 88 | Score, grade A |
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice. How the score is computed.
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Ownership and control
- Mrs Morag Bennett Buchanan
- owns 25–50% of shares
- Mr James Francis Buchanan
- owns 25–50% of shares
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 282 days
- Confirmation statement duein 42 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £4.78m · small accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £3.65m · small accounts
- Incorporated
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Reminders for BUCHANAN & SONS LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.