Basics Scotland

ActiveSC226924 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
14 January 2002 (24 years)
Industry
Technical and vocational secondary education (85320)
Directors
Simon James Willets
Andrew Foster Bayliss
Dawn Hewat
Controlled by
Simon James Willets
Martine Susan Scott
Dawn Hewat
Accounts type
Medium
Region
Scotland
Address
Sandpiper House
Aberuthven Enterpise Park
Main Road
PH3 1EL

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
28 January 2027
Last conf. stmt
14 January 2026

Officers 7 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Willets, Simon James, Dr
Director · Appointed 6 September 2024
British
Born April 1964 (62)
Bayliss, Andrew Foster, Dr
Director · Appointed 25 November 2020
British
Born February 1973 (53)
Hewat, Dawn
Director · Appointed 25 November 2020
British
Born August 1968 (58)
Scott, Martine Susan
Director · Appointed 25 November 2020
British
Born December 1964 (61)
Tripp, Duncan Alexander
Director · Appointed 3 September 2016
British
Born August 1963 (63)
Mcleod, Ewen Donald John, Dr
Director · Appointed 15 September 2012
British
Born May 1962 (64)
Pritchard, John
Director · Appointed 15 September 2012
British
Born November 1968
Officer history (45 former)
22 September 2025
Resigned Moggach, Alison Nancy as Director
22 September 2025
Resigned Short, Steven Alexander as Director
6 September 2024
Appointed Willets, Simon James, Dr as Director
9 September 2023
Resigned Currie, David William as Director
9 September 2023
Appointed Short, Steven Alexander as Director
9 September 2023
Resigned Tripp, Dawn as Director
17 December 2020
Resigned Bywater, David Lee as Director
17 December 2020
Resigned Hewitt, Catrina Amy, Dr as Director
25 November 2020
Appointed Hewat, Dawn as Director
25 November 2020
Appointed Scott, Martine Susan as Director
25 November 2020
Appointed Bayliss, Andrew Foster, Dr as Director
1 September 2020
Appointed Tripp, Dawn as Director
7 September 2019
Appointed Currie, David William as Director
7 September 2019
Resigned Swanson, Stuart as Director
7 September 2019
Resigned Regan, Luke, Dr as Director
9 September 2017
Appointed Regan, Luke, Dr as Director
9 September 2017
Appointed Moggach, Alison Nancy as Director
20 October 2016
Resigned Price, Benjamin, Dr as Director
20 October 2016
Resigned Price, Richard John, Dr as Director
3 September 2016
Appointed Tripp, Duncan Alexander as Director
2 September 2016
Resigned Gowens, Paul as Director
7 July 2016
Resigned Ferris, John, Dr as Director
26 May 2016
Resigned Maxwell, Haldane Lindsay, Dr as Director
12 September 2015
Resigned Kerr, Daniel as Director
12 September 2015
Appointed Bywater, David Lee as Director
12 September 2015
Appointed Price, Benjamin, Dr as Director
12 September 2015
Appointed Gowens, Paul as Director
31 January 2015
Resigned Hewitt, Catrina Amy as Secretary
31 January 2015
Resigned Hogg, David Robert, Dr as Director
31 October 2014
Resigned Bloch, Mark Benjamin, Dr as Director
13 September 2014
Appointed Swanson, Stuart as Director
13 September 2014
Resigned Langran, Michael, Dr as Director
31 August 2013
Appointed Price, Richard John, Dr as Director
31 August 2013
Resigned Marsden, Andrew Kendall, Dr as Director
15 September 2012
Resigned Mcleod, Ewen Donald John, Dr as Director
15 September 2012
Resigned Kerr, Daniel as Director
15 September 2012
Appointed Kerr, Daniel as Director
15 September 2012
Appointed Mcleod, Ewen Donald John, Dr as Director
15 September 2012
Appointed Hogg, David Robert, Dr as Director
15 September 2012
Appointed Pritchard, John as Director
15 September 2012
Appointed Bloch, Mark Benjamin, Dr as Director
15 September 2012
Resigned Bloch, Mark Benjamin, Dr as Director
15 September 2012
Resigned Laird, James Colville, Dr as Director
1 April 2012
Resigned Ramage, Robert Graeme as Director
10 September 2011
Appointed Langran, Michael, Dr as Director
10 September 2011
Appointed Marsden, Andrew Kendall, Dr as Director
10 September 2011
Resigned Pritchard, John as Director
10 September 2011
Appointed Ferris, John, Dr as Director
10 September 2011
Resigned Hiscox, John Andrew as Director
4 September 2010
Appointed Laird, James Colville, Dr as Director
4 September 2010
Resigned Jones, Bernard George, Dr as Director
4 September 2010
Appointed Ramage, Robert Graeme as Director
4 September 2010
Resigned Machugh, Jamie, Dr as Director
1 September 2010
Resigned Laird, Colville, Doctor as Director
12 September 2009
Appointed Hewitt, Catrina Amy as Secretary
12 September 2009
Resigned Marsden, Andrew Kendall, Dr as Director
12 September 2009
Appointed Maxwell, Haldane Lindsay, Dr as Director
12 September 2009
Appointed Bloch, Mark Benjamin, Dr as Director
12 September 2009
Resigned Hiscox, John Andrew as Secretary
12 September 2009
Resigned Gordon, Malcolm William George as Director
12 September 2009
Appointed Kerr, Daniel as Director
22 April 2009
Resigned Carlin, Brian as Director
13 September 2008
Appointed Hiscox, John Andrew as Director
13 September 2008
Appointed Hiscox, John Andrew as Secretary
13 September 2008
Resigned Watson, Julie as Secretary
13 September 2008
Appointed Hewitt, Catrina Amy, Dr as Director
13 September 2008
Resigned Watson, Julie as Director
13 September 2008
Appointed Jones, Bernard George, Dr as Director
31 August 2008
Resigned Mcnicol, Iain David, Dr as Director
15 September 2007
Resigned Maxwell, Haldane Lindsay, Dr as Director
9 September 2006
Appointed Mcnicol, Iain David, Dr as Director
2 September 2006
Appointed Marsden, Andrew Kendall, Dr as Director
11 June 2005
Appointed Machugh, Jamie, Dr as Director
11 June 2005
Appointed Watson, Julie as Director
11 June 2005
Resigned Joiner, Peter Arthur, Dr as Secretary
11 June 2005
Resigned Joiner, Peter Arthur, Dr as Director
11 June 2005
Appointed Watson, Julie as Secretary
11 May 2005
Resigned Marsden, Andrew Kendall, Dr as Director
13 July 2004
Appointed Pritchard, John as Director
13 July 2004
Resigned Macdonald, John William Alexander, Dr as Director
12 June 2004
Resigned Mcnicol, Iain David, Dr as Director
12 June 2004
Resigned Anderson, Derek Pitcairn, Dr as Director
12 June 2004
Appointed Joiner, Peter Arthur, Dr as Secretary
12 June 2004
Resigned Kennedy, Gillian Fraser as Director
12 June 2004
Resigned Kennedy, Gillian Fraser as Secretary
13 July 2003
Appointed Carlin, Brian as Director
1 April 2002
Appointed Anderson, Derek Pitcairn, Dr as Director
1 April 2002
Appointed Mcleod, Ewen Donald John, Dr as Director
1 April 2002
Appointed Laird, Colville, Doctor as Director
1 April 2002
Appointed Mcnicol, Iain David, Dr as Director
14 January 2002
Appointed Macdonald, John William Alexander, Dr as Director
14 January 2002
Appointed Kennedy, Gillian Fraser as Director
14 January 2002
Appointed Marsden, Andrew Kendall, Dr as Director
14 January 2002
Appointed Kennedy, Gillian Fraser as Secretary
14 January 2002
Appointed Joiner, Peter Arthur, Dr as Director
14 January 2002
Appointed Maxwell, Haldane Lindsay, Dr as Director
14 January 2002
Appointed Gordon, Malcolm William George as Director

Ownership 7 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Simon James Willets
Individual · Notified 6 September 2024
Has significant influence or control
British
Born April 1964 (62)
Martine Susan Scott
Individual · Notified 25 November 2020
Has significant influence or control
British
Born December 1964 (61)
Dawn Hewat
Individual · Notified 25 November 2020
Has significant influence or control
British
Born August 1968 (58)
Andrew Foster Bayliss
Individual · Notified 25 November 2020
Has significant influence or control
British
Born February 1973 (53)
Ewen Donald John Mcleod
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Has significant influence or control
British
Born May 1962 (64)
Duncan Alexander Tripp
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Has significant influence or control
British
Born August 1963 (63)
John Pritchard
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Has significant influence or control
British
Born November 1968
Former controllers (8)
22 September 2025
Ceased Steven Alexander Short — Has significant influence or control
22 September 2025
Ceased Alison Nancy Moggach — Has significant influence or control
9 September 2023
Ceased Dawn Tripp — Has significant influence or control
9 September 2023
Ceased David William Currie — Has significant influence or control
15 January 2021
Ceased Luke Regan — Has significant influence or control
15 January 2021
Ceased Stuart Swanson — Has significant influence or control
18 December 2020
Ceased David Lee Bywater — Has significant influence or control
18 December 2020
Ceased Catrina Amy Hewitt — Has significant influence or control

Financials

Net Assets
£1,045,699
Cash
£778,971
Employees
7
Debt Ratio
6%
Current Ratio
12.2x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £500k £1.0M £1.5M 2020 2021 2022 2024 £529,012 £718,657 £779,626 £1,045,699
Balance sheet detail
20242023202220212020
Fixed Assets£273,426£201,702£194,829£208,218
Current Assets£841,032£612,477£545,016£376,588
Debtors£62,061£90,157£181,577£19,540
Cash£778,971£522,320£363,439£357,048
Creditors (< 1 year)£68,759£69,278£34,553£21,188£55,794
Net Current Assets£772,273£577,924£523,828£320,794
Net Assets£1,045,699£779,626£718,657£529,012

Filings 171

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
16 March 2026Change of details for a person with significant control
16 March 2026Director's details changed
16 March 2026Director's details changed
12 March 2026Confirmation statement with no updates14 January 2026
16 January 2026Cessation of a person with significant control
Show all 171 filings

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