Company · West Dunbartonshire

Merchant Software

Merchant Software is an IT services firm based in West Dunbartonshire, incorporated in Scotland in 1997 (SC178399).

What they do

“Merchant Software Limited is a respected independent software company, able to provide innovative software solutions, impartial software advice and a wide range of software skills and expertise to local authority, registered social landlord, commercial and central government organisations.”

In its own words, on merchantsoftware.co.uk

In plain speak

They provide software solutions and advice to local authorities, social landlords, commercial businesses and government organisations.

Ayeoh Overview

Merchant Software is an IT services firm based in West Dunbartonshire. (Companies House, ayeoh's record) It was incorporated in Scotland on 1 Sep 1997 as company SC178399. (Companies House) Its website says: “Merchant Software Limited is a respected independent software company, able to provide innovative software solutions, impartial software advice and a wide range of software skills and expertise to local authority, registered social landlord, commercial and central government organisations.” (merchantsoftware.co.uk)

Companies House lists 3 active officers, among them Alistair James Greig (director, since Sep 1997), Elizabeth Macbeth Greig (director, since Sep 2005) and Elizabeth Macbeth Greig (secretary, since Sep 1997). (Companies House, profile card) Its latest filed accounts, for the year to 31 Dec 2025, show 4 employees on average. (Companies House, Financials)

Financials

Cash at bank and in hand: £57.9k (31 Dec 2025), down 4% on £60.5k a year earlier
Total equity: £18.1k (31 Dec 2025)
Employees: 4 on average (31 Dec 2025), unchanged on a year earlier (4)

Cash at year ends 2024 to 2025

Next accounts due 30 Sep 2027.

1 charge registered at Companies House as outstanding: security over the company's assets for borrowing or another obligation, per the 1 Oct 2026 register snapshot. See the charges

From the accounts made up to 31 Dec 2025, small-company accounts, as tagged in the filing. Small companies file a balance sheet and often no turnover or profit. The filings at Companies House

Accounts, year by year

Year end	Cash	Staff
31 Dec 2025	£57.9k	4
31 Dec 2024	£60.5k	4

Only the figures each year's filed accounts tag; a blank is a figure the company did not file. The filings at Companies House

Timeline

31 Dec 2025accountsAccounts year end
31 Dec 2024accountsAccounts year end
29 Sep 2005directorElizabeth Macbeth Greig appointed Director
30 Sep 1997directorAlistair James Greig appointed Director
30 Sep 1997directorElizabeth Macbeth Greig appointed Secretary
1 Sep 1997incorporatedMerchant Software incorporated as SC178399

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How it compares

Cash £57.9k: 515th of 1,755 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
Employees 4 on average: joint 495th of 4,779 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
Incorporated 1 Sep 1997: joint 294th of 11,935 software firms, oldest first.
Employees 4 on average: joint 1st of 17 west-dunbartonshire software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
Incorporated 1 Sep 1997: 1st of 51 west-dunbartonshire software firms, oldest first.

Ranked by ayeoh from the accounts of every Scottish software firm whose filings it holds, as of 2026-11-05. Only figures the accounts tag; a rank, not a judgement.