SMITH BROTHERS (LEICESTER) LIMITED
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Cash
£14M
-14.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£137M
+12.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
659
+4.6% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£20M
+10.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-06-30.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £203,503,214 | £213,550,919 | +4.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £15,768,401 | £16,012,030 | +1.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £18,043,382 | £19,930,867 | +10.5% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £13,984,627 | £14,871,893 | +6.3% | |
| Cash | £13,620,180 | £9,467,264 | £16,839,786 | £14,451,985 | -14.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £84,556,771 | £98,357,856 | £125,080,565 | £140,661,026 | +12.5% | |
| Net assets | £83,396,655 | £95,860,878 | £122,567,069 | £137,438,892 | +12.1% | |
| Equity | £83,396,655 | £95,860,878 | £122,567,069 | £137,438,892 | +12.1% | |
| Average employees | 461 | 503 | 630 | 659 | +4.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | £32,344,074 | £31,197,673 | -3.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £789,065 | £231,422 | -70.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 7.7% | 7.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 6.9% | 7.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 12.6% | 11.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.64x | 2.93x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared forecasts for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approving these financial statements which indicate that the group will be profitable and will be able to pay its liabilities as and when they fall due.”
Group structure
- SMITH BROTHERS (LEICESTER) LIMITED · parent
- Smith Brothers Stores Limited 100%
- Air Plants Dust Extraction Limited 100%
- Talbott's Biomass Energy Systems Ltd 100%
- Burndean Leasing Limited 100%
- Air Plants Limited 100%
- Air Plants Heating Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEASLEY, Adam Richard | Director | 2022-04-15 | Jun 1981 | British |
| BEASLEY, Margaret Jane | Director | 2008-10-01 | Apr 1953 | English |
| BROOKS, Julie Diane | Director | 2008-10-01 | Nov 1963 | British |
| HEATLIE, Martin Forbes | Director | 2017-10-01 | May 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Anthony David | Director | 2008-10-01 | May 1960 | British |
| SMITH, Christopher John | Director | 2008-10-01 | Sep 1958 | British |
| SMITH, Steven Richard | Director | 2008-10-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| TREM, Amelia Charlotte | Director | 2022-04-15 | Jul 1993 | British |
| WHITE, Sally Rosamund, Mrs. | Director | 2008-10-01 | Jun 1957 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLETCHER, Peter Cecil | Secretary | — | 2017-06-09 |
| ASHER, David Victor | Director | — | 1991-10-05 |
| FLETCHER, Peter Cecil | Director | — | 2017-06-09 |
| SMITH, John Gregory | Director | — | 2017-10-01 |
| SMITH, Sydney | Director | — | 1994-11-02 |
| WILKINSON, James Thomas | Director | 1991-10-01 | 2022-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Martin Forbes Heatlie | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust) | 2019-10-30 | Active |
| Mrs Sally Rosamund White | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust) | 2019-10-30 | Active |
| Mr John Gregory Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-30 |
| Mr Stephen Woolfe | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-10-30 |
| Mrs Margaret Jane Beasley | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr James Thomas Wilkinson | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as trust), Voting 75–100% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-09-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-07-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2019-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-11-25 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.