SMITH BROTHERS STORES LIMITED
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Cash
£613k
+136.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£4.7m
+24.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
564
+4.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£16m
+19% highest in 5 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-07-12.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £105,557,042 | £140,214,968 | £189,045,798 | £202,276,578 | £224,248,434 | +10.9% | |
| Operating profit | £7,714,796 | £11,113,600 | £13,893,791 | £13,616,481 | £16,214,828 | +19.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,717,574 | £11,114,361 | £13,874,228 | £13,601,468 | £16,180,452 | +19% | |
| Net profit | £6,201,062 | £8,977,532 | £10,728,032 | £10,089,649 | £12,020,199 | +19.1% | |
| Cash | £3,738,720 | £13,113,707 | £741,257 | £259,003 | £612,753 | +136.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,356,213 | £3,115,048 | £2,786,602 | £5,102,418 | £6,360,542 | +24.7% | |
| Net assets | £3,306,223 | £3,083,755 | £1,875,081 | £3,764,730 | £4,684,929 | +24.4% | |
| Equity | £3,306,223 | £3,083,755 | £1,875,081 | £3,764,730 | £4,684,929 | +24.4% | |
| Average employees | 352 | 384 | 502 | 542 | 564 | +4.1% | |
| Wages | — | — | £26,740,625 | £26,347,969 | £28,149,081 | +6.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £5,156,194 | £3,281,819 | £3,589,938 | +9.4% |
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 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 7.3% | 7.9% | 7.3% | 6.7% | 7.2% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 6.4% | 5.7% | 5.0% | 5.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 229.9% | 356.8% | 498.6% | 266.9% | 254.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.02x | 1.05x | 1.06x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SMITH BROTHERS STORES LIMITED 2008-07-09 → present
- SMITH BROTHERS (STORES) LIMITED 1969-09-26 → 2008-07-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the balance sheet date, the company was profitable and had positive cash balances. The directors have prepared forecasts for a period of at least 12 months which indicate that the company will be profitable and will be able to pay its liabilities as and when they fall due. On that basis, the directors believe it appropriate that the financial statements be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “A notable highlight throughout the year was winning the Heating and Plumbing Merchant of the Year at the Builders Merchant News Awards.”
- “We are continuing evaluating and expanding our product range to meet the needs of the growing market.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEASLEY, Margaret Jane | Director | 2017-10-01 | Apr 1953 | British |
| BRYSON, David Allan | Director | 2004-01-01 | May 1963 | British |
| CLEMENTS, Andrew | Director | 2021-10-01 | Jul 1981 | British |
| FRETWELL, Jason | Director | 2021-10-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| HEATLIE, Martin Forbes | Director | 2017-10-01 | May 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Anthony David | Director | 2008-03-04 | May 1960 | British |
| SMITH, Christopher John | Director | 2017-10-01 | Sep 1958 | English |
| SMITH, Steven Richard | Director | 2007-10-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| WILDMAN, David Craig | Director | 2008-03-04 | Oct 1968 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, John Gregory | Secretary | — | 2017-09-30 |
| DENTON, Martin Kinglsey | Director | 2008-03-04 | 2024-09-30 |
| FLETCHER, Peter Cecil | Director | — | 2017-06-09 |
| HURD, Alan Raymond | Director | — | 1996-10-01 |
| ROBERTSHAW, Jeffrey | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2017-09-30 |
| SMITH, John Gregory | Director | — | 2017-09-30 |
| SMITH, Sydney | Director | — | 1994-11-02 |
| WILKINSON, James Thomas | Director | 1995-10-02 | 2017-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Brothers (Leicester) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-03 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2020-12-30 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2020-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.