SEVERN & WYE SMOKERY LIMITED
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Cash
£447K
+35.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£12M
+24.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
131
+12% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.2M
+80.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £52,506,613 | £66,650,596 | £71,597,909 | +7.4% | |
| Operating profit | £1,452,132 | £1,345,200 | £2,266,314 | +68.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,435,327 | £1,204,118 | £2,177,974 | +80.9% | |
| Net profit | £924,946 | £852,574 | £2,255,571 | +164.6% | |
| Cash | £1,856,053 | £330,776 | £446,902 | +35.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,484,235 | £12,633,582 | £13,993,479 | +10.8% | |
| Net assets | £8,307,937 | £9,366,953 | £11,622,524 | +24.1% | |
| Equity | £8,307,937 | £9,366,953 | £11,622,524 | +24.1% | |
| Average employees | 107 | 117 | 131 | +12% | |
| Wages | £2,529,149 | £3,319,691 | £3,895,603 | +17.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 2.0% | 3.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 1.3% | 3.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.3% | 10.6% | 16.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 56.6% | 51.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.82x | 2.01x | |
| Interest cover | 86.41x | 9.53x | 14.99x |
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
- SEVERN & WYE SMOKERY LIMITED 1989-09-05 → present
- GESDAN LIMITED 1989-05-02 → 1989-09-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the forecasts prepared and the funds available, sufficient resources are available to the company to conduct business for at least 12 months post signing of the financial statements. As such, the director believes that it is appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The business has a strong balance sheet which enables continued growth in the medium to long term, either by market share or acquisition.”
- “The company is committed to reducing its emissions and has invested heavily in systems, practices and policies in attempt to achieve this. Energy efficient measures taken include the installation of a biomass boiler, air source heat pumps, ground source heat pumps, photovoltaic panels and solar thermal panels. During the year the entity has started investing in solar energy sources.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Shirley Ann | Secretary | 2002-03-27 | — | British |
| COOK, Richard Norman | Director | — | Jan 1969 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, Carolyn | Secretary | — | 2002-03-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olsa Futures Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-04-01 | Active |
| Richard Norman Cook | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-04-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 102 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-08-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2019-06-05 | RP04CS01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2019-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2019-05-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2019-05-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2018-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.