H. SMITH FOOD GROUP PLC
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Cash
£1.5k
-25.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£12m
+14.5% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
40
+5.3% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£6.2m
+15.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-27
| Metric | Trend | 2021-04-02 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-29 | 2025-03-28 | 2026-03-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £70,261,205 | £92,633,330 | £104,143,151 | £104,094,508 | £103,002,316 | £110,104,688 | +6.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,792,250 | £5,389,217 | £5,707,759 | £4,111,443 | £6,071,361 | £6,767,293 | +11.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,607,937 | £5,137,691 | £5,215,562 | £3,394,649 | £5,372,159 | £6,194,807 | +15.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,090,746 | £4,087,060 | £4,212,331 | £2,513,691 | £3,993,005 | £4,625,965 | +15.9% | |
| Cash | £8,962 | £13,682 | £325,608 | -£7,382 | £2,072 | £1,544 | -25.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,522,906 | £8,353,807 | £9,595,099 | £9,230,983 | £10,582,768 | £12,032,147 | +13.7% | |
| Net assets | £6,319,742 | £7,516,802 | £8,829,133 | £8,617,824 | £10,244,969 | £11,732,634 | +14.5% | |
| Equity | £6,319,742 | £7,516,802 | £8,829,133 | £8,617,824 | £10,244,969 | £11,732,634 | +14.5% | |
| Average employees | 32 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 40 | +5.3% | |
| Wages | £1,697,775 | £2,208,173 | £2,318,126 | £2,646,201 | £2,680,355 | £2,768,425 | +3.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £967,144 | £1,174,538 | £1,214,235 | £1,303,011 | £1,518,790 | £1,486,882 | -2.1% |
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 | 2021-04-02 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-29 | 2025-03-28 | 2026-03-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.0% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 3.9% | 5.9% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 4.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.8% | 64.5% | 59.5% | 44.5% | 57.4% | 56.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 62.4% | 59.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.26x | 1.39x | 1.48x | |
| Interest cover | 15.05x | 21.43x | 11.60x | 5.73x | 8.68x | 11.82x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- H. SMITH FOOD GROUP PLC 1997-10-31 → present
- H. SMITH (MEAT & POULTRY) LIMITED 1993-09-27 → 1997-10-31
- H. SMITH (CHELMSFORD) LIMITED 1990-01-22 → 1993-09-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that there are no material uncertainties about the company's ability to continue as a going concern and so the financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.”
Group structure
- H. SMITH FOOD GROUP PLC · parent
- H. Smith (Meat & Poultry) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the year, the company experienced no significant disruption that materially affected its ability to meet customer demand.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATTER, Stephen Martin | Secretary | 2022-04-13 | — | — |
| FALLIS, Daniel Lawrence | Director | 2009-03-01 | Feb 1976 | British |
| HOWE, David Keith | Director | 1995-10-27 | Jun 1967 | British |
| SMITH, Andrew Dennis | Director | 2024-05-07 | Oct 1955 | British |
| SMITH, Christopher Jamie | Director | — | Aug 1959 | British |
| SMITH, Daniel Glenn | Director | 2021-11-08 | Jan 1993 | British |
| SMITH, Shaun Daniel | Director | 2015-06-01 | Jun 1989 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Andrea Karen | Secretary | 1993-12-03 | 2002-11-13 |
| SMITH, Maureen Patricia | Secretary | — | 1993-12-03 |
| WHEATER, Phillip Trevor | Secretary | 2002-11-13 | 2022-04-13 |
| BACON, Stephen Douglas | Director | 1993-12-03 | 2018-03-29 |
| HOWE, Thomas David Martin | Director | — | 1996-06-21 |
| MURRAY, Richard James | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2024-03-28 |
| SMITH, Daniel Michael | Director | — | 2015-04-05 |
| SMITH, Dennis Roy | Director | — | 1993-12-03 |
| SMITH, Maureen Patricia | Director | — | 1993-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Jamie Smith | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 159 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2024-05-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.