SMP GROUP PLC
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Cash
£8.7m
-20.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£9.5m
-16.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
181
+1.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.3m
+34.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,045,908 | £35,173,536 | £38,142,135 | +8.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£930,175 | -£1,262,192 | -£1,400,376 | -10.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£697,249 | -£1,916,298 | -£1,257,285 | +34.4% | |
| Net profit | -£380,160 | -£1,513,206 | -£1,279,517 | +15.4% | |
| Cash | £9,641,985 | £10,961,704 | £8,683,487 | -20.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,459,765 | £14,712,148 | £12,471,191 | -15.2% | |
| Net assets | £12,922,283 | £11,409,077 | £9,529,560 | -16.5% | |
| Equity | £12,922,283 | £11,409,077 | £9,529,560 | -16.5% | |
| Average employees | 191 | 179 | 181 | +1.1% | |
| Wages | £9,320,432 | £9,430,171 | £9,855,594 | +4.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,021,834 | £1,060,241 | £824,117 | -22.3% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.0% | -3.6% | -3.7% | |
| Net margin | -1.2% | -4.3% | -3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.7% | -8.6% | -11.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 59.1% | 63.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.49x | 1.80x | 1.63x | |
| Interest cover | -9.63x | -6.51x | -9.14x |
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
- SMP GROUP PLC 2003-01-31 → present
- CAMPAIGN POSTERS LIMITED 1991-07-08 → 2003-01-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered cash flow forecasts for the company for the period to 30 June 2027 for the purpose of approval of these financial statements. Based on this review, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next twelve months following the approval of these financial statements. Thus, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- SMP GROUP PLC · parent
- Campaign Posters Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN, Paul Stephen | Secretary | 2003-01-01 | — | British |
| BUCKLEY, Neil John Alexander | Director | 2003-01-01 | Apr 1971 | British |
| CHAPMAN, Paul Stephen | Director | 2005-01-04 | Jan 1966 | British |
| MITCHELL, John Paul | Director | 2024-01-02 | Apr 1980 | British |
| OPPENHEIMER, Jonathan Wilfred Stratton, Dr | Director | 1991-07-08 | Jan 1947 | British |
| REYNOLDS, Jill | Director | 2026-02-26 | May 1971 | British |
| SLADE, Bradley | Director | 2003-01-01 | Mar 1972 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONWAY, Robert | Nominee Secretary | 1991-07-08 | 1991-07-08 |
| OPPENHEIMER, Jonathan Wilfred Stratton, Dr | Secretary | 1991-07-08 | 2003-01-01 |
| BLEEK, Richard Kenneth | Director | 1991-07-08 | 2021-05-28 |
| BOWDEN, Michael | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| BOWYER, Robert | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| CARR, Christopher Alan | Director | 2000-02-03 | 2002-12-31 |
| COWAN, Graham Michael | Nominee Director | 1991-07-08 | 1991-07-08 |
| DARWIN, Peter John | Director | 1991-07-08 | 2024-05-10 |
| EDNEY, Justin | Director | 2021-11-09 | 2023-04-18 |
| HARRISON, Lee | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2025-03-03 |
| HUDSON, John Michael | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2005-03-24 |
| JARVIS, Darren Roy | Director | 2005-07-27 | 2025-10-15 |
| JEFFERY, Bernadette Mary | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| JEFFERY, Brian David | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| JOHNSON, Neil Kester | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2007-11-06 |
| LEEVES, Edward Thomas | Director | 1993-05-06 | 2005-01-31 |
| MCCALL, Alexander Robert | Director | 1995-08-14 | 2006-12-19 |
| MITCHELL, Peter James | Director | 1991-07-08 | 2024-08-28 |
| OPPENHEIMER, Jonathan Wilfred Stratton, Dr | Director | 1997-03-18 | 2003-01-01 |
| PATEL, Hansa | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2025-08-15 |
| PEARSON, Gary | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2006-02-06 |
| PURDY, David Michael | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-07-03 |
| PURSER, John Sidney | Director | 1991-07-08 | 2005-03-22 |
| STAGG, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| SUMMERS, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2013-09-04 | 2014-03-17 |
| TURNER, Mark Ian | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2020-10-12 |
| WIGNALL, Mark Steven | Director | 1991-07-08 | 1994-09-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smp Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 227 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.