SMS ELECTRONICS LIMITED
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Cash
£636K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£6.6M
Equity attributable
Employees
152
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.1M
Period ending 2024-09-27
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Annual accounts overdue
Due 2026-06-26.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-09-27
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-27 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £41,885,000 | £30,528,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,411,000 | £1,099,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,411,000 | £1,100,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £948,000 | £856,000 | — | |
| Cash | £218,000 | £636,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,620,000 | £6,740,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £7,481,000 | £6,587,000 | — | |
| Equity | £7,481,000 | £6,587,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 163 | 152 | — | |
| Wages | £4,969,000 | £4,355,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £458,000 | £299,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-27 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.3% | 2.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.5% | 16.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.3% | 52.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.55x | 1.85x |
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
- SMS ELECTRONICS LIMITED 2002-08-22 → present
- CASTLEGATE 236 LIMITED 2002-07-26 → 2002-08-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The year ending 2024 saw the company return to more normal trading levels following the post-Covid conditions experienced in 2023.”
- “Global supply chain constraints persisted into 2024 however, customer ordering patterns began to normalise as material lead times reduced from the extended levels experienced in 2023. The company continues to hold committed customer orders extending into 2025 and 2026.”
- “The directors see the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, rising cost of living, economic uncertainty and fluctuation in currency exchange rates as the key risks facing the business.”
- “Following the balance sheet date, a dividend totalling £1,500,000 was declared and paid to the company's shareholder.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Craig Lee | Secretary | 2016-07-29 | — | — |
| MADDOCK, Andrew | Director | 2012-08-01 | Jul 1973 | British |
| TAYLOR, Craig Lee | Director | 2012-08-01 | Jun 1976 | British |
| WATERFIELD, Paul Gavin | Director | 2024-06-01 | Apr 1972 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLDBY, Mark Peter | Secretary | 2002-08-29 | 2016-07-29 |
| CASTLEGATE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-07-26 | 2002-08-29 |
| BLYTH, Steven | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2023-10-31 |
| BRIDGES, Robert Walter | Director | 2002-08-29 | 2019-03-01 |
| ELMS, Andrew Marc | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2024-06-01 |
| GOLDBY, Mark Peter | Director | 2002-08-29 | 2016-07-29 |
| HARBY, Michael William | Director | 2002-08-29 | 2019-03-01 |
| HUNT, Christopher | Director | 2002-08-29 | 2019-03-01 |
| PITCHFORD, Robert | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2016-07-29 |
| SHAW, Graham | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2020-07-31 |
| WYLES, John | Director | 2002-08-29 | 2019-03-01 |
| CASTLEGATE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-07-26 | 2002-08-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sms - Smart Made Simple Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 104 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-25 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2024-06-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-26 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-09-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.