SMART MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
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Cash
£15m
+29.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£23m
+12.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
81
-12% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.4m
-6.2% 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 | £16,097,286 | £17,975,343 | £14,627,316 | -18.6% | |
| Operating profit | £3,710,228 | £4,349,533 | £4,146,779 | -4.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,752,557 | £4,720,873 | £4,427,341 | -6.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,725,663 | £3,815,163 | £3,545,893 | -7.1% | |
| Cash | £10,164,136 | £11,813,635 | £15,319,456 | +29.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,577,389 | £20,722,338 | £23,435,967 | +13.1% | |
| Net assets | £17,540,616 | £20,664,385 | £23,248,521 | +12.5% | |
| Equity | £17,540,616 | £20,664,385 | £23,248,521 | +12.5% | |
| Average employees | 99 | 92 | 81 | -12% | |
| Wages | £3,506,696 | £4,670,507 | £4,245,610 | -9.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £393,205 | £331,542 | £354,685 | +7% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £43,375 | £60,010 | £63,329 | +5.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £264,387 | £208,902 | £237,770 | +13.8% |
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 | 23.0% | 24.2% | 28.3% | |
| Net margin | 16.9% | 21.2% | 24.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 21.1% | 21.0% | 17.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 20.3% | 21.4% | 16.2% | |
| Current ratio | 4.75x | 4.56x | 6.22x | |
| Interest cover | 62.16x | — | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- TC Group
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis. In assessing whether the going concern basis is appropriate, the directors have considered the group's financial position, cash resources, trading performance and forecasts for a period of at least twelve months”
Group structure
- SMART MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY LIMITED · parent
- Smart Manufacturing Technology (Beijing) Ltd 100%
- Smart Manufacturing Technology Japan Ltd 100%
- Smart Manufacturing Technology LLC 100%
- SMT Masta Private Limited 99%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLAY, Georgina | Secretary | 2015-02-17 | — | — |
| LANGLOIS, Paul Pierre, Dr | Director | 2018-10-08 | Apr 1978 | British |
| MOONEERAMSING, Pramod Kumar | Director | 2020-01-10 | Apr 1985 | British |
| TYLEE-BIRDSALL, Alexander James | Director | 2026-01-14 | Jun 1976 | British |
| WOOLLEY, Euan Howard | Director | 2007-11-09 | Jun 1977 | British |
| YASUDA, Makoto | Director | 2026-01-14 | Sep 1958 | Japanese |
| ZHOU, Changxiu, Dr | Director | 2002-10-23 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEEDAN, David Elliott | Secretary | 2007-11-09 | 2015-02-17 |
| JAMES, Barry | Secretary | 2004-08-10 | 2005-12-26 |
| WOOLLEY, Anne Miller | Secretary | 2002-10-23 | 2004-08-10 |
| WOOLLEY, Euan Howard | Secretary | 2005-12-26 | 2007-11-09 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-10-23 | 2002-10-23 |
| BEEDAN, David Elliott | Director | 2015-02-17 | 2018-08-10 |
| HARRIS, Owen John, Doctor | Director | 2004-11-01 | 2005-04-04 |
| LACK, Lewis West, Dr | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2003-10-31 |
| WOODWARD, Richard John | Director | 2018-05-16 | 2018-10-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Changxiu Zhou | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-10-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-20 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-12-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-08-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-21 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2026-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-20 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-12-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2024-11-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 3
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.