SMART GARDEN PRODUCTS LTD
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Cash
£16M
+5.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£35M
+7.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
173
+1.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£12M
+15.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £80,363,085 | £84,918,060 | +5.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £9,904,686 | £11,186,042 | +12.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £9,277,765 | £10,258,225 | £11,828,109 | +15.3% | |
| Net profit | £7,521,257 | £7,880,929 | £8,631,766 | +9.5% | |
| Cash | £2,713,627 | £15,264,510 | £16,116,323 | +5.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,056,622 | £33,215,640 | £35,867,633 | +8% | |
| Net assets | £29,004,863 | £32,550,703 | £34,944,151 | +7.4% | |
| Equity | £29,004,863 | £32,550,703 | £34,944,151 | +7.4% | |
| Average employees | 185 | 171 | 173 | +1.2% | |
| Wages | £6,449,370 | £7,224,564 | £6,930,603 | -4.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,228,037 | £2,433,618 | £959,593 | -60.6% |
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 | 2022-11-30 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 12.3% | 13.2% | |
| Net margin | — | 9.8% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 29.8% | 31.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 29.4% | 33.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 3.48x | 3.03x |
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
- SMART GARDEN PRODUCTS LTD 2014-08-31 → present
- SMART SOLAR LIMITED 2003-01-23 → 2014-08-31
- BDBCO NO. 593 LIMITED 2002-11-07 → 2003-01-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- TC Group
- 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.”
Significant events
- “In November 2025 we will open a new warehouse and showroom facility in Peterborough to support our planned growth and provide a dedicated Christmas showroom.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACKERS, Gary | Director | 2013-09-23 | Sep 1966 | British |
| BESTWICK, Andrew Quinton | Director | 2013-09-23 | Mar 1961 | British |
| BROWNE, Richard Alan | Director | 2014-10-27 | Dec 1965 | British |
| KNOTT, Paul William | Director | 2013-09-23 | Dec 1965 | British |
| MORGAN, Fleur | Director | 2016-01-01 | May 1981 | British |
| NATAR, Paris Anthony | Director | 2013-04-16 | Jun 1955 | British |
| PARR, James Edward | Director | 2021-12-02 | Feb 1979 | British |
| STOBART, Jonathan Richard | Director | 2003-01-13 | Dec 1961 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCINTOSH, Peter Graham | Secretary | 2003-07-23 | 2007-03-29 |
| RIDDINGTON, Andrew James | Secretary | 2003-01-13 | 2003-07-23 |
| RUSHBY, John Andrew | Secretary | 2007-03-29 | 2013-04-16 |
| BROADWAY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-11-07 | 2003-01-13 |
| FAURE, Xavier | Director | 2016-08-17 | 2023-11-30 |
| JOHNSON, Peter Andrew | Director | 2020-01-22 | 2025-02-07 |
| TUSHINGHAM, Philip John | Director | 2014-04-07 | 2023-11-29 |
| BROADWAY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2002-11-07 | 2003-01-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgp Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 122 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-03 | 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
- 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.