F.P.SMITH(HOLDINGS)LIMITED
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Cash
£9.3m
-8.9% vs 2025
Net assets
£19m
+4.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
167
+7.1% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.4m
-14.5% vs 2025
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £113,203,211 | £122,992,805 | £116,287,565 | -5.5% | |
| Operating profit | £2,172,666 | £2,490,760 | £2,065,895 | -17.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,398,075 | £2,821,729 | £2,413,483 | -14.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,764,866 | £2,091,992 | £1,766,852 | -15.5% | |
| Cash | £8,015,636 | £10,247,776 | £9,335,030 | -8.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,909,082 | £18,188,557 | £19,009,687 | +4.5% | |
| Net assets | £16,583,739 | £17,876,283 | £18,702,555 | +4.6% | |
| Equity | £16,583,739 | £17,876,283 | £18,702,555 | +4.6% | |
| Average employees | 149 | 156 | 167 | +7.1% | |
| Wages | £6,074,583 | £6,467,995 | £6,614,566 | +2.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £435,687 | £489,274 | £487,797 | -0.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £46,199 | £46,883 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £220,523 | £255,315 | £233,669 | -8.5% |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 2.0% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 12.8% | 13.7% | 10.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 40.7% | 37.5% | 45.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.25x | 2.46x | 2.08x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 86.81x |
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
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- F.P.SMITH(HOLDINGS)LIMITED · parent
- F.P. Smith Motors Limited 100%
- F.P. Smith Holdings (Newark Avenue) Limited 100%
- F.P. Smith Holdings (Ilkeston) Limited 100%
- F.P. Smith Holdings (Barwell) Limited 100%
- F.P. Smith Holdings Eastfield Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Vehicle and parts stocks increased to £15.9 million from £10.0 million. The increase was principally due to a change in accounting judgement of certain consignment vehicle stocking arrangements, under which £3.9 million of consignment vehicles are now recognised within stock”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, Mark Alan | Secretary | 2008-10-01 | — | Other |
| EDWARDS, Mark Alan | Director | 2010-04-01 | Dec 1972 | British |
| FITZJOHN, Daniel | Director | 2004-06-01 | Nov 1972 | British |
| FITZJOHN, Sarah Jane | Director | 2006-07-25 | Jul 1973 | British |
| WISNIEWSKI, Jane Margaret | Director | — | Mar 1947 | British |
| WISNIEWSKI, Matthew George | Director | 2006-07-25 | Jan 1976 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALMER, Barrie | Secretary | — | 2008-10-01 |
| CRAIG, Mark | Director | 2002-04-03 | 2018-03-26 |
| DIXON, Trevor William | Director | 2002-04-03 | 2010-03-31 |
| SMITH, Francis Percival | Director | — | 1992-04-15 |
| SMITH, Margaret Mary | Director | — | 2009-12-03 |
| WILSON, Keith William | Director | — | 2009-02-06 |
| WISNIEWSKI, George | Director | — | 2001-10-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew George Wisniewski | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-05-16 | Active |
| Sarah Jane Fitzjohn | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-05-16 | Active |
| Mrs Jane Margaret Wisniewski | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2024-05-16 |
| Mr Daniel Fitzjohn | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-01 | Active |
| Mr Mark Alan Edwards | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 139 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-06-21 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-26 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-06-26 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-06-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-24 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-06-21 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-11-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
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.