E.E. SMITH CONTRACTS LIMITED
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Cash
£10m
+279.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
+0.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
226
-0.4% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£762k
-9.2% lowest 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 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £36,946,000 | £29,142,000 | £54,555,000 | +87.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,152,000 | £632,000 | £621,000 | -1.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,603,000 | £839,000 | £762,000 | -9.2% | |
| Net profit | £2,044,000 | £585,000 | £577,000 | -1.4% | |
| Cash | £7,347,000 | £2,712,000 | £10,285,000 | +279.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,171,000 | £13,101,000 | £13,661,000 | +4.3% | |
| Net assets | £12,106,000 | £12,191,000 | £12,268,000 | +0.6% | |
| Equity | £12,106,000 | £12,191,000 | £12,268,000 | +0.6% | |
| Average employees | 252 | 227 | 226 | -0.4% | |
| Wages | £10,069,000 | £10,174,000 | £10,884,000 | +7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,171,000 | £1,616,000 | — | — |
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 —. 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 | 5.8% | 2.2% | 1.1% | |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 2.0% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 16.3% | 4.8% | 4.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 49.8% | 41.0% | 59.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.03x | 2.49x | 1.71x | |
| Interest cover | 97.82x | 18.59x | 23.88x |
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
- E.E. SMITH CONTRACTS LIMITED 1977-12-31 → present
- E.E.SMITH(BARFITTERS)LIMITED 1954-06-23 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Company is well placed to manage its business risks and has adequate headroom to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. As such, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIMPSON, Neil | Secretary | 2016-11-23 | — | — |
| BOTTRILL, Neil | Director | 2011-06-29 | Jul 1972 | British |
| CASHMORE, Daniel Mark | Director | 2016-01-27 | Mar 1983 | British |
| HOLLINGSWORTH, Richard Leonard | Director | 2016-01-27 | Apr 1979 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Daniel John | Director | 2011-06-29 | Aug 1976 | British |
| SIMPSON, Neil | Director | 2016-11-23 | Oct 1979 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAUHAN, Norman | Secretary | — | 2000-09-25 |
| FREARSON, Simon | Secretary | 2000-09-25 | 2016-11-23 |
| FREARSON, Simon | Director | 2016-01-27 | 2016-11-23 |
| RICHARDSON, Basil | Director | 1992-06-01 | 1993-08-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Nigel John | Director | — | 2016-01-27 |
| RICHARDSON, Rodney Charles David | Director | — | 2016-01-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Njdr Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 170 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-30 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-17 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.