SMC DESIGN LIMITED
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Cash
£513K
-65% vs 2023
Net assets
£904K
-48.9% vs 2023
Employees
70
+32.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£596K
-68.2% first positive since 2021
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,386,427 | £2,906,137 | — | — | £7,911,740 | £8,776,386 | +10.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£87,168 | -£288,276 | — | — | £1,879,488 | £584,352 | -68.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£136,974 | -£309,216 | -£17,923 | £638,957 | £1,874,201 | £595,955 | -68.2% | |
| Net profit | -£120,030 | -£221,139 | -£6,666 | £583,281 | £1,387,303 | £390,790 | -71.8% | |
| Cash | £299,179 | £622,795 | £1,184,904 | £595,907 | £1,467,193 | £512,843 | -65% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,205,389 | £1,078,451 | £892,422 | £1,221,646 | £1,797,050 | £947,524 | -47.3% | |
| Net assets | £3,126,631 | £1,047,726 | £876,060 | £1,205,679 | £1,768,808 | £903,588 | -48.9% | |
| Equity | £3,126,631 | £1,047,726 | £876,060 | £1,205,679 | £1,768,808 | £903,588 | -48.9% | |
| Average employees | 70 | 63 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 70 | +32.1% | |
| Wages | £2,693,656 | £2,183,177 | £1,929,442 | £2,351,079 | £2,620,117 | £3,753,847 | +43.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £127,407 | £194,749 | £178,788 | £230,135 | £270,828 | £298,140 | +10.1% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.6% | -9.9% | — | — | 23.8% | 6.7% | |
| Net margin | -2.2% | -7.6% | — | — | 17.5% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.7% | -26.7% | — | — | 104.6% | 61.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.79x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | -1.73x | -13.77x | — | — | — | — |
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
- SMC DESIGN LIMITED 1994-07-14 → present
- BIDNELL PHILLIPS DESIGN LIMITED 1993-04-21 → 1994-07-14
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YUILL, Alexia | Secretary | 2019-08-23 | — | — |
| BROWN, Andrew Charles | Director | 2019-06-01 | Mar 1986 | British |
| STEWART, Alan John Douglas | Director | 2019-06-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| YUILL, Andrew Raffan | Director | 2005-11-11 | Sep 1965 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BORAZDIN-BIDNELL, Lidia | Secretary | 1993-09-30 | 1994-02-14 |
| COLLIER, Andrew John | Secretary | 2006-01-31 | 2015-11-11 |
| KHOR, Janet | Secretary | 1994-02-04 | 2006-01-11 |
| SJOGREN, Berit | Secretary | 1993-04-21 | 1993-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-04-21 | 1993-04-21 |
| COLLIER, Andrew John | Director | 2005-11-11 | 2015-11-11 |
| COLLIER, Janet Paula | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2015-11-11 |
| EKSTEDT, Lennart | Director | 1993-04-21 | 2005-01-21 |
| EKSTEDT, Peter | Director | 2005-01-21 | 2005-11-11 |
| YUILL, Alexia | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2019-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuill Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-09-17 | Active |
| Mrs Alexia Yuill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-17 |
| Mr Andrew Raffan Yuill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2020-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.