WHISPERING SMITH GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-10 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-24
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
-74.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£41M
-1.9% vs 2024
Employees
138
-7.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£937K
-116% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £40,949,339 | £42,135,772 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£403,225 | -£873,880 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£433,575 | -£936,598 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£305,963 | -£766,930 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £5,704,752 | £1,452,387 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £47,543,093 | £46,249,591 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £41,280,465 | £40,513,535 | |
| Equity | £15,324,511 | £15,252,902 | £15,252,422 | £15,175,522 | £33,005,434 | £41,280,465 | £40,513,535 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | 138 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £5,911,533 | £5,979,658 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £1,332,268 | £1,440,339 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+2.9%
£40,949,339 £42,135,772
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Cash
-74.5%
£5,704,752 £1,452,387
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Net assets
-1.9%
£41,280,465 £40,513,535
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Employees
-7.4%
149 138
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Operating profit
-116.7%
-£403,225 -£873,880
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Profit before tax
-116%
-£433,575 -£936,598
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Wages
+1.2%
£5,911,533 £5,979,658
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -1.0% | -2.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.7% | -1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -0.8% | -1.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 21.8% | 22.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 5.80x | 4.96x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -2.63x | -6.09x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2026-04-13
- WHISPERING SMITH GROUP LIMITED 2026-04-13 → present
- WHISPERING SMITH GROUP PLC 2009-02-09 → 2026-04-13
- RAJAN GROUP PLC 1996-01-03 → 2009-02-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- WHISPERING SMITH GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Whispering Smith Limited 100%
- Rajan Trading Co. Limited 80%
- Good For Nothing Ltd. 100%
- Brave Soul Limited 100%
- Good For Nothing IP Limited 51%
- Whispering Smith B.V. 100%
- Whispering Smith Properties Limited 100%
Significant events
- “A successful e-commerce launch of our premium brand, Good For Nothing into the EU was a particular highlight in the year and our flag ship brand, Brave Soul will see EU e-commerce business scaled up in the coming year.”
- “The Group invested into a new B2B online portal that provides our wholesale customers with instant, digital access to our product range, inventory levels and our upcoming designs in progress.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KUMAR, Rajan | Secretary | 1996-01-03 | — | British |
| HESLOP, Diane Marie | Director | 2021-03-19 | May 1962 | British |
| HILL, Samuel William | Director | 2024-03-06 | Jul 1984 | British |
| KUMAR, Rajan | Director | 1996-01-03 | Aug 1961 | British |
| KUMAR, Rohil Rajan | Director | 2021-03-19 | Feb 1993 | British |
| KUMAR, Rohina | Director | 2021-03-19 | May 1991 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-03 | 1996-01-03 |
| KUMAR, Ashok | Director | 1996-01-03 | 2002-03-22 |
| KUMAR, Krishan Lal | Director | 1996-01-03 | 2009-02-08 |
| KUMAR, Sanjay | Director | 1996-01-03 | 2025-12-15 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-03 | 1996-01-03 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-03 | 1996-01-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rajan Kumar | Individual | Significant influence | 2025-11-06 | Active |
| Mr Rajan Kumar | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-01 | Ceased 2025-11-06 |
| Mr Sanjay Kumar | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-12-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 110 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-13 CERT10 Certificate re registration public limited company to private
- 2026-04-13 RR02 Reregistration public to private company
- 2026-04-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-04-13 | CERT10 | change-of-name | Certificate re registration public limited company to private | |
| 2026-04-13 | RR02 | change-of-name | Reregistration public to private company | |
| 2026-04-13 | MAR | incorporation | Re registration memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.