SMART (GROUP) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-25 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-11
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+31.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£5M
-58.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
214
+14.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-102.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs 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 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-02-28 | 2019-02-28 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £33,552,545 | £38,787,313 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£846,376 | -£1,790,241 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£929,203 | -£1,885,686 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£417,241 | -£1,885,671 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £218,150 | — | £2,164,803 | £2,845,562 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | -£1,150,565 | — | -£2,716,663 | -£4,898,755 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | -£1,763,065 | — | -£3,219,996 | -£5,092,088 | |
| Equity | £1,426,036 | £1,299,441 | £20,963 | -£1,763,065 | -£2,369,513 | -£3,219,996 | -£5,092,088 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 73 | — | 187 | 214 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £7,729,586 | £9,598,168 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £823,487 | £406,967 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
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Turnover
+15.6%
£33,552,545 £38,787,313
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Cash
+31.4%
£2,164,803 £2,845,562
highest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
-58.1%
-£3,219,996 -£5,092,088
lowest in 3 filed years
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Employees
+14.4%
187 214
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
-111.5%
-£846,376 -£1,790,241
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Profit before tax
-102.9%
-£929,203 -£1,885,686
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Wages
+24.2%
£7,729,586 £9,598,168
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 | 2018-02-28 | 2019-02-28 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -2.5% | -4.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -1.2% | -4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 31.2% | 36.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.74x | 0.71x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -17.76x | -18.10x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- SMART (GROUP) LIMITED 2013-03-07 → present
- QUANTUM LEAP EVENTS LIMITED 2000-02-25 → 2013-03-07
- SAMARKE LIMITED 1998-12-24 → 2000-02-25
- MEGAMATCH LIMITED 1998-12-15 → 1998-12-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Mark J Rees LLP Chartered Accountants
- 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 group's and the parent 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.”
Group structure
- SMART (GROUP) LIMITED · parent
- Smart Hospitality Limited 100%
- Smart Event Catering Limited 100%
- Story Events Limited 100%
- Smart Hospitality Manchester Limited 100%
- The Moving Venue Caterers Limited 100%
- Smart Finsbury Limited 100%
- Smart Experiences Limited 100%
- Smart Catering Division Limited 100%
- The Last Supper UK Limited 75%
- Smart Nautical Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Group had some exceptional charges that impacted reported results. As mentioned in the last directors' review, in early 2024 the Group announced the ending of its involvement in the Oceandiva London project. The Group's management had worked and planned for many years on bringing to the River Thames the world's first CO2-neutral events vessel.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 13 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWSON, John Gregory | Director | 1999-08-18 | Jul 1961 | British |
| SAWFORD, Elaine Mary | Director | 2020-04-17 | Nov 1981 | British |
Show 13 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLETTS, Ian Michael | Secretary | 2010-05-12 | 2014-11-17 |
| SCOVELL, Garry Keith | Secretary | 1999-08-18 | 2010-05-12 |
| SCOVELL, Jane Nicola | Secretary | 1998-12-17 | 1999-08-18 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1998-12-15 | 1998-12-17 |
| BIDGOOD, Robin | Director | 2011-08-22 | 2013-11-01 |
| BOTTRIELL, William Frederick | Director | 2007-07-27 | 2013-02-07 |
| COLLETTS, Ian Michael | Director | 2007-07-27 | 2014-11-17 |
| HURLES, Stephen Francis | Director | 2011-08-22 | 2012-11-30 |
| MATTHEWS, Janet Ann | Director | 2019-03-17 | 2019-09-30 |
| SCOVELL, Garry Keith | Director | 1998-12-17 | 2010-12-01 |
| TRAMONI, Christophe Jacques | Director | 2011-08-22 | 2020-04-17 |
| VESPER, Paul George Gerhard | Director | 2013-02-25 | 2017-03-01 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-12-15 | 1998-12-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Topco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-10-29 | Active |
| Mr John Gregory Lawson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
| Mr William Frederick Bottriell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2020-12-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2020-11-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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.