S M S ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-13 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£325K
-68.5% lowest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+0.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
198
-6.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£357K
-30.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-08-01 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £10,929,571 | £13,454,014 | £13,395,266 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £690,253 | £551,472 | £322,809 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £682,964 | £517,112 | £357,289 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £636,515 | £431,851 | £338,215 | |
| Cash | — | £2,237,403 | £2,021,292 | — | £1,542,443 | £1,031,221 | £324,974 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,047,934 | £2,320,039 | — | £2,687,595 | £3,195,181 | £2,749,463 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,480,982 | £1,869,303 | — | £2,465,559 | £2,623,410 | £2,641,625 | |
| Equity | — | £1,480,982 | £1,869,303 | £2,004,044 | £2,465,559 | £2,623,410 | £2,641,625 | |
| Average employees | — | 107 | 149 | — | 187 | 211 | 198 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,538,214 | £6,962,328 | £7,027,104 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £466,357 | £546,566 | £560,650 |
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
-0.4%
£13,454,014 £13,395,266
-
Cash
-68.5%
£1,031,221 £324,974
lowest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+0.7%
£2,623,410 £2,641,625
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-6.2%
211 198
-
Operating profit
-41.5%
£551,472 £322,809
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-30.9%
£517,112 £357,289
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+0.9%
£6,962,328 £7,027,104
highest in 3 filed years
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 | 2019-08-01 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2022-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 6.3% | 4.1% | 2.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.8% | 3.2% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 25.7% | 17.3% | 11.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.23x | 1.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 34.42x | 10.95x | 9.27x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Significant events
- “FY25 was a challenging year operationally. While revenue performance was steady, profitability was affected by cost inflation and higher levels of engineering staff turnover. This created capacity pressures at times, though improvements in productivity, scheduling, and utilisation helped mitigate the impact.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CROOK, Michael James | Director | 2017-09-18 | Aug 1989 | British |
| HARRIS, Gavin Terence | Director | 2009-09-07 | Sep 1976 | British |
| HEARN, Melanie Jane | Director | 2020-07-08 | Jul 1970 | British |
| HEARN, Nicholas | Director | 2002-05-29 | Oct 1969 | British |
| LEES, Jonathan William | Director | 2014-01-02 | Jul 1970 | British |
| MADDOX, Toby Robert | Director | 2021-11-01 | Jun 1991 | British |
| SANDFORD, John | Director | 2001-07-25 | Jun 1963 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANDFORD, John | Secretary | 2002-05-29 | 2009-09-07 |
| WARD, Esme Kathleen | Secretary | 2001-06-29 | 2002-05-29 |
| HUNSDON, Katarzyna Anna | Director | 2012-11-23 | 2019-02-15 |
| NEVES, Dennis Edwin | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2002-05-29 |
| THUMWOOD, Michael | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2002-05-29 |
| WARD, Esme Kathleen | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2002-05-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandford, Hearn, Harris & Associates Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-01 | Active |
| Mr John Sandford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-29 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
| Mr Nicholas Hearn | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-29 | Ceased 2021-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-03-23 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2025-01-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-11-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-05 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2021-07-05 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2021-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-06-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-11 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-03-23 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
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.