SMUGGLER LONDON LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-02-13
Overdue
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-9.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
24
+14.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+13.7% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-02-13.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £30,783,209 | £26,652,375 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,492,550 | £1,750,659 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,585,141 | £1,803,056 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,397,587 | £1,455,870 | |
| Cash | £1,526,678 | — | — | — | £3,213,873 | £2,896,174 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,489,271 | — | — | — | £3,265,729 | £3,413,530 | |
| Net assets | £2,487,691 | — | — | — | £3,234,919 | £3,395,407 | |
| Equity | £2,487,691 | — | — | — | £3,234,919 | £3,395,407 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 21 | 24 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,437,037 | £1,495,423 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £110,750 | £149,640 |
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-13.4%
£30,783,209 £26,652,375
-
Cash
-9.9%
£3,213,873 £2,896,174
-
Net assets
+5%
£3,234,919 £3,395,407
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
+14.3%
21 24
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Operating profit
+17.3%
£1,492,550 £1,750,659
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Profit before tax
+13.7%
£1,585,141 £1,803,056
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Wages
+4.1%
£1,437,037 £1,495,423
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 4.8% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 4.5% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 45.7% | 51.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 54.8% | 52.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.81x | 1.88x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 626.07x | 1209.85x |
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
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- 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.”
Significant events
- “The year ended 31 December 2024 was a solid year. Revenues held up despite uncertainty in the industry.”
- “The first 5 months of 2025 were excellent for SMUGGLER London. The long-standing investment in SMUGGLER continues to bear fruit as our development slate grew in scope of credibility.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Fergus | Director | 2009-02-28 | Sep 1966 | British |
| CARMODY, Brian | Director | 2009-01-30 | Sep 1969 | Irish |
| KELLY, Lucy Elizabeth | Director | 2026-03-31 | Mar 1985 | British |
| MILLING SMITH, Patrick | Director | 2009-01-30 | May 1977 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Patrick Milling-Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2022-10-03 |
| Mr Brian Carmody | Individual | Shares 25–50%, ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-as-firm, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2022-10-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 57 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-01 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-04-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-24 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.