SIMBA SMOBY TOYS (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£196k
+395.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2.1m
+17.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
24
+4.3% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£442k
+1,414.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,237,670 | £18,264,429 | £17,222,776 | -5.7% | |
| Operating profit | £665,722 | £255,609 | £649,804 | +154.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £432,986 | £29,196 | £442,173 | +1,414.5% | |
| Net profit | £308,890 | £10,840 | £318,302 | +2,836.4% | |
| Cash | £17,027 | £39,513 | £195,658 | +395.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,937,116 | £2,046,286 | £2,429,871 | +18.7% | |
| Net assets | £1,763,001 | £1,773,841 | £2,092,143 | +17.9% | |
| Equity | £1,763,001 | £1,773,841 | £2,092,143 | +17.9% | |
| Average employees | 24 | 23 | 24 | +4.3% | |
| Wages | £1,041,236 | £1,154,706 | £1,238,024 | +7.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £160,000 | £198,500 | £210,092 | +5.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £27,750 | £33,500 | £38,750 | +15.7% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | 2026-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.4% | 1.4% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | 2.0% | 0.1% | 1.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.4% | 12.5% | 26.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 82.2% | 83.9% | 80.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.90x | 0.93x | 0.98x | |
| Interest cover | 2.86x | 1.10x | 3.13x |
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
- SIMBA SMOBY TOYS (UK) LIMITED 2009-08-25 → present
- TRADE DISTANCE LIMITED 2009-07-27 → 2009-08-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In the opinion of the directors, the company has sufficient financial resources to trade at its forecast level of business activity for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “A reclassification has been made to the Statement of Cash Flows and the Cash and cash equivalents note in 2025. These amendments relate solely to the presentation and classification of amounts within the Statement of Cash Flows and do not affect the Company's profit for the year.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUSCHL, Moritz | Director | 2025-04-30 | Nov 1987 | German |
| SIEBER, Florian Alexander | Director | 2026-05-01 | Aug 1985 | German |
| WHITAKER, Martin | Director | 2020-07-01 | Apr 1974 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELFORD, Anthony | Director | 2009-08-04 | 2020-04-30 |
| BELFORD, Richard Adam | Director | 2014-02-01 | 2020-02-29 |
| DUSCHL, Manfred | Director | 2009-08-10 | 2025-04-30 |
| ROUND, Jonathon Charles | Director | 2009-07-27 | 2009-08-04 |
| WEILER, Uwe | Director | 2009-08-10 | 2026-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Anthony Belford | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-07-27 | Ceased 2020-04-30 |
| Simba Toys Gmbh & Co Kg | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-07-27 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 55 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-07-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.