SMYTHE HOUSE LIMITED
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Cash
£189k
+95.5% vs 2025
Net assets
£66k
-73.1% vs 2025
Employees
8
0% vs 2025
Profit before tax
-£180k
-494.8% lowest in 6 filed years
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
6-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-11-30 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £264,148 | £372,165 | £310,849 | £522,036 | £1,247,759 | £1,362,309 | +9.2% | |
| Operating profit | £165,120 | £125,924 | -£94,744 | £62,854 | £44,541 | -£180,603 | -505.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £165,121 | £125,928 | -£94,653 | £63,434 | £45,645 | -£180,225 | -494.8% | |
| Net profit | £133,382 | £117,059 | -£94,653 | £63,434 | £45,645 | -£180,225 | -494.8% | |
| Cash | £28,606 | £189,660 | £81,397 | £38,618 | £96,493 | £188,601 | +95.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £56,944 | £232,003 | £137,350 | £200,784 | £246,429 | £66,204 | -73.1% | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £200,784 | £246,429 | £66,204 | -73.1% | |
| Equity | £56,944 | £232,003 | £137,350 | £200,784 | £246,429 | £66,204 | -73.1% | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0% | |
| Wages | £16,840 | £127,330 | £216,181 | £301,529 | £696,565 | £769,152 | +10.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £8,732 | £63,665 | £95,000 | £90,000 | £355,367 | £346,719 | -2.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | — | £2,550 | £8,190 | £7,110 | -13.2% | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | £246,367 | £231,719 | -5.9% |
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 | 2020-11-30 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 62.5% | 33.8% | -30.5% | 12.0% | 3.6% | -13.3% | |
| Net margin | 50.5% | 31.5% | -30.4% | 12.2% | 3.7% | -13.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 290.0% | 54.3% | -69.0% | 31.3% | 18.1% | -272.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 31.5% | 60.1% | 91.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 3.17x | 1.67x | 1.09x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- SMYTHE HOUSE LIMITED 2012-09-20 → present
- STRATALLI LTD 2009-11-27 → 2012-09-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Keelings Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Oberon Investments Limited has provided a letter of support, providing comfort to the board of directors. The directors are therefore of the opinion that it is appropriate to prepare the accounts on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE BURGH GALWEY, Edward Alexander | Director | 2009-11-27 | Jul 1973 | British |
| MCGIVERN, Simon Philip | Director | 2022-01-26 | Jul 1973 | British |
| YOUNG, Adam | Director | 2024-05-02 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE BURGH GALWEY, Josephine Lucinda | Secretary | 2011-07-28 | 2021-05-27 |
| COOPER, Giles Richard Douglas | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2014-04-07 |
| DE BURGH GALWEY, Josephine Lucinda | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2011-07-28 |
| GALWEY, Simon Hugo De Burgh | Director | 2018-06-05 | 2021-05-27 |
| MCGIVERN, Simon Philip | Director | 2021-05-27 | 2021-05-27 |
| WALKER, Richard Peter | Director | 2014-04-25 | 2017-05-31 |
| WALKER, Richard Peter | Director | 2011-07-28 | 2014-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberon Investments Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-03-09 | Active |
| Oberon Securities Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Appoints directors (as firm) | 2021-05-27 | Ceased 2026-03-09 |
| Mr Edward Galwey | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2021-05-27 |
| Mrs Josephine Lucinda Galwey | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2021-05-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 83 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-08-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-07-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.