THE SMART PLATFORM GROUP LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-15 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£980K
+9.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-5.2% vs 2023
Employees
89
+4.7% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
-0.9% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £11,431,377 | £13,038,642 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,063,541 | £2,185,466 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £1,454,634 | £1,440,865 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,155,171 | £662,318 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £896,955 | £980,414 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £213,068 | £422,675 | £695,505 | £11,964,190 | £11,912,378 | |
| Net assets | £213,068 | £422,675 | £695,505 | £2,152,817 | £2,040,506 | |
| Equity | £213,068 | £422,675 | £695,505 | £2,152,817 | £2,040,506 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 89 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £3,117,025 | £3,492,751 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £51,000 | £53,400 |
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
-
Turnover
+14.1%
£11,431,377 £13,038,642
-
Cash
+9.3%
£896,955 £980,414
-
Net assets
-5.2%
£2,152,817 £2,040,506
-
Employees
+4.7%
85 89
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+5.9%
£2,063,541 £2,185,466
-
Profit before tax
-0.9%
£1,454,634 £1,440,865
-
Wages
+12.1%
£3,117,025 £3,492,751
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 18.1% | 16.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 10.1% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 17.2% | 18.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.82x | 0.64x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 3.39x | 2.94x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hillier Hopkins LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding, the Group had net current liabilities of £1,960,040 (2023: £700,834) and net assets of £2,040,506 (2023: £2,152,817) at the balance sheet date, the Directors are confident the Group will continue on a going concern basis for the foreseeable future. Customer and industry risk is diversified with no single customer concentration above a material level. The Group has invested in new vehicles for its hire fleet as it has in previous years, with the aim of keeping a low average fleet age to be able to compete effectively in the UK market. The Group has a revenue budget with a moderate increase on last years actual revenue. Trading for the beginning of 2025 has started with a moderate growth compared to 2024 giving the directors confidence that liabilities for 2024 will be paid as they fall due.”
Group structure
- THE SMART PLATFORM GROUP LTD · parent
- Smart Platform Rental Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company repurchased 3,142 of its own Ordinary B shares for £400,000, which were subsequently cancelled in accordance with the Companies Act 2006. Form SH03 was filed with Companies House on 24 June 2025 to record the transaction.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURT, Andrew Anthony | Director | 2011-08-17 | Apr 1965 | British |
| BURT, Jordan Andrew | Director | 2026-03-31 | Jan 1994 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROGERS, Joanne Elizabeth | Director | 2020-09-01 | 2026-01-26 |
| SEARLE, Christopher Michael | Director | 2011-08-17 | 2025-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burtco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 49 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-04-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-24 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-05-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-05-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-01-25 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.