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JAMES E. SMITH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

#11197238 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 2018-02-09 (8y 8m) · Last filing 2026-08-17 (2mo ago)
Basic Materials · SIC 16100 · C Manufacturing · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-12-31 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2027-08-11 (in 10 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£9.8m

+48.5% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£20m

+3.6% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

89

+6% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£1.9m

+77% highest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31

Metric Trend 2024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £28,857,274£30,038,718£32,351,336 +7.7%
Operating profit £1,170,798£991,829£1,813,747 +82.9%
Profit before tax £1,197,841£1,088,133£1,925,610 +77%
Net profit £855,863£804,358£1,431,996 +78%
Cash £5,779,500£6,610,647£9,818,834 +48.5%
Total assets less current liabilities £19,580,128£19,902,688£20,479,528 +2.9%
Net assets £18,978,357£19,175,715£19,865,711 +3.6%
Equity £18,978,357£19,175,715£19,865,711 +3.6%
Average employees 858489 +6%
Wages £3,526,018£3,666,851£3,845,029 +4.9%
Directors' remuneration £479,017£538,715£543,828 +0.9%
Directors' pension contributions £35,327£37,000£37,000 0%
Highest paid director £151,193£164,864£171,577 +4.1%

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 2024-03-312025-03-312026-03-31
Operating margin 4.1%3.3%5.6%
Net margin 3.0%2.7%4.4%
Return on capital employed 6.0%5.0%8.9%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 22.6%21.5%27.7%
Current ratio 3.99x4.24x3.25x

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
Dains Audit Limited
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“At the balance sheet date the group had a positive cash balance and was in a strong net current asset position. The financial forecasts prepared by the directors show that the group will be able to operate within the facilities available to it and the group will continue to trade for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these accounts.”

Group structure

  1. JAMES E. SMITH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
    1. James E Smith (Timber) Limited 100%
    2. James E Smith (Northern) Limited 100%

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 0 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
HURST, Barry Director 2018-02-09 Jul 1943 British
HURST, Bradley Mark Director 2018-02-09 Apr 1971 British
HURST, Charlton Elliot Director 2018-02-09 Jul 1977 British

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Mr Charlton Elliot Hurst Individual Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) 2019-01-31 Active
Mr Barry Hurst Individual Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) 2019-01-31 Active
Mr Bradley Mark Hurst Individual Appoints directors, Significant influence (as firm) 2018-02-09 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 32 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-08-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2026-07-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2026-06-22 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2026-06-22 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2026-06-22 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2025-09-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2025-07-28 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2025-07-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2024-07-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-11-06 PSC04 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2023-11-06 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2023-11-06 PSC01 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2023-10-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2023-08-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-08-12 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2022-07-28 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-02-09 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-08-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group
2021-02-08 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
5

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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