SMILEY MONROE LIMITED
Get an alert when SMILEY MONROE LIMITED files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£7M
+32.3% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£18M
+5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
116
-29.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.7M
-57.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,890,666 | £26,998,521 | £18,994,800 | -29.6% | |
| Operating profit | £2,363,734 | £3,925,655 | £1,450,618 | -63% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,303,643 | £3,901,929 | £1,650,089 | -57.7% | |
| Net profit | £1,974,467 | £3,314,510 | £1,339,984 | -59.6% | |
| Cash | £1,907,484 | £5,261,677 | £6,958,583 | +32.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,937,007 | £17,064,727 | £17,885,259 | +4.8% | |
| Net assets | £13,556,626 | £16,866,406 | £17,706,390 | +5% | |
| Equity | £13,556,626 | £16,866,406 | £17,706,390 | +5% | |
| Average employees | 154 | 164 | 116 | -29.3% | |
| Wages | £4,647,951 | £5,267,363 | £4,813,503 | -8.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £506,251 | £618,474 | +22.2% |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 14.5% | 7.6% | |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 12.3% | 7.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.0% | 23.0% | 8.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 6.31x | 8.69x | |
| Interest cover | 39.34x | — | 38.19x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- SMILEY MONROE LIMITED 2001-09-17 → present
- SMILEY AND MONROE LIMITED 2000-01-01 → 2001-09-17
- MOYNE SHELF COMPANY (NO. 17) LIMITED 1986-12-04 → 2000-01-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco NI Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors of Smiley Monroe Limited have reviewed the resources available and believe that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors consider that there are no material uncertainties that cast doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- SMILEY MONROE LIMITED · parent
- Smiley Monroe (Ireland) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “There is an unlimited inter company guarantee in place between Smiley Monroe Limited, Smiley Monroe Holdings Limited and Smiley Monroe Ireland Limited. There is a £1,000,000 guarantee in place with HMRC in respect of deferred VAT.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONROE, Mary Kathleen | Secretary | 1986-12-04 | — | — |
| MONROE, Christopher | Director | 2014-05-31 | Jul 1982 | British |
| MONROE, David Vaughan | Director | 1986-12-04 | Jan 1951 | British |
| MONROE, Mary Kathleen | Director | 1999-09-22 | Mar 1952 | British |
| MONROE, Timothy | Director | 2015-04-27 | Jul 1971 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON, David Andrew John | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2005-05-05 |
| JONES, Rose Anne | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2004-09-08 |
| MCCALL, John David | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2009-05-30 |
| TRIMBLE, Philip Thomas | Director | 2003-04-01 | 2005-09-30 |
| WOLSEY, Nicola Jayne | Director | 2012-12-12 | 2015-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smiley Monroe Holdings Lmited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-11-30 | Active |
| Mrs Mary Kathleen Monroe | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-30 | Ceased 2023-11-30 |
| Mr David Vaughan Monroe | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-30 | Ceased 2023-11-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 165 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-02 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2022-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2020-02-17 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.