SMITHS (SOLICITORS) LLP
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-22 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-08
Watchouts
Cash
£958K
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4M
Equity attributable
Employees
177
highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Unclassified median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £14,070,528 | £12,222,201 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,823,060 | £3,085,548 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,259,009 | £3,567,496 | |
| Net profit | £2,767,338 | — | £4,259,009 | £3,567,496 | |
| Cash | — | £693,383 | £659,764 | £957,633 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,904,806 | £4,086,167 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,800,161 | £3,938,062 | |
| Equity | — | £1,992,684 | £2,165,094 | £1,988,745 | |
| Average employees | 163 | — | 170 | 177 | |
| Wages | — | — | £6,024,043 | £5,326,320 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £330,555 | £292,478 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-01-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 27.2% | 25.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 30.3% | 29.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 97.9% | 75.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.97x | 3.24x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 16.35x | 13.22x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the LLP's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
28 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNINGHAM, Fraser Graves | Llp Designated Member | 2013-08-08 | Nov 1965 | — |
| DAVIES, Russell John | Llp Designated Member | 2013-08-08 | Feb 1968 | — |
| JOHNSON, James Michael | Llp Designated Member | 2017-09-07 | Oct 1975 | — |
| TWELLS, Claire Louise | Llp Designated Member | 2017-09-07 | Oct 1979 | — |
| ABLOTT, Justin | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | Apr 1972 | — |
| ATWAL, Baljinder Singh | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | Dec 1972 | — |
| BIRCHALL, David | Llp Member | 2025-04-01 | Oct 1970 | — |
| BROWN, Gemma Louise | Llp Member | 2025-04-01 | May 1989 | — |
| CUOMO, Clare Elizabeth | Llp Member | 2023-01-01 | Sep 1971 | — |
| CUSACK, David Anthony | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | Aug 1963 | — |
| HENNESSY, Stephen | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | Oct 1964 | — |
| JOHAL, Muctar | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | May 1966 | — |
| JONES, Ruth Wynne | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | Oct 1966 | — |
| KIMBERLEY, Michael John | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | Dec 1958 | — |
| MAXWELL, Oliver Jan Zygmund | Llp Member | 2026-04-01 | Feb 1985 | — |
| MAXWELL, Rachel Sarah | Llp Member | 2025-04-01 | Dec 1989 | — |
| MCLEOD, Anna | Llp Member | 2020-01-01 | Jul 1981 | — |
| NEATE, Alison | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | Jul 1968 | — |
| O'DRISCOLL, Neil John | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | Jul 1960 | — |
| OLDROYD, Andrew James | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | Jun 1966 | — |
| PEARCE, Adrian Thomas Dennis | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | Mar 1973 | — |
| PHILLIPS, Della Margaret | Llp Member | 2019-01-01 | Nov 1982 | — |
| ROMAIN, Zoe Claire | Llp Member | 2023-01-01 | Sep 1981 | — |
| TOWNSEND, Victoria Louise | Llp Member | 2026-04-01 | Mar 1990 | — |
| UPTON, Danielle Toni | Llp Member | 2023-01-01 | Nov 1987 | — |
| WALLIS, Rebecca Jane | Llp Member | 2019-04-01 | Feb 1976 | — |
| WOOD, Jason | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | Dec 1961 | — |
| WOODS, Adele Gemma | Llp Member | 2024-04-01 | May 1983 | — |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCGRATH, Kevin Thomas | Llp Designated Member | 2017-09-07 | 2025-11-30 |
| ALI, Mohammed Rashid | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | 2023-01-31 |
| BRADBURY, Martin John | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | 2026-03-31 |
| CLARK, David Edward | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | 2026-03-31 |
| DADSWELL, Peter John | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | 2020-06-19 |
| DESAI, Chaitanya | Llp Member | 2023-01-01 | 2023-06-23 |
| PERRY, Darren Paul | Llp Member | 2019-01-01 | 2023-11-02 |
| ROWLEY, Simon | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | 2022-07-31 |
| THOMAS, Dennis Lindor | Llp Member | 2017-09-07 | 2024-02-19 |
| WARD, Jak Kristian | Llp Member | 2019-01-01 | 2021-09-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Johnson | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership | 2022-08-01 | Active |
| Mr Kevin Thomas Mcgrath | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership | 2017-09-07 | Ceased 2025-11-30 |
| Mr Simon Rowley | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership | 2017-09-07 | Ceased 2022-07-31 |
| Mr Fraser Graves Cunningham | Individual | voting-rights-25-to-50-percent-limited-liability-partnership, significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership, right-to-share-surplus-assets-25-to-50-percent-limited-liability-partnership, right-to-appoint-and-remove-members-limited-liability-partnership | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-07 |
| Mr Russell John Davies | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-limited-liability-partnership | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 89 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-04-17 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2026-04-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-07 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-01-07 | LLCH01 | officers | Change person member limited liability partnership with name change date | |
| 2026-01-07 | LLPSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control limited liability partnership | |
| 2026-01-07 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-21 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-04-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2025-04-01 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-12-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-01 | LLCS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-10 | LLAP01 | officers | Appoint person member limited liability partnership with appointment date | |
| 2024-02-20 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-07 | LLAA01 | accounts | Change account reference date limited liability partnership current extended | |
| 2023-12-07 | LLTM01 | officers | Termination member limited liability partnership with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.