SMITH BRADBEER & COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-02-02
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-27 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-13
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+62% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£11M
+2.1% vs 2024
Employees
282
+16.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+189.1% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-02-02
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-27 | 2020-02-02 | 2021-01-31 | 2024-01-28 | 2025-02-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £16,372,972 | £10,654,611 | £19,741,033 | £23,104,527 | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,645,211 | £1,086,342 | £708,770 | £1,546,291 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,340,469 | £843,786 | £375,033 | £1,084,406 | |
| Net profit | — | £1,082,573 | £636,947 | £262,847 | £771,981 | |
| Cash | — | £1,045,447 | £741,052 | £1,618,856 | £2,623,287 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £16,742,061 | £16,687,836 | £18,949,161 | £18,412,522 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £10,926,028 | £11,154,089 | |
| Equity | £8,579,568 | £9,109,486 | £9,461,453 | £10,926,028 | £11,154,089 | |
| Average employees | — | 230 | 219 | 242 | 282 | |
| Wages | — | £3,668,594 | £3,408,292 | £4,501,948 | £5,544,615 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-01-27 | 2020-02-02 | 2021-01-31 | 2024-01-28 | 2025-02-02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 10.0% | 10.2% | 3.6% | 6.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 6.6% | 6.0% | 1.3% | 3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 9.8% | 6.5% | 3.7% | 8.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.70x | 1.54x | |
| Interest cover | — | 4.26x | 3.35x | 1.76x | 2.88x |
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
- Hopper Williams & Bell Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 Company'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.”
Significant events
- “The first full year of the Salisbury department store has been very encouraging.”
- “Having successfully opened the Salisbury store, the plans for 2025 are to focus on delivering growth from the Company's trading locations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Gregory John | Secretary | 1999-03-08 | — | British |
| DAVIES, Anthony Edward | Director | — | Mar 1937 | British |
| DAVIES, Gregory John | Director | 1995-06-14 | Jan 1968 | British |
| DAVIES, Justyn Anthony | Director | 2009-09-01 | Nov 1978 | British |
| DAVIES, Rupert Gwilym | Director | 2009-09-01 | Jun 1977 | British |
| ROBINSON, Sarah Mary | Director | 2009-09-01 | Jun 1975 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Peter Lloyd | Secretary | — | 1999-03-08 |
| DAVIES, Marjorie Rose | Director | — | 1991-06-24 |
| DAVIES, Peter Lloyd | Director | — | 2024-07-30 |
| DAVIES, Trevor John | Director | — | 1999-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Hugh Montague Davies | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-09-09 | Active |
| Mrs Sarah Mary Robinson | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-09-09 | Active |
| Mr Benjamin Davies | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-02-09 | Active |
| Mr Anthony Edward Davies | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-09 |
| Peter Lloyd Davies | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-07-30 |
| Mr Rupert Gwilym Davies | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Justyn Davies | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Gregory John Davies | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 226 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-18 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-25 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-11-25 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-11-25 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-21 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-19 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-18 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-27 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2024-09-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 5
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-02-02 vs 2024-01-28
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Turnover
+17%
£19,741,033 £23,104,527
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+62%
£1,618,856 £2,623,287
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+2.1%
£10,926,028 £11,154,089
-
Employees
+16.5%
242 282
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+118.2%
£708,770 £1,546,291
-
Profit before tax
+189.1%
£375,033 £1,084,406
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Wages
+23.2%
£4,501,948 £5,544,615
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers