E E & BRIAN SMITH (1928) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+16.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+60% vs 2024
Employees
14
-6.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
+85% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- E E & BRIAN SMITH (1928) LIMITED 1998-01-02 → present
- BRIAN SMITH HOLDINGS LIMITED 1971-06-09 → 1998-01-02
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,375,000 | £32,768,000 | |
| Operating profit | £546,000 | £1,006,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £599,000 | £1,108,000 | |
| Net profit | £450,000 | £831,000 | |
| Cash | £2,716,000 | £3,175,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,137,000 | £1,819,000 | |
| Net assets | £1,137,000 | £1,819,000 | |
| Equity | £1,137,000 | £1,819,000 | |
| Average employees | 15 | 14 | |
| Wages | £556,000 | £645,000 |
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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.9% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | 1.5% | 2.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 48.0% | 55.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 88.3% | 84.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.13x | 1.19x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstong Watson Audit 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.”
Significant events
- “Conflicts in the Middle East within alongside attacks on vessels transiting the Red Sea have resulted in increased complications regarding supply of material, cost base and timeliness of product to our customer base.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Alan | Secretary | 2014-06-30 | — | — |
| DE CRUZ, Julian Francis | Director | 2019-01-02 | Sep 1975 | British |
| MIRTCHEV, Dimiter Alexandrov | Director | 2001-05-04 | Sep 1959 | British |
| MISCHEFF, Robin Angel Robert | Director | 2001-05-04 | Aug 1938 | British |
| SMITH, Alan | Director | 2013-01-02 | Aug 1971 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Trevor Anthony | Secretary | 2001-05-04 | 2014-06-30 |
| HUNT, Gerald Gordon | Secretary | — | 2000-12-31 |
| MORGAN, Christopher Roger | Secretary | 2000-12-31 | 2001-05-04 |
| BURTON, Christopher George | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Trevor Anthony | Director | 2001-05-04 | 2014-06-30 |
| HODSON, Claire | Director | 2005-01-04 | 2007-06-22 |
| HOOPER, Julian | Director | — | 1995-11-10 |
| HUNT, Gerald Gordon | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| MORGAN, Christopher Roger | Director | 2000-12-31 | 2006-12-19 |
| MORGAN, Christopher Roger | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| NEILL, William Richard Skidmore | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2019-09-30 |
| WARD, Jennifer Dorothy | Director | 2000-04-01 | 2001-05-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiril Mischeff Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 146 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2019-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2018-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+11.6%
£29,375,000 £32,768,000
-
Cash
+16.9%
£2,716,000 £3,175,000
-
Net assets
+60%
£1,137,000 £1,819,000
-
Employees
-6.7%
15 14
-
Operating profit
+84.2%
£546,000 £1,006,000
-
Profit before tax
+85%
£599,000 £1,108,000
-
Wages
+16%
£556,000 £645,000
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