SMITH AND BYFORD LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-04 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£10M
+35% vs 2024
Net assets
£17M
+24.3% vs 2024
Employees
438
+3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £4,657,894 | £4,802,853 | |
| Cash | — | — | £7,176,788 | £9,685,268 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £13,896,134 | £17,237,271 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £13,848,417 | £17,206,845 | |
| Equity | £10,845,325 | — | — | — | |
| Average employees | — | — | 424 | 438 | |
| Wages | — | — | £18,420,591 | £21,799,256 |
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.66x | 3.04x |
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.
People
8 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCLACHLAN, Paula | Secretary | 1994-06-01 | — | British |
| GROVE, Brian | Director | 2007-01-01 | Sep 1962 | British |
| HERRIDGE, Melanie Jane | Director | 2017-08-01 | Jul 1984 | British |
| MCLACHLAN, Paula | Director | 1994-06-01 | Jul 1969 | British |
| OVINGTON, David | Director | 2018-12-03 | Aug 1971 | British |
| SMITH, Hazel Rosemary Dawn | Director | — | Jun 1941 | British |
| SMITH, William | Director | 1994-06-01 | Jan 1967 | British |
| SMITH, William | Director | — | Aug 1942 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Hazel Rosemary | Secretary | — | 1994-06-01 |
| BURROWS, Carl | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2011-10-31 |
| DOREY, Brian Keith | Director | 2010-08-31 | 2012-05-11 |
| DOREY, Brian Keith | Director | 1994-06-01 | 2011-04-01 |
| DOREY, Maxine | Director | 1994-06-01 | 2017-03-17 |
| WILSON, Andrew Richard | Director | 2017-03-20 | 2021-05-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Hazel Rosemary Dawn Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2023-11-08 | Active |
| Mrs Hazel Rosemary Smith | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-11-08 |
| Mr William Smith | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 173 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-18 | AR01 | annual-return | Annual return company with made up date full list shareholders | |
| 2026-02-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-03 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-03 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-12-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-02-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-31 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+35%
£7,176,788 £9,685,268
-
Net assets
+24.3%
£13,848,417 £17,206,845
-
Employees
+3.3%
424 438
-
Wages
+18.3%
£18,420,591 £21,799,256
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