SMOKIES ENTERTAINMENTS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-03 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+21.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£8M
+0.3% vs 2024
Employees
162
+2.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£316K
-77.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,387,752 | £7,624,989 | |
| Operating profit | — | £245,263 | £50,144 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£178,048 | -£315,590 | |
| Net profit | — | -£157,566 | £46,589 | |
| Cash | — | £906,938 | £1,101,156 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £13,789,987 | £13,362,471 | |
| Net assets | — | £7,971,563 | £7,997,259 | |
| Equity | £8,129,129 | £7,971,563 | £7,997,259 | |
| Average employees | — | 158 | 162 | |
| Wages | — | £2,489,800 | £2,655,241 |
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 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.3% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | -2.1% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 1.8% | 0.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 49.9% | 49.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.74x | 0.62x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.35x | 0.13x |
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
- Armstrong 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. 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
- “Strong accommodation performance at Holiday Inn Manchester Oldham has compensated for disrupted trade at Mercure Norton Grange due to a refurbishment of key welcome areas of the hotel (reception & lobby).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAWLA, Neel | Director | 2007-10-21 | Sep 1986 | British |
| CHAWLA, Saroj Rani | Director | 2009-10-01 | Mar 1955 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAWLA, Saroj Rani | Secretary | 2006-11-13 | 2019-04-01 |
| FRY, Lynne | Secretary | — | 2006-05-03 |
| FRY, Paul Alexander | Secretary | 2006-05-03 | 2006-11-13 |
| CHAWLA, Mukesh Raj | Director | 2006-11-13 | 2020-07-21 |
| CHAWLA, Saroj Rani | Director | 2006-11-13 | 2019-04-01 |
| FRY, Harry Jeffrey | Director | — | 2006-11-13 |
| FRY, Jonathon George | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2006-11-13 |
| FRY, Paul Alexander | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2006-11-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flag Hotels Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-07-21 | Active |
| Mr Neel Chawla | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-07-21 | Active |
| Mrs Saroj Rani Chawla | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-07-21 | Active |
| Mr Mukesh Raj Chawla | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-07-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 182 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-11 | 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
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+3.2%
£7,387,752 £7,624,989
-
Cash
+21.4%
£906,938 £1,101,156
-
Net assets
+0.3%
£7,971,563 £7,997,259
-
Employees
+2.5%
158 162
-
Operating profit
-79.6%
£245,263 £50,144
-
Profit before tax
-77.2%
-£178,048 -£315,590
-
Wages
+6.6%
£2,489,800 £2,655,241
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