WHISPERING SMITH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-27 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£537K
-85.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£24M
-4.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
136
-5.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£2M
-41.1% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WHISPERING SMITH LIMITED 2009-02-09 → present
- RAJAN IMPORTS LIMITED 1985-09-06 → 2009-02-09
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £49,423,962 | £38,188,097 | £39,034,092 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£5,335,122 | -£1,164,933 | -£1,567,114 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£5,357,436 | -£1,092,283 | -£1,541,610 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£4,382,068 | -£990,138 | -£1,177,986 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £1,268,422 | £3,788,384 | £537,026 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £27,736,039 | £25,556,992 | £24,142,611 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £27,517,809 | £24,990,391 | £23,812,405 | |
| Equity | £27,888,642 | £28,773,564 | £29,063,745 | £31,899,877 | £27,517,809 | £24,990,391 | £23,812,405 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 152 | 144 | 136 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £5,744,861 | £5,895,871 | £5,899,658 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -10.8% | -3.1% | -4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -8.9% | -2.6% | -3.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -19.2% | -4.6% | -6.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.83x | 2.72x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -163.56x | -35.86x | -41.62x |
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
- DJH 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
- “A successful e-commerce launch of our premium brand, Good For Nothing into the EU was a particular highlight in the year and our flag ship brand, Brave Soul will see EU e-commerce business scaled up in the coming year.”
- “The Group invested into a new B2B online portal that provides our wholesale customers with instant, digital access to our product range, inventory levels and our upcoming designs in progress.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KUMAR, Rajan | Secretary | — | — | British |
| HESLOP, Diane | Director | 1999-03-04 | May 1962 | British |
| HILL, Samuel William | Director | 2024-03-06 | Jul 1984 | British |
| KING, Brian | Director | 2007-01-01 | May 1957 | British |
| KUMAR, Rajan | Director | — | Aug 1961 | British |
| KUMAR, Rohil Rajan | Director | 2018-03-29 | Feb 1993 | British |
| KUMAR, Rohina | Director | 2018-03-29 | May 1991 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEELING, Michelle Ann | Director | 1999-03-04 | 2007-09-03 |
| KUMAR, Ashok | Director | — | 2002-03-22 |
| KUMAR, Krishan Lal | Director | — | 2009-02-08 |
| KUMAR, Sanjay | Director | — | 2025-12-15 |
| MORLEY, Peter | Director | 1999-03-04 | 2017-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whispering Smith Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-03-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-03-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-03-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-03-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-05-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-03-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-03-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+2.2%
£38,188,097 £39,034,092
-
Cash
-85.8%
£3,788,384 £537,026
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
-4.7%
£24,990,391 £23,812,405
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-5.6%
144 136
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-34.5%
-£1,164,933 -£1,567,114
-
Profit before tax
-41.1%
-£1,092,283 -£1,541,610
-
Wages
+0.1%
£5,895,871 £5,899,658
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