H. SMITH FOOD GROUP PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-19 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2K
+128.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£10M
+18.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
38
-2.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5M
+58.3% highest in 3 filed years
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- H. SMITH FOOD GROUP PLC 1997-10-31 → present
- H. SMITH (MEAT & POULTRY) LIMITED 1993-09-27 → 1997-10-31
- H. SMITH (CHELMSFORD) LIMITED 1990-01-22 → 1993-09-27
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-27 | 2021-04-02 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-29 | 2025-03-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £70,261,205 | — | — | £104,094,508 | £103,002,316 | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,792,250 | — | — | £4,111,443 | £6,071,361 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,607,937 | — | — | £3,394,649 | £5,372,159 | |
| Net profit | — | £2,090,746 | — | — | £2,513,691 | £3,993,005 | |
| Cash | — | £8,962 | — | — | -£7,382 | £2,072 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,522,906 | — | — | £9,230,983 | £10,582,768 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,319,742 | — | — | £8,617,824 | £10,244,969 | |
| Equity | £5,283,996 | £6,319,742 | £7,516,802 | £8,829,133 | £8,617,824 | £10,244,969 | |
| Average employees | — | 32 | — | — | 39 | 38 | |
| Wages | — | £1,697,775 | — | — | £2,646,201 | £2,680,355 |
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 | 2020-03-27 | 2021-04-02 | 2022-04-01 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-29 | 2025-03-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 4.0% | — | — | 3.9% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 3.0% | — | — | 2.4% | 3.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 42.8% | — | — | 44.5% | 57.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.26x | 1.39x | |
| Interest cover | — | 15.05x | — | — | 5.73x | 8.68x |
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
- Hazlewoods LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors expect that the company is currently in a position where it has sufficient resources available to it to enable the business to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months and as such have continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- H. SMITH FOOD GROUP PLC · parent
- H. Smith (Meat & Poultry) Limited 100%
- H. Smith (Smithfield) Limited 33%
Significant events
- “The board of directors believe that the external factors impacting the UK food industry will continue to present challenges in 2025/2026. The board are ready to react to any changes in trading conditions in order to mitigate new risks and take advantage of opportunities that may arise.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATTER, Stephen Martin | Secretary | 2022-04-13 | — | — |
| FALLIS, Daniel Lawrence | Director | 2009-03-01 | Feb 1976 | British |
| HOWE, David Keith | Director | 1995-10-27 | Jun 1967 | British |
| SMITH, Andrew Dennis | Director | 2024-05-07 | Oct 1955 | British |
| SMITH, Christopher Jamie | Director | — | Aug 1959 | British |
| SMITH, Daniel Glenn | Director | 2021-11-08 | Jan 1993 | British |
| SMITH, Shaun Daniel | Director | 2015-06-01 | Jun 1989 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Andrea Karen | Secretary | 1993-12-03 | 2002-11-13 |
| SMITH, Maureen Patricia | Secretary | — | 1993-12-03 |
| WHEATER, Phillip Trevor | Secretary | 2002-11-13 | 2022-04-13 |
| BACON, Stephen Douglas | Director | 1993-12-03 | 2018-03-29 |
| HOWE, Thomas David Martin | Director | — | 1996-06-21 |
| MURRAY, Richard James | Director | 2009-03-01 | 2024-03-28 |
| SMITH, Daniel Michael | Director | — | 2015-04-05 |
| SMITH, Dennis Roy | Director | — | 1993-12-03 |
| SMITH, Maureen Patricia | Director | — | 1993-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher Jamie Smith | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-13 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-03-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | SH07 | capital | Capital cancellation shares by plc | |
| 2024-05-13 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 4
- 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 2025-03-28 vs 2024-03-29
-
Turnover
-1%
£104,094,508 £103,002,316
-
Cash
+128.1%
-£7,382 £2,072
-
Net assets
+18.9%
£8,617,824 £10,244,969
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-2.6%
39 38
-
Operating profit
+47.7%
£4,111,443 £6,071,361
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+58.3%
£3,394,649 £5,372,159
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+1.3%
£2,646,201 £2,680,355
highest in 3 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