SMP GROUP PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-22 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£11M
+13.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£11M
-11.7% vs 2023
Employees
179
-6.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
-174.8% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SMP GROUP PLC 2003-01-31 → present
- CAMPAIGN POSTERS LIMITED 1991-07-08 → 2003-01-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,045,908 | £35,173,536 | |
| Operating profit | -£930,175 | -£1,262,192 | |
| Profit before tax | -£697,249 | -£1,916,298 | |
| Net profit | -£380,160 | -£1,513,206 | |
| Cash | £9,641,985 | £10,961,704 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,459,765 | £14,712,148 | |
| Net assets | £12,922,283 | £11,409,077 | |
| Equity | £12,922,283 | £11,409,077 | |
| Average employees | 191 | 179 | |
| Wages | £9,320,432 | £9,430,171 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.0% | -3.6% | |
| Net margin | -1.2% | -4.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -5.7% | -8.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.49x | 1.80x | |
| Interest cover | -9.63x | -6.51x |
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
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- SMP GROUP PLC · parent
- Campaign Posters Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company also undertook a strategic restructuring during the first half of the year, incurring associated one-off costs.”
- “The Company has maintained strong momentum in adopting new technologies and driving operational efficiencies as part of its commitment to continuous improvement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPMAN, Paul Stephen | Secretary | 2003-01-01 | — | British |
| BUCKLEY, Neil John Alexander | Director | 2003-01-01 | Apr 1971 | British |
| CHAPMAN, Paul Stephen | Director | 2005-01-04 | Jan 1966 | British |
| MITCHELL, John Paul | Director | 2024-01-02 | Apr 1980 | British |
| OPPENHEIMER, Jonathan Wilfred Stratton, Dr | Director | 1991-07-08 | Jan 1947 | British |
| REYNOLDS, Jill | Director | 2026-02-26 | May 1971 | British |
| SLADE, Bradley | Director | 2003-01-01 | Mar 1972 | British |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONWAY, Robert | Nominee Secretary | 1991-07-08 | 1991-07-08 |
| OPPENHEIMER, Jonathan Wilfred Stratton, Dr | Secretary | 1991-07-08 | 2003-01-01 |
| BLEEK, Richard Kenneth | Director | 1991-07-08 | 2021-05-28 |
| BOWDEN, Michael | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| BOWYER, Robert | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| CARR, Christopher Alan | Director | 2000-02-03 | 2002-12-31 |
| COWAN, Graham Michael | Nominee Director | 1991-07-08 | 1991-07-08 |
| DARWIN, Peter John | Director | 1991-07-08 | 2024-05-10 |
| EDNEY, Justin | Director | 2021-11-09 | 2023-04-18 |
| HARRISON, Lee | Director | 2019-02-01 | 2025-03-03 |
| HUDSON, John Michael | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2005-03-24 |
| JARVIS, Darren Roy | Director | 2005-07-27 | 2025-10-15 |
| JEFFERY, Bernadette Mary | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| JEFFERY, Brian David | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2021-08-31 |
| JOHNSON, Neil Kester | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2007-11-06 |
| LEEVES, Edward Thomas | Director | 1993-05-06 | 2005-01-31 |
| MCCALL, Alexander Robert | Director | 1995-08-14 | 2006-12-19 |
| MITCHELL, Peter James | Director | 1991-07-08 | 2024-08-28 |
| OPPENHEIMER, Jonathan Wilfred Stratton, Dr | Director | 1997-03-18 | 2003-01-01 |
| PATEL, Hansa | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2025-08-15 |
| PEARSON, Gary | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2006-02-06 |
| PURDY, David Michael | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-07-03 |
| PURSER, John Sidney | Director | 1991-07-08 | 2005-03-22 |
| STAGG, Nicholas Peter | Director | 2003-05-01 | 2025-04-01 |
| SUMMERS, Simon Nicholas | Director | 2013-09-04 | 2014-03-17 |
| TURNER, Mark Ian | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2020-10-12 |
| WIGNALL, Mark Steven | Director | 1991-07-08 | 1994-09-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smp Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 225 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-07-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+13.3%
£31,045,908 £35,173,536
-
Cash
+13.7%
£9,641,985 £10,961,704
-
Net assets
-11.7%
£12,922,283 £11,409,077
-
Employees
-6.3%
191 179
-
Operating profit
-35.7%
-£930,175 -£1,262,192
-
Profit before tax
-174.8%
-£697,249 -£1,916,298
-
Wages
+1.2%
£9,320,432 £9,430,171
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers