SMC DESIGN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-27 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-02 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£513K
-65% vs 2023
Net assets
£904K
-48.9% vs 2023
Employees
70
+32.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£596K
-68.2% first positive since 2021
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- SMC DESIGN LIMITED 1994-07-14 → present
- BIDNELL PHILLIPS DESIGN LIMITED 1993-04-21 → 1994-07-14
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,386,427 | £2,906,137 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£87,168 | -£288,276 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£136,974 | -£309,216 | -£17,923 | £638,957 | £1,874,201 | £595,955 | |
| Net profit | -£120,030 | -£221,139 | -£6,666 | £583,281 | £1,387,303 | £390,790 | |
| Cash | £299,179 | £622,795 | £1,184,904 | £595,907 | £1,467,193 | £512,843 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,205,389 | £1,078,451 | £892,422 | £1,221,646 | £1,797,050 | £947,524 | |
| Net assets | £3,126,631 | £1,047,726 | £876,060 | £1,205,679 | £1,768,808 | £903,588 | |
| Equity | £3,126,631 | £1,047,726 | £876,060 | £1,205,679 | £1,768,808 | £903,588 | |
| Average employees | 70 | 63 | 49 | 53 | 53 | 70 | |
| Wages | £2,693,656 | £2,183,177 | £1,929,442 | £2,351,079 | £2,620,117 | £3,753,847 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.6% | -9.9% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | -2.2% | -7.6% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.7% | -26.7% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | -1.73x | -13.77x | — | — | — | — |
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
4 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YUILL, Alexia | Secretary | 2019-08-23 | — | — |
| BROWN, Andrew Charles | Director | 2019-06-01 | Mar 1986 | British |
| STEWART, Alan John Douglas | Director | 2019-06-01 | Aug 1976 | British |
| YUILL, Andrew Raffan | Director | 2005-11-11 | Sep 1965 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BORAZDIN-BIDNELL, Lidia | Secretary | 1993-09-30 | 1994-02-14 |
| COLLIER, Andrew John | Secretary | 2006-01-31 | 2015-11-11 |
| KHOR, Janet | Secretary | 1994-02-04 | 2006-01-11 |
| SJOGREN, Berit | Secretary | 1993-04-21 | 1993-09-30 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-04-21 | 1993-04-21 |
| COLLIER, Andrew John | Director | 2005-11-11 | 2015-11-11 |
| COLLIER, Janet Paula | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2015-11-11 |
| EKSTEDT, Lennart | Director | 1993-04-21 | 2005-01-21 |
| EKSTEDT, Peter | Director | 2005-01-21 | 2005-11-11 |
| YUILL, Alexia | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2019-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuill Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-09-17 | Active |
| Mrs Alexia Yuill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-17 |
| Mr Andrew Raffan Yuill | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-17 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 126 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-05 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2022-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2021-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-23 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2020-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-65%
£1,467,193 £512,843
-
Net assets
-48.9%
£1,768,808 £903,588
-
Employees
+32.1%
53 70
-
Profit before tax
-68.2%
£1,874,201 £595,955
first positive since 2021
-
Wages
+43.3%
£2,620,117 £3,753,847
highest in 6 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