SMITHS BUSINESS INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-04-30 (in 11mo)
Last filed for 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-16 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£68K
+51.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+33% vs 2024
Employees
73
-2.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£294K
+110.8% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39,429,000 | £45,908,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,803,000 | £253,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,714,000 | £294,000 | |
| Net profit | -£2,714,000 | £294,000 | |
| Cash | £45,000 | £68,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,932,000 | £5,041,000 | |
| Net assets | £3,202,000 | £4,259,000 | |
| Equity | £3,202,000 | £4,259,000 | |
| Average employees | 75 | 73 | |
| Wages | £6,532,000 | £6,831,000 |
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 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.1% | 0.6% | |
| Net margin | -6.9% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -56.8% | 5.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.25x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | -26.44x | 2.36x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which is considered appropriate due to the Company having net current assets, net assets and the continued financial and other support of our ultimate parent company. In order to reach the conclusion, the directors have considered the inherent risks to the Company and Group's business model and analysed how those risks might affect the Company's financial resources or ability to continue operations over the going concern period. ... Consequently, the directors are confident that the company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- SMITHS BUSINESS INFORMATION SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Smiths Business Information Services Inc 100%
- Smiths India Services Private Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 28 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARRELLY, Natalie Helen | Director | 2022-09-01 | Aug 1980 | British |
| SINGLETON, David John | Director | 2020-06-02 | Mar 1967 | British |
Show 28 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURDETT, Neil Robert | Secretary | 2010-11-29 | 2012-02-01 |
| FRASER, James | Secretary | 2012-02-01 | 2014-12-02 |
| GILLESPIE, Fiona Margaret | Secretary | 2007-07-31 | 2009-02-04 |
| HOBBS, Jeffrey Jacques | Secretary | 1996-09-24 | 1999-04-20 |
| HUGHES, Vanya Katreece | Secretary | 2014-12-02 | 2022-08-31 |
| PENN, David Alfred | Secretary | 1999-04-20 | 2007-07-31 |
| RONEY, Ryan Lee | Secretary | 2009-02-04 | 2010-11-29 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-09-24 | 1996-09-24 |
| BEESLEY, Stuart Christopher | Director | 2013-04-19 | 2016-10-01 |
| BLYTH, Andrew Richard | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2022-09-21 |
| BROAD, Donald Andrew Robertson | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2013-09-30 |
| DAVID KENELM FAGGE, Julian | Director | 2014-03-31 | 2017-12-07 |
| DHESI, Dalvir | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2023-12-08 |
| DUNSMORE, Alan David | Director | 2009-02-03 | 2010-01-31 |
| EDWARDS, John Ralph | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2002-05-10 |
| FOX, Martin James | Director | 2014-09-24 | 2021-10-01 |
| FRASER, Jamie, Mr. | Director | 2013-04-19 | 2014-12-02 |
| HASLEHURST, Peter Joseph Kinder | Director | 1996-09-24 | 1999-04-20 |
| HOBBS, Jeffrey Jacques | Director | 1996-09-24 | 2000-02-08 |
| HUGHES, Vanya Katreece | Director | 2014-12-02 | 2022-08-31 |
| JONES, John Brian Fawcett | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2014-07-31 |
| NORRIS, Guy Mervyn | Director | 1999-04-20 | 2007-07-31 |
| O'BRIEN, Susan Lynn | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2008-07-31 |
| PENN, David Alfred | Director | 2007-07-31 | 2009-02-03 |
| RONEY, Ryan Lee | Director | 2009-02-03 | 2010-11-29 |
| SMITH, Jameson Robert Mark | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2014-03-31 |
| VALLANCE, Ian | Director | 2010-01-31 | 2010-11-29 |
| WILDE, Derek | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2013-04-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Group International Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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 2025-07-31 vs 2024-07-31
-
Turnover
+16.4%
£39,429,000 £45,908,000
-
Cash
+51.1%
£45,000 £68,000
-
Net assets
+33%
£3,202,000 £4,259,000
-
Employees
-2.7%
75 73
-
Operating profit
+109%
-£2,803,000 £253,000
-
Profit before tax
+110.8%
-£2,714,000 £294,000
-
Wages
+4.6%
£6,532,000 £6,831,000
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