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HOLDSMYTH LIMITED
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£762K
-0.1% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-30
Profile
- Company number
- 05371149
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2005-02-21
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-30
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 66190
- Hubs
- UK Fintech
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK Fintech median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2025-03-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-29 | 2021-03-28 | 2022-03-27 | 2023-04-02 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £0 | -£15,001,000 | -£1,998,000 | -£20,037,000 | -£875,000 | -£961,000 | |
| Cash | £1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £43,353,000 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £35,108,000 | £20,302,000 | £18,814,000 | -£761,000 | -£761,000 | -£762,000 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | — | -£762,000 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On the basis of the forecasts modelled and commitment from the Group's ultimate parent company, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will continue in operational existence throughout the going concern period and have therefore applied the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual report and financial statements.”
Subsidiaries
- BJ Chant & Sons Limited · 88.6% held · UK
- Frank Smythson Hong Kong Limited · 0% held · Hong Kong
- Frank Smythson Limited · 100% held · UK
- Frank Smythson of Bond Street Inc. · 0% held · USA
- Frank Smythson SARL · 0% held · France
Significant events
- “The Group started trading with its Japanese distributor in January 2025, taking over the e-commerce platform on 9 January, followed by a small area of trading in Isetan Men and a flagship space in Ginza 6 by mid-February.”
- “The closure of our New Bond Street flagship store in late FY24 has resulted in a significantly improved income statement.”
- “During 2025 the group was acquired by Oakley Capital, a new ultimate parent company who support management's strategy in growing the business through funds already committed.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAIOTTO, Isabella | Secretary | 2022-02-28 | — | — |
| CASTELLANO ORTEGA, Vicente | Director | 2025-07-29 | Mar 1971 | Spanish |
| PORTA, Paolo | Director | 2025-07-29 | Jul 1978 | Italian,British |
| TUTT, Simon Paul | Director | 2025-07-29 | Aug 1972 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESIRI, Mark Leslie Vivian | Secretary | 2005-04-28 | 2009-12-16 |
| GUERARD, Annie Marie Reine | Secretary | 2009-03-25 | 2011-02-16 |
| PATEL, Sanjay | Secretary | 2007-10-26 | 2009-02-27 |
| MD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-02-21 | 2007-07-26 |
| BAHBOUT, Jacqueline Louise, Sara | Director | 2021-06-16 | 2025-07-29 |
| BAHBOUT, Jacques . | Director | 2009-12-16 | 2025-07-29 |
| COLEGRAVE, Zoe Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2021-06-16 | 2024-01-31 |
| DALEY, Mark David | Director | 2015-07-27 | 2016-05-16 |
| ESIRI, Mark Leslie Vivian | Director | 2005-04-28 | 2009-12-16 |
| GIACOMELLI, Stefano | Director | 2020-09-15 | 2025-07-29 |
| KEARSEY, Sion Paul | Director | 2005-04-28 | 2009-12-16 |
| ROBINSON, Yvonne Carol | Director | 2009-12-16 | 2025-07-29 |
| WARD, Jason Antony John | Director | 2016-07-21 | 2020-06-26 |
| MD DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-02-21 | 2005-04-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smythson Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-07-29 | Active |
| Greenwill Sa | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2016-09-23 | Ceased 2025-07-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 129 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2026-04-10 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-12-24 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-10-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2025-10-15 | SH01 | capital | capital allotment shares |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-07-30 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2025-07-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2025-07-25 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | legacy |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-03-21 | MR04 | mortgage | mortgage satisfy charge full |
| 2025-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-06-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-06-05 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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