SMYTHE HOUSE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-25 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-11
Watchouts
Cash
£96K
+149.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£246K
+22.7% vs 2024
Employees
8
+100% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£46K
-28% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Profit before tax
7-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-11-30 | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £522,036 | £1,247,759 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £62,854 | £44,541 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £63,434 | £45,645 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £63,434 | £45,645 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £38,618 | £96,493 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £200,784 | £246,429 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £46,067 | £48,112 | £56,944 | £232,003 | £137,350 | £200,784 | £246,429 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £301,529 | £696,565 |
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 | 2018-11-30 | 2019-11-30 | 2020-11-30 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.0% | 3.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 12.2% | 3.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 31.3% | 18.1% |
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
- Keelings Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation, based on its current cash position and the expectation that it will continue to trade profitably, that the company will continue to operate for the foreseeable future and so these financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The company expects to implement the new Consumer Duty regulations, which came into force on the 31st July 2023.”
- “The firm applied to the FCA in late May 2023 with a "change of permissions" and as of 9th June 2023 Smythe House Limited has been classified as Article 3 MiFID exempt firm.”
- “Since 12th December 2022, the company has been authorised and permitted by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide financial advice to "retail clients" as well as "professional clients" under the rules of the FCA.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE BURGH GALWEY, Edward Alexander | Director | 2009-11-27 | Jul 1973 | British |
| MCGIVERN, Simon Philip | Director | 2022-01-26 | Jul 1973 | British |
| YOUNG, Adam | Director | 2024-05-02 | Feb 1968 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE BURGH GALWEY, Josephine Lucinda | Secretary | 2011-07-28 | 2021-05-27 |
| COOPER, Giles Richard Douglas | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2014-04-07 |
| DE BURGH GALWEY, Josephine Lucinda | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2011-07-28 |
| GALWEY, Simon Hugo De Burgh | Director | 2018-06-05 | 2021-05-27 |
| MCGIVERN, Simon Philip | Director | 2021-05-27 | 2021-05-27 |
| WALKER, Richard Peter | Director | 2014-04-25 | 2017-05-31 |
| WALKER, Richard Peter | Director | 2011-07-28 | 2014-04-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberon Investments Group Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-03-09 | Active |
| Oberon Securities Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2021-05-27 | Ceased 2026-03-09 |
| Mr Edward Galwey | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2021-05-27 |
| Mrs Josephine Lucinda Galwey | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2021-05-27 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 80 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-09 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2021-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+139%
£522,036 £1,247,759
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Cash
+149.9%
£38,618 £96,493
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Net assets
—
Not reported
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Employees
+100%
4 8
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Operating profit
-29.1%
£62,854 £44,541
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Profit before tax
-28%
£63,434 £45,645
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Wages
+131%
£301,529 £696,565
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