SMART BUILDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-19 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£10M
-72% vs 2023
Employees
53
+1.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£5M
-61% vs 2023
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 | £13,997,000 | £9,453,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,870,000 | -£4,693,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£3,349,000 | -£5,391,000 | |
| Net profit | -£2,545,000 | -£4,043,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£5,612,000 | -£8,997,000 | |
| Net assets | -£5,612,000 | -£9,655,000 | |
| Equity | -£5,612,000 | -£9,655,000 | |
| Average employees | 52 | 53 | |
| Wages | £2,737,000 | £2,872,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -20.5% | -49.6% | |
| Net margin | -18.2% | -42.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 51.1% | 52.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 180.0% | 280.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.53x | 0.36x | |
| Interest cover | -5.99x | -6.72x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the period to 31 December 2026. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company experienced a reduction in turnover, reflecting a deliberate strategic shift towards prioritising margin quality over volume to ensure that resources are focused on contracts and activities that deliver sustainable returns.”
- “Profit margins were negatively impacted by additional costs incurred in respect of a few challenging contracts and increased overhead costs associated with strengthening operational capability and governance.”
- “The results reflect adjustments made to align asset values with current market conditions, supporting a more prudent balance sheet position.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOENS, Pieter Marie Gustaaf | Secretary | 2022-07-16 | — | — |
| GRAHAM, James Peter Hamilton | Director | 2022-03-01 | May 1986 | British |
| JEFFERY, Simon Mark | Director | 2024-03-23 | Dec 1983 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CALLAGHAN, Thomas | Secretary | 2012-09-05 | 2018-11-02 |
| GREGORY, Sarah Jane | Secretary | 2018-11-02 | 2022-07-15 |
| CALLAGHAN, John | Director | 2012-09-05 | 2018-11-02 |
| CALLAGHAN, Paul John | Director | 2012-09-05 | 2018-11-02 |
| CALLAGHAN, Philip John | Director | 2012-09-05 | 2018-11-02 |
| CALLAGHAN, Thomas | Director | 2012-09-05 | 2018-11-02 |
| HENDERSON, Laura | Director | 2015-05-12 | 2018-11-02 |
| HOCKMAN, Samuel | Director | 2020-01-20 | 2022-02-28 |
| JAGO, John Michael | Director | 2018-11-02 | 2020-01-20 |
| JEFFERY, Simon Mark | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2024-01-31 |
| LALA, Bilal Hashim | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2023-06-30 |
| LOVETT, Nicola Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2018-11-02 | 2021-06-30 |
| PINNELL, Simon David | Director | 2018-11-02 | 2020-03-31 |
| POLLINS, Andrew Martin | Director | 2020-04-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| ROUND, Jonathon Charles | Director | 2012-09-05 | 2012-09-05 |
| SPIRES, James Hugh | Director | 2021-07-01 | 2024-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equans Holding Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-11-02 | Active |
| Mr Thomas Callaghan | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-11-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-27 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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
-32.5%
£13,997,000 £9,453,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-72%
-£5,612,000 -£9,655,000
-
Employees
+1.9%
52 53
-
Operating profit
-63.5%
-£2,870,000 -£4,693,000
-
Profit before tax
-61%
-£3,349,000 -£5,391,000
-
Wages
+4.9%
£2,737,000 £2,872,000
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