JOHN SMITH & SON GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-01
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-15 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-01
Watchouts
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.
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company and group produce projections and cash flow forecasts which are monitored regularly by the board, taking into account the contracts it has in place with the universities and higher education sector and future pipeline contracts. The company operates a revolving credit facility with National Westminster Bank plc amounting to £6.1 million, which is subject to financial covenants tested quarterly and is due for renewal on 7 June 2028. Since the year end the Company has agreed revised covenant thresholds with the bank to reflect planned future developments. The forecasts indicate that the Company will remain compliant with these revised covenants throughout the forecast period. In addition, the Company's parent undertaking, Cubit Group Limited, has confirmed its intention to provide ongoing financial support to the Company for a period of not less than 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- JOHN SMITH & SON GROUP LIMITED · parent
- John Smith Campus Properties Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The directors are delighted to announce that on the 6th October 2025 NatWest Group took a significant minority investment in the Group. This investment underpins the existing Strategic Partnership and gives the Group both the financing and support to drive the adoption of Aspire across a broad range of sectors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOKS, Matthew Guy | Secretary | 2015-07-29 | — | — |
| DALE, Nicholas Siegfried | Director | 2023-03-23 | Jun 1970 | British |
| GRAY, Peter Leigh | Director | 2001-11-29 | Nov 1967 | British |
| LAKE, Peter William | Director | 2011-12-01 | Mar 1958 | British |
| LINDSAY, Stuart Robert | Director | 2003-06-19 | Feb 1952 | British |
| MAHONEY, Richard Hugo Wyndham | Director | 2025-07-01 | Feb 1970 | British |
| MARSHALL, David Craig | Director | 2016-06-24 | Jul 1975 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS, Edward Laurence John | Secretary | 2015-01-20 | 2015-07-29 |
| JEYES, Peter Martin | Secretary | 2001-11-29 | 2014-08-01 |
| NOTARANGELO, Pietro Raffaele | Secretary | 1997-10-01 | 2000-10-30 |
| SHEARER, Robert Coutts | Secretary | 2000-10-30 | 2001-11-29 |
| TURNER, David J | Secretary | — | 1997-09-30 |
| ANDERSON, William Taylor Campbell | Director | 2001-11-29 | 2011-04-30 |
| ANDERSON, William Taylor Campbell | Director | — | 2001-11-29 |
| BURSEY, Sam | Director | 2015-11-10 | 2019-01-04 |
| CLOW, Robert George Menzies | Director | — | 2000-10-30 |
| DOUGLAS, Joan | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2000-01-28 |
| FIELD, Terence Frederick | Director | 2002-09-17 | 2007-12-31 |
| GRAHAM, John Michael Denning | Director | — | 2000-10-30 |
| GRAY, James Richard | Director | 2001-11-29 | 2019-02-06 |
| GRAY, Robert William | Director | 2007-02-12 | 2011-12-15 |
| HARDINGE, Julian Alexander, Lord | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2001-11-07 |
| HILL, Robin Gordon | Director | 2001-11-29 | 2002-12-11 |
| HILL, Robin Gordon | Director | 1998-11-01 | 2001-11-29 |
| HOLLOWAY, David John | Director | 2003-11-16 | 2004-06-30 |
| HUNTER, Robert Wishart | Director | — | 1989-02-13 |
| JEYES, Peter Martin | Director | 2001-11-29 | 2012-03-02 |
| LEITCH, Alan James Melville | Director | 2004-07-01 | 2015-12-10 |
| MOORE, Andrew John | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2014-10-13 |
| NOTARANGELO, Pietro Raffaele | Director | 1992-11-09 | 2000-10-30 |
| SUGDEN, Christopher | Director | 2001-11-29 | 2002-12-11 |
| SUGDEN, Christopher | Director | 2000-10-30 | 2001-11-29 |
| WILLIAMSON, David Robert | Director | 2000-12-06 | 2001-11-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Js Aspire Group Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-06 | Active |
| Cubit Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-02-20 | Ceased 2025-10-06 |
| Mr Peter Leigh Gray | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-02-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-05 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-20 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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