JOHN SMEDLEY LIMITED

Active
Company number 00040000Private limited companyIncorporated 1893

Key figures

£12,810,000-3.7%
Net assets 2024/25
-3.7%
Average annual change 2023/24–2024/25
05 m10 m15 m2023/242024/25

† JOHN SMEDLEY LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 14190

Where the company stands among the 4,775 active companies whose first SIC code is 14190 (Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c.).

Turnover£16,802,000
Higher than 84% · median £19,324 among 107 that publish turnover
Net assets£12,810,000
Higher than 99% · median £1,751
Total assets£15,758,000
Higher than 99% · median £17,880
Cash£2,605,000
Higher than 97% · median £12,639
Employees282
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age132.9 years
Older than 99% · median 3.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. J.BARBOUR & SONS,LIMITED£200.8m
  2. COONEEN BY DESIGN LIMITED£100.6m
  3. FERIDAX (1957) LIMITED£20.4m
  4. O'NEILLS IRISH INTERNATIONAL SPORTS COMPANY LIMITED£18.3m
  5. T.D.P. TEXTILES LIMITED£15.8m
  6. RANDA UK LIMITED£14.8m
  7. OUTDOOR & SPORTS COMPANY LIMITED£13.8m
  8. UNITED CLOTHING LIMITED£13.3m
  9. JOHN SMEDLEY LIMITED£12.8m
  10. DOUGLAS GILL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£11.3m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 4,775. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: JOHN SMEDLEY LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

JOHN SMEDLEY LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00040000. It was incorporated on 28 Nov 1893. Its status is active. The registered office is in Matlock (DE4). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c. (14190).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £16,802,000. Loss for the year was £595,000. Net assets were £12,810,000, down 3.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,605,000. Total assets were £15,758,000 and total liabilities £1,392,000. The company had an average of 282 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 4,775 active companies whose first SIC code is 14190: By turnover it ranks higher than 84% of the 107 that publish turnover (median £19,324). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £1,751). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £17,880). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £12,639). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 99% of them (median age 3.7 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly wool, knitted clothing, miscellaneous manufactures. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly knitted clothing, headgear, printed matter. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 22.3% lower than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

1 of 7 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 May 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover17,729,00016,802,000
Profit for the year25,000-595,000
Cash at bank and in hand3,696,0002,605,000
Total assets16,145,00015,758,000
Total liabilities1,751,0001,392,000
Net assets / total equity13,302,00012,810,000
Average number of employees291282

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Statutory reporting

Gender pay gap2025/26
Median hourly pay
women 22.3% lower
Mean hourly pay
women 22.2% lower
Median bonus pay
women 23.9% lower
Employer size
250 to 499 employees
Lower pay quarter92.2% womenLower middle83.5% womenUpper middle52.3% womenUpper pay quarter31.4% women
Earlier years (8)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2024/25
women 20.1% lower
women 20.5% lower
2023/24
women 25.7% lower
women 22.6% lower
2022/23
women 22% lower
women 21.7% lower
2021/22
women 24% lower
women 25% lower
2020/21
women 11.3% lower
women 10.8% lower
2019/20
women 22.2% lower
women 24.5% lower
2018/19
women 24.2% lower
women 28.3% lower
2017/18
women 24.5% lower
women 27.3% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. This report was submitted after the deadline. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: wool, knitted clothing, miscellaneous manufactures, woven clothing and paper and paperboard.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: knitted clothing, headgear, printed matter and machinery.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £16.8m, net assets £12.8m, 282 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £17.7m, net assets £13.3m, 291 employees
  3. Name changed to JOHN SMEDLEY LIMITEDPreviously JOHN SMEDLEY,LIMITED
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.