SMITH BROTHERS STORES LIMITEDActive
Key figures
† SMITH BROTHERS STORES 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
2023/24Balance sheet structure
Dividends
from the accountsDividends paid in the financial year: £9,200,000 (102% of the profit for the year).
Filed accounts2019/20–2023/24
| 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2023/24 † | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 105,557,042 | 140,214,968 | 202,276,578 |
| Profit for the year | 6,201,062 | 8,977,532 | 10,089,649 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 3,738,720 | 13,113,707 | — |
| Total assets | 48,561,106 | 74,269,793 | — |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 3,306,223 | 3,083,755 | 3,764,730 |
| Average number of employees | 352 | 384 | 542 |
| Dividends paid | 4,600,000 | 9,200,000 | — |
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.
Principal activity
Accounts 2024The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of the core business specialises in the distribution of pipework, valves, air conditioning along with all associated fittings and ancillaries through its branch network targeting the commercial and industrial mechanical service sectors. The company has continued down the path of promoting three attributes within the sector that our customers have come to know and love; STOCK, STAFF, SERVICE.
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Summary: SMITH BROTHERS STORES LIMITED
Company
SMITH BROTHERS STORES LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 00962846. It was incorporated on 26 Sep 1969. Its status is active. The registered office is in Leicester (LE3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is non-specialised wholesale trade (46900).
Accounts
The latest accounts in the database are for 2023/24 (period ending 30 Sep 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £202,276,578. Profit for the year was £10,089,649. Net assets were £3,764,730, up 22.1% on the previous year. The company had an average of 542 employees. Figures are available for 3 financial years (2019/20–2023/24).
Control and charges
The company has 10 current directors. One person with significant control is registered. 1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.
Filing deadlines
The next accounts are due by 30 Jun 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 12 Jul 2027.