ALWAYS SMILING LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, ALWAYS SMILING LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 59112Where the company stands among the 20,747 active companies whose first SIC code is 59112 (Video production activities).
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 20,747. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: ALWAYS SMILING LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
ALWAYS SMILING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05644309. It was incorporated on 5 Dec 2005. Its status is active. The registered office is in Ware (SG12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is video production activities (59112).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £28,203, up 12.7% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £32,793. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 20,747 active companies whose first SIC code is 59112: By net assets it ranks higher than 75% of them (median £4,538). By total assets it ranks higher than 64% of them (median £19,904). By cash it ranks higher than 69% of them (median £11,477). By number of employees it is around the median of them (1). It is older than 96% of them (median age 4.0 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly electrical equipment.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 19 Dec 2026.
Filed accounts2020–2025
| 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 7,392 | 16,838 | 10,423 | 29,217 | 32,793 |
| Total assets | 13,141 | 18,388 | 16,273 | 36,442 | 38,633 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 11,931 | 20,589 | 24,519 | 25,027 | 28,203 |
| Average number of employees | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 1 of the last 12 months on record, most recently January 2026. Main goods: electrical equipment.
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
11 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £28.2k, 1 employee
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets £25k, 1 employee
- Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: net assets £24.5k, 1 employee
- Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £20.6k, 1 employee
- Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £11.9k, 1 employee
- Elaine Ruth CHAPLIN resignedSecretary
- Name changed to ALWAYS SMILING LIMITEDPreviously MEERKAT IMAGES LIMITED
- Mr Jonathan Matthew David Chaplin registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (3)
- Jonathan Matthew David CHAPLIN appointedDirector
- Elaine Ruth CHAPLIN appointedSecretary
- 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.