SMITHS NEWS PLC - Profile & Financials

Accounts Submitted 7 Feb 2025

Confirmation Statement Submitted 4 Feb 2025

Net assets £-3.30M £13.00M 2024 year on year

Total assets £179.60M £15.70M 2024 year on year

Total Liabilities £182.90M £28.70M 2024 year on year

Charges 2

1 outstanding 1 satisfied

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Contact & Details

Contact

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Registered Address

Rowan House Cherry Orchard North Kembrey Park Swindon SN2 8UH United Kingdom

Office (Hemel Hempstead)

Punchbowl Park, Hemel Hempstead HP2 7HT

Telephone

0330 311 5034

communications@smithsnews.co.uk

Website

smithsnews.co.uk

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Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024

Type Total Exemption Full

Next accounts 31 December 2025

Due by 30 September 2026 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2013–2024)

Cash in Bank

£7.00M

Decreased by £30.30M (-81%)

Net Assets

-£3.30M

Increased by £13.00M (+80%)

Total Liabilities

£182.90M

Decreased by £28.70M (-14%)

Turnover

£1103.70M

Increased by £11.80M (+1%)

Employees

1431

Decreased by 77 (-5%)

Debt Ratio

102%

Decreased by 6 (-6%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

	2024 Dec Year End	2023 Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue	£142.3M	£128.7M
Gross Profit	£48.2M	£43.1M
Operating Profit	£22.4M	£19.8M
Net Profit	£18.1M	£15.9M
EBITDA	£31.5M	£28.2M
Assets
Cash	£24.7M	£21.3M
Total Assets	£89.4M	£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities	£45.2M	£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees	1,247	1,156

Latest Revenue

£142.3M

Latest EBITDA

£31.5M

Cash Position

£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Share Capital

Share allotments and capital structure

156 Allotments 64,335,216 Shares £479.96m Total

Date From	Share Class	Shares Allotted	Amount Raised	Price/Share
28 Sept 2017	ORDINARY	125	£178.025	£1.424
13 Apr 2017	ORDINARY	5,617	£8k	£1.424
13 Apr 2017	ORDINARY	7,788	£10k	£1.284
30 Mar 2017	ORDINARY	1,972	£5.00m	£3k
16 Mar 2017	ORDINARY	3,036	£4k	£1.284

Officers

8 active 26 resigned

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						Status
David Charles Blackwood	Director	British,	United Kingdom	66	13 May 2020	Active
Deborah Anne Rabey	Director	British	England	57	1 Mar 2023	Active
Jonathan Michael Bunting	Director	British	England	54	1 Apr 2010	Active
Manju Malhotra	Director	British	England	53	16 Jan 2025	Active
Mark Argent Whiteling	Director	British	England	62	1 Sept 2017	Active
Michael John Holt	Director	British	United Kingdom	64	1 Oct 2018	Active
Paul Martin Baker	Director	British	England	56	4 Oct 2021	Active
Stuart Steven Marriner	Secretary	Unknown	Unknown	—	1 Sept 2011	Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (0)

No shareholder data available

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (0)

No PSC information available

Group Structure

SMITHS NEWS PLC Current Company

FMD LIMITED united kingdom shares 25 to 50 percent, voting rights 25 to 50 percent

SMITHS NEWS HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

Charges

1 outstanding 1 satisfied

Documents

Company Filings

Date	Category	Description	Document
25 Nov 2025	Officers	Termination of Paul Martin Baker as director on 2025-11-21	View(1 page)
7 Feb 2025	Incorporation	Memorandum Articles	View(58 pages)
7 Feb 2025	Resolution	Resolutions	View(3 pages)
7 Feb 2025	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2024-08-31	View(175 pages)
4 Feb 2025	Officers	Appointment of Ms Manju Malhotra as director on 2025-01-16	View(2 pages)