Annual accounts
Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 30/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/03/2025
FRANK SMYTHSON LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 257a Pavilion Road 257a Pavilion Road, London SW1X 0BP
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale of leather goods in specialised stores (47.72/2 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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- 01/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Simon Paul Tutt as a director on 2026-07-31
- 30/07/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-10 with no updates
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
24/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 10/04/2026Due 24/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 10/04/2027
- Last statement dated
- 10/04/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures FRANK SMYTHSON LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-15.70M2025
-0.49%vs 20242024: £-15.62M
Total Assets
£9.18M2025
-25.34%vs 20242024: £12.30M
Cash in Bank
£917.00K2025
158.31%vs 20242024: £355.00K
Total Liabilities
£24.60M2025
-8.88%vs 20242024: £27.00M
Employees
1482025
-23vs 20242024: 171
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 25.34% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for FRANK SMYTHSON LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through FRANK SMYTHSON LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · +141% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 148 | -23 |
| 2024 | 171 | +2 |
| 2023 | 169 | -6 |
| 2022 | 175 | -22 |
| 2021 | 197 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 197 in 2021 to 148 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
30Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 07/07/1998–16/07/1998 | 1617 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 07/07/1998–16/07/1998 | 1607 | |
| Director | 29/04/2005–15/12/2009 | 28 | |
| Director | 29/11/1998–29/04/2005 | 24 | |
| Director | 29/04/2005–15/12/2009 | 91 | |
| Director | 16/12/2009–29/07/2025 | 3 | |
| Director | 05/11/2018–19/12/2024 | 2 | |
| Director | 16/07/1998–29/04/2005 | 3 | |
| Director | 19/09/2010–23/12/2013 | 3 | |
| Director | 04/11/2018–15/04/2020 | 4 | |
| Director | 15/09/2020–29/07/2025 | 4 | |
| Director | 06/05/2023–Present | 3 | |
| Secretary | 29/04/2005–25/10/2007 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 25/10/2007–24/03/2009 | 1 | |
| Director | 16/06/2021–29/07/2025 | 3 | |
| Director | 16/12/2009–29/07/2025 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 24/03/2009–15/02/2011 | 4 | |
| Director | 16/06/2021–31/01/2024 | 1 | |
| Director | 06/05/2023–29/07/2025 | 1 | |
| Director | 17/11/2015–21/04/2020 | 5 | |
| Secretary | 16/07/1998–19/01/2000 | 0 | |
| Director | 04/11/2018–21/01/2021 | 0 | |
| Director | 02/09/2026–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 06/05/2023–16/12/2024 | 24 | |
| Corporate Secretary | 19/01/2000–29/04/2005 | 221 | |
| Director | 06/05/2023–16/12/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 26/07/2015–15/05/2016 | 2 | |
| Secretary | 27/02/2022–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 29/07/2025–Present | 5 | |
| Director | 29/07/2025–31/07/2026 | 6 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 2
- Since 30/07/2026
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Most recent filing
- 01/09/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changesLatest 01/09/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 30/07/2026
Filing timeline
- 01/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Simon Paul Tutt as a director on 2026-07-31
- 30/07/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-10 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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- Activity
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- Activity
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About FRANK SMYTHSON LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
FRANK SMYTHSON LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 257a Pavilion Road 257a Pavilion Road, London SW1X 0BP. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of leather goods in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 28 years 2 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-15.70M and 148 employees.
FRANK SMYTHSON LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records FRANK SMYTHSON LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale of leather goods in specialised stores (47.72/2 - SIC 2007).
FRANK SMYTHSON LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 08/07/1998.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-15.70M, total assets of £9.18M, cash in bank of £917.00K and total liabilities of £24.60M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 01/09/2026: Termination of appointment of Simon Paul Tutt as a director on 2026-07-31, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 24/04/2027.
Companies House lists 30 officers (4 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.