Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/06/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2024Due 30/06/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/09/2025
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2024
HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED
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Registry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
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- Registered office
- 338 London Road, Portsmouth PO2 9JY
- Classification (SIC)
- Accounting and auditing activities (69.20/1 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 31/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Amanda Victoria Duffin as a person with significant control on 2026-06-01
- 31/07/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Ammuro Limited as a person with significant control on 2026-06-01
- 30/06/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-09-30
- 18/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Karen Brewer as a director on 2026-06-01
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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.
87 days overdue
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
- Next statement date
- 08/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 31/12/2024
Financial performance
The latest figures HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£237.42K2025
1.03%vs 20242024: £235.01K
Total Assets
£264.17K2025
-5.46%vs 20242024: £279.41K
Cash in Bank
£1.35K2025
560.29%vs 20242024: £204.00
Total Liabilities
£20.46K2025
-51.12%vs 20242024: £41.86K
Employees
42025
0vs 20242024: 4
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 51.12% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +48.3% 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 4 between 2021 and 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
9Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 10/02/2003–10/02/2003 | 99601 | |
| Nominee Director | 10/02/2003–10/02/2003 | 43699 | |
| Director | 10/02/2003–30/11/2007 | 3 | |
| Director | 10/02/2003–31/05/2024 | 5 | |
| Director | 31/05/2024–16/02/2026 | 80 | |
| Secretary | 30/11/2007–31/05/2024 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 10/02/2003–30/11/2007 | 0 | |
| Director | 31/05/2024–Present | 6 | |
| Director | 22/08/2024–01/06/2026 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 08/02/2017–31/05/2024 | 0 | |
| 31/05/2024–31/12/2024 | 11 | |
| 31/05/2024–Present | 11 | |
| 01/01/2025–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 33 Since 28/02/2006
- Last 12 months
- 13 +11 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 31/07/2026 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Officer changes (9)Latest 31/07/2026
- Accounts filed (2)Latest 30/06/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 08/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 31/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Amanda Victoria Duffin as a person with significant control on 2026-06-01
- 31/07/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Ammuro Limited as a person with significant control on 2026-06-01
- 30/06/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-09-30
- 18/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Karen Brewer as a director on 2026-06-01
- 16/02/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Peter John Hewett as a director on 2026-02-16
- 08/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Peter John Hewett as a person with significant control on 2024-12-31
- 08/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Karen Brewer as a person with significant control on 2025-01-01
- 08/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Peter John Hewett on 2025-01-01
- 08/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mrs Karen Brewer on 2025-01-01
- 08/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mrs Karen Brewer as a person with significant control on 2025-01-01
- 08/10/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-08 with updates
- 08/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Previous accounting period shortened from 2025-12-31 to 2025-09-30
Showing 12 of 33 filings
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About HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 338 London Road, Portsmouth PO2 9JY. Companies House classifies its business as Accounting and auditing activities. It has been on the register for 23 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £237.42K and 4 employees. Its accounts are past the filing deadline shown on the registry record.
HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
What does HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED do?
Companies House records HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED under one registered business activity: Accounting and auditing activities (69.20/1 - SIC 2007).
Is HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED still active?
HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 10/02/2003.
What are HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED's latest reported financials?
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £237.42K, total assets of £264.17K, cash in bank of £1.35K and total liabilities of £20.46K.
When did HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED last file with Companies House?
The most recent document on the record is dated 31/07/2026: Notification of Amanda Victoria Duffin as a person with significant control on 2026-06-01, 1 month ago.
When are HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED's next filings due?
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/06/2026, which has passed.
Who runs HOWARD SMITH & CO. LIMITED?
Companies House lists 9 officers (1 currently in post) and 4 people with significant control (2 current).