Annual accounts
Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
WHISPERING SMITH LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- The Exchange, 5 Bank Street, Bury BL9 0DN
- Classification (SIC)
- Wholesale of clothing and footwear (46.42 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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- 22/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 3 in full
- 22/07/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 4 in full
- 14/05/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Whispering Smith Group Plc as a person with significant control on 2026-04-13
- 01/05/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Registration of charge 019453920008, created on 2026-04-22
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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
27/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 13/03/2026Due 27/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 13/03/2027
- Last statement dated
- 13/03/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures WHISPERING SMITH LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£23.81M2025
-4.71%vs 20242024: £24.99M
Total Assets
£37.50M2025
-4.15%vs 20242024: £39.12M
Cash in Bank
£537.03K2025
-85.82%vs 20242024: £3.79M
Total Liabilities
£11.91M2025
-1.29%vs 20242024: £12.07M
Employees
12025
0vs 20242024: 1
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 85.82% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for WHISPERING SMITH LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through WHISPERING SMITH LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -7% 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | -151 |
| 2023 | 152 | +6 |
| 2022 | 146 | +9 |
| 2021 | 137 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 137 in 2021 to 1 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
- Company potential
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- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 04/03/1999–03/09/2007 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2007–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 04/03/1999–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 29/03/2018–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 04/03/1999–31/03/2017 | 0 | |
| Director | 06/03/2024–31/08/2026 | 3 | |
| Director | 29/03/2018–Present | 9 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 4
- Since 01/05/2026
- Last 12 months
- 4
- Most recent filing
- 22/07/2026
- 2 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Charges and mortgages (3)Latest 22/07/2026
- Officer changesLatest 14/05/2026
Filing timeline
- 22/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 3 in full
- 22/07/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 4 in full
- 14/05/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Whispering Smith Group Plc as a person with significant control on 2026-04-13
- 01/05/2026View PDF (8 pages)
Registration of charge 019453920008, created on 2026-04-22
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- Activity
- Wholesale of chemical products
- Company no.
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- Incorporated
- 20/12/1996
- Employees
- 1
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- Activity
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About WHISPERING SMITH LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
WHISPERING SMITH LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in The Exchange, 5 Bank Street, Bury BL9 0DN. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of clothing and footwear. It has been on the register for 41 years.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £23.81M and 1 employee.
WHISPERING SMITH LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records WHISPERING SMITH LIMITED under one registered business activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear (46.42 - SIC 2007).
WHISPERING SMITH LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 06/09/1985.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £23.81M, total assets of £37.50M, cash in bank of £537.03K and total liabilities of £11.91M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 22/07/2026: Satisfaction of charge 3 in full, 2 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 27/03/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (4 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.