SMITHS NEWS PLC

ROWAN HOUSE CHERRY ORCHARD NORTH, KEMBREY PARK, SWINDON, SN2 8UH

Previous name: CONNECT GROUP PLC (changed on 02-Nov-2020)
Previous name: SMITHS NEWS PLC (changed on 22-Apr-2014)

Company Number: 05195191
Incorporation date: 02-Aug-2004
Status: Active
Entity type: Public Limited Company

SIC codes:
70100 Activities of head offices





SUMMARY

This company is 19.7 years old and is currently active. The company has negative equity (net assets) of GBP -81.6 million which has worsened since the previous year's figure of GBP -74.3 million. The company is both loss making and has negative equity, it is therefore likely to go bankrupt unless it can raise funding or business has improved since the last accounts were filed. The company has 8 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 180 other companies, 74 (41.1%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.


FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 28-Feb-2025
Accounts Filed: GROUP (26-Aug-2023)


P&L Financials:
Year end Currency Revenue Operating profit Interest Received Interest Paid Tax Net Profit GBP
29-Aug-2020 GBP 35,100,000 200,000 7,400,000 4,200,000 23,700,000
31-Aug-2019 GBP 19,400,000
31-Aug-2018 GBP 33,900,000 5,500,000 5,500,000 22,900,000


Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end Currency Cash Current Assets Current Liabilities Debt Share Capital Premium Reserve Retained Earnings Net Assets
29-Aug-2020 GBP 283,900,000 130,100,000 12,400,000 60,500,000 127,000,000 -81,600,000
31-Aug-2019 GBP 134,300,000 -74,300,000
31-Aug-2018 GBP 113,800,000 191,600,000 47,200,000 12,400,000 60,500,000 163,200,000 -45,900,000

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end Currency % Equity Sum raised Pre-Money Valuation* Post-Money Valuation* Enterprise Value**
29-Aug-2020 GBP 100.00% 72,900,000 0 72,900,000 101,500,000
31-Aug-2019 GBP inf% -72,900,000 72,900,000 0 60,050,000
* Average valuation during the period
** Estimated based on average Cash and Debt levels during period

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All apointments
(active/resigned)
Active Stuart Steven MARRINER 01 Sep 2011 29 Mar 2024 1 - 0
Resigned Mark Hopwood CHARLTON 31 Aug 2006 31 Aug 2011 0 - 18
Resigned Ian HOUGHTON 21 Jun 2006 31 Aug 2006 Company Executive British 27 - 32

DIRECTORS


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All appointments
(active/resigned)
Dissolved companies
(rate)
Active Deborah Anne RABEY 01 Mar 2023 Director British 1 - 00 (0.0%)
Active Paul Martin BAKER 04 Oct 2021 Company Director British 23 - 00 (0.0%)
Active David Charles BLACKWOOD 13 May 2020 Businessman British, 5 - 204 (16.0%)
Resigned Anthony Liam GRACE 05 Nov 2018 30 Nov 2021 Director British 0 - 412 (4.9%)
Active Michael John HOLT 01 Oct 2018 Director British 1 - 00 (0.0%)
Resigned Jozef OPDEWEEGH 01 Sep 2018 05 Nov 2019 Chief Executive Officer American,Belgian 0 - 170 (0.0%)
Active Mark Argent WHITELING 01 Sep 2017 Non-Executive Director British 2 - 10159 (57.3%)
Resigned David Gregory BAUERNFEIND 01 Oct 2016 12 Jun 2018 Director British 0 - 9128 (30.8%)
Active Denise Rosemary COLLIS 01 Dec 2015 Director English 5 - 104 (26.7%)
Resigned Colin Charles CHILD 01 Dec 2015 21 Mar 2017 Director British 1 - 17967 (37.2%)
Resigned Paul Gareth KENNEDY 02 Mar 2015 13 May 2020 Director Irish 0 - 20 (0.0%)
Active Paul Gareth KENNEDY 02 Mar 2015 Director Irish 1 - 00 (0.0%)
Resigned Nicholas John GRESHAM 01 Aug 2010 01 Oct 2016 Company Director British 1 - 10935 (31.8%)
Active Jonathan Michael BUNTING 01 Apr 2010 Chief Commercial Officer British 27 - 4211 (15.9%)
Resigned Andrew William BRENT 01 Sep 2008 23 Jan 2018 Marketing Director British 2 - 54 (57.1%)
Resigned Mark Richard CASHMORE 31 Aug 2006 31 Aug 2018 Company Director British 0 - 6019 (31.7%)
Resigned Alan John HUMPHREY 31 Aug 2006 31 Aug 2010 Company Director British 0 - 176 (35.3%)
Resigned Dennis Henry MILLARD 31 Aug 2006 01 May 2015 Company Director American 1 - 4525 (54.3%)
Resigned Patrick Brendan FITZMAURICE 31 Aug 2006 06 Feb 2008 Company Director British 0 - 21 (50.0%)
Resigned John Graham WORBY 31 Aug 2006 02 Feb 2016 Company Director British 2 - 5020 (38.5%)
Resigned John William Anthony CANN 31 Aug 2006 04 Feb 2016 Company Director British 0 - 212 (9.5%)
Resigned Mary Teresa RAINEY 26 Jun 2006 31 Aug 2006 Joint Chief Executive British 3 - 172 (10.0%)
Resigned Michael Henry ELLIS 26 Jun 2006 31 Aug 2006 Director British 1 - 294 (13.3%)
Resigned Christopher Luke MAYHEW 26 Jun 2006 31 Aug 2006 Company Director British 0 - 187 (38.9%)
Resigned Robert Malcolm WALKER 26 Jun 2006 31 Aug 2006 Company Director British 0 - 253 (12.0%)
Resigned Kathryn Elizabeth SWANN 26 Jun 2006 31 Aug 2006 Chief Executive British 0 - 145 (35.7%)
Resigned Robert John Orr BARTON 26 Jun 2006 31 Aug 2006 Company Director British 1 - 345 (14.3%)
Resigned Ian HOUGHTON 21 Jun 2006 26 Jun 2006 Company Executive British 27 - 3215 (25.4%)
Resigned Alan James STEWART 21 Jun 2006 31 Aug 2006 Finance Director British 0 - 7262 (86.1%)
Resigned SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED 02 Aug 2004 21 Jun 2006 0 - 38742169 (56.0%)
Resigned SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED 02 Aug 2004 21 Jun 2006 0 - 42892234 (52.1%)
Number of active directors: 8
Average tenure of active directors: 6.4 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 3.4 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 14.5%

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SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

No shareholder data available

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

Company name Share class Shares at confimation date
2021-02-012013-06-182012-06-18
SMITHS NEWS PLCORDINARY4,773,520
100%
504,773,520
100%
504,773,520
100%

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES



no controlling companies

SMITHS NEWS PLC

no controlled companies

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT


This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.

COURT CASES


No Court Cases found

PATENTS


No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 70100 Activities of head offices)

Company Registered Address Company Number YE Date Revenue GBP Net Profit GBP Other SIC codes
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KINGFISHER PLC 1 PADDINGTON SQUARE, LONDON, ENGLAND, W2 1GG 01664812 2018-01-31 11,655,000,000 485,000,000
TA I LIMITED 51 LIME STREET, LONDON, EC3M 7DQ 03588080 2017-12-31 11,019,000,000 9,860,000,000
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SCOTTISH POWER UK PLC 320 ST. VINCENT STREET, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, G2 5AD SC117120 2017-12-31 5,239,100,000 426,100,000
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72190-Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
84110-General public administration activities
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LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)



This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis Liquidation within 3 months Liquidation within 6 months Liquidation within 12 months Prediction confidence
SMITHS NEWS PLC 0.7% 1.7% 3.3% Medium
Other companies Active in the same sector 0.6% 2.1% 4.8% Medium
Business sector and company age0.4%1.7%3.3%High
Expanded sample0.4%1.6%3.3%Medium
Age 0.4% 1.7% 3.3% Medium
Company Type 1.7% 4.0% 5.9% Medium
Accounts category 0.6% 1.5% 2.5% Medium
Accounting Month 1.1% 4.7% 11.8% Medium
Sic code count 0.7% 3.5% 7.0% Medium

VALUATION (BETA)




Valuation ratios as at 2024-02-28


Market Cap GBP Enterprise Value GBP PE EV/Revenue EV/EBITDA
SMITHS NEWS PLC 117,890,000 207,007,000 0.2 5.7
Industrial Support Services
( 74 companies)
46,372,030,000 50,203,436,643 26.5
(median)
0.7
(median)
12.8
(median)
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