Smith's (Gloucester) Limited
Registered name: SMITH'S (GLOUCESTER) LIMITED
Smith's (Gloucester) Limited made £80.2m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Smith's (Gloucester) Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £80.2m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £1.9m profit. The company is classified under “collection of non-hazardous waste” and is based in Gloucester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Gloucester, South West
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 2000
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £79.6m | £80.2m |
| Cost of sales | £66.4m | £63.6m | £69.9m | −£70.1m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £9.8m | £10.1m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4.2m | £4.2m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2.5m | £2.7m |
| Profit after tax | £1.5m | £3m | £1.8m | £1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.5m | £3m | £1.8m | £1.9m |
| Staff costs | £20.7m | £22.1m | £21.2m | — |
| Employees (average) | 509 | 538 | 490 | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 2.2% | 2.4% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 12.3% | 12.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £163k | — |
| Profit per employee | £3k | £5.5k | £3.6k | — |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −243.9% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲0.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲92.5% | ▼40.6% | ▲10.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.7% | ▼8.9% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £879k | £1.4m | £2.8m | — |
| Net assets | £13m | £16m | £17.7m | — |
| Fixed assets | £41.4m | £40.1m | £38.6m | — |
| Current assets | £24.5m | £26m | £25.8m | — |
| Debtors | £11m | £10.1m | £12m | — |
| Deferred income | £434k | £625k | £711k | — |
| Cash from operations | — | −£7.1m | −£10.2m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Ermin Plant (Hire & Services) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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