smc design limited Company Information
Company Number
02811470
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
yuill holdings limited
andrew charles brown
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Industry
Architectural activities
Registered Address
22 wycombe end, beaconsfield, buckinghamshire, HP9 1NB
Website
www.smc-design.comsmc design limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SMC DESIGN LIMITED at £5.3m based on a Turnover of £7.9m and 0.67x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
smc design limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SMC DESIGN LIMITED at £12.6m based on an EBITDA of £1.9m and a 6.53x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
smc design limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of SMC DESIGN LIMITED at £6.6m based on Net Assets of £1.8m and 3.74x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Smc Design Limited Overview
Smc Design Limited is a live company located in buckinghamshire, HP9 1NB with a Companies House number of 02811470. It operates in the architectural activities sector, SIC Code 71111. Founded in April 1993, it's largest shareholder is yuill holdings limited with a 84.1% stake. Smc Design Limited is a mature, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £7.9m with rapid growth in recent years.
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Smc Design Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Smc Design Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 7 measures and has 0 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs


7 Strong

4 Regular

0 Weak

Size
annual sales of £7.9m, make it larger than the average company (£1.2m)
£7.9m - Smc Design Limited
£1.2m - Industry AVG

Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 40%, show it is growing at a faster rate (4.5%)
40% - Smc Design Limited
4.5% - Industry AVG

Production
with a gross margin of 46.2%, this company has a comparable cost of product (45.3%)
46.2% - Smc Design Limited
45.3% - Industry AVG

Profitability
an operating margin of 23.8% make it more profitable than the average company (6.7%)
23.8% - Smc Design Limited
6.7% - Industry AVG

Employees
with 53 employees, this is above the industry average (18)
53 - Smc Design Limited
18 - Industry AVG

Pay Structure
on an average salary of £58.6k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£51.6k)
£58.6k - Smc Design Limited
£51.6k - Industry AVG

Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £149.3k, this is more efficient (£92.1k)
£149.3k - Smc Design Limited
£92.1k - Industry AVG

Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 90 days, this is near the average (83 days)
90 days - Smc Design Limited
83 days - Industry AVG

Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 88 days, this is slower than average (27 days)
88 days - Smc Design Limited
27 days - Industry AVG

Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- - Smc Design Limited
- - Industry AVG

Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 37 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (25 weeks)
37 weeks - Smc Design Limited
25 weeks - Industry AVG

Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 54.1%, this is a similar level of debt than the average (53.1%)
54.1% - Smc Design Limited
53.1% - Industry AVG
SMC DESIGN LIMITED financials

Smc Design Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £7.9 million and the company has net assets of £1.8 million. According to their latest financial statements, Smc Design Limited has 53 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 7,911,740 | 5,266,535 | 3,149,146 | 2,906,137 | 5,386,427 | 6,219,321 | 5,580,328 | ||||||||
Other Income Or Grants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 4,259,306 | 3,353,100 | 2,137,629 | 2,352,215 | 3,910,338 | 3,131,032 | 2,933,291 | ||||||||
Gross Profit | 3,652,434 | 1,913,435 | 1,011,517 | 553,922 | 1,476,089 | 3,088,289 | 2,647,037 | ||||||||
Admin Expenses | 1,772,946 | 1,274,458 | 1,027,570 | 842,198 | 1,563,257 | 2,336,872 | 1,550,684 | ||||||||
Operating Profit | 1,879,488 | 638,977 | -16,053 | -288,276 | -87,168 | 751,417 | 1,096,353 | ||||||||
Interest Payable | 5,867 | 20 | 1,870 | 20,940 | 50,301 | 51,989 | 69,996 | ||||||||
Interest Receivable | 580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 495 | 719 | 665 | ||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 1,874,201 | 638,957 | -17,923 | -309,216 | -136,974 | 700,147 | 1,027,022 | ||||||||
Tax | -486,898 | -55,676 | 11,257 | 88,077 | 16,944 | -139,066 | -215,176 | ||||||||
Profit After Tax | 1,387,303 | 583,281 | -6,666 | -221,139 | -120,030 | 561,081 | 811,846 | ||||||||
Dividends Paid | 825,000 | 253,662 | 165,000 | 1,857,766 | 262,420 | 385,214 | 257,240 | ||||||||
Retained Profit | 562,303 | 329,619 | -171,666 | -2,078,905 | -382,450 | 175,867 | 554,606 | ||||||||
Employee Costs | 3,105,058 | 2,734,596 | 2,200,213 | 2,461,798 | 3,059,840 | 2,535,092 | 2,306,635 | ||||||||
Number Of Employees | 53 | 53 | 49 | 63 | 70 | 57 | 53 | 44 | 49 | ||||||
EBITDA* | 1,930,497 | 698,336 | 61,383 | -208,468 | -2,874 | 833,250 | 1,192,709 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 176,432 | 118,232 | 147,034 | 206,371 | 3,105,661 | 3,148,688 | 3,125,511 | 3,102,164 | 255,398 | 286,417 | 249,109 | 115,196 | 39,879 | 37,742 | 43,733 |
Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investments & Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 109 | 53 | 6,435 | 6,435 | 6,435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Fixed Assets | 176,432 | 118,232 | 147,034 | 206,427 | 3,105,717 | 3,148,744 | 3,125,620 | 3,102,217 | 261,833 | 292,852 | 255,544 | 115,196 | 39,879 | 37,742 | 43,733 |
Stock & work in progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 306,057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Debtors | 1,969,086 | 1,723,352 | 511,224 | 1,065,546 | 1,068,783 | 947,677 | 1,179,916 | 1,249,788 | 1,823,162 | 712,339 | 701,822 | 783,508 | 503,598 | 474,917 | 450,565 |
Group Debtors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18,350 | 18,350 | 18,350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Misc Debtors | 241,450 | 356,416 | 314,005 | 441,058 | 684,077 | 611,894 | 453,543 | 142,350 | 115,783 | 250,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,050 | 800 |
Cash | 1,467,193 | 595,907 | 1,184,904 | 622,795 | 299,179 | 922,882 | 894,400 | 892,658 | 308,326 | 960,502 | 1,621,926 | 566,874 | 823,786 | 332,690 | 441,077 |
misc current assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total current assets | 3,677,729 | 2,675,675 | 2,010,133 | 2,147,749 | 2,070,389 | 2,806,860 | 2,527,859 | 2,284,796 | 2,247,271 | 1,922,841 | 2,323,748 | 1,350,382 | 1,327,384 | 808,657 | 892,442 |
total assets | 3,854,161 | 2,793,907 | 2,157,167 | 2,354,176 | 5,176,106 | 5,955,604 | 5,653,479 | 5,387,013 | 2,509,104 | 2,215,693 | 2,579,292 | 1,465,578 | 1,367,263 | 846,399 | 936,175 |
Bank overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bank loan | 0 | 0 | 3,106 | 35,807 | 1,344,188 | 119,074 | 118,612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Creditors | 1,033,241 | 858,355 | 215,543 | 283,397 | 304,668 | 298,839 | 204,351 | 306,593 | 132,815 | 193,180 | 561,634 | 257,591 | 249,590 | 118,605 | 168,900 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 135,103 | 183,766 | 61,011 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 109 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other short term finances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other current liabilities | 888,767 | 530,140 | 985,085 | 956,465 | 321,805 | 600,570 | 460,670 | 310,747 | 272,608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total current liabilities | 2,057,111 | 1,572,261 | 1,264,745 | 1,275,725 | 1,970,717 | 1,018,539 | 783,742 | 699,016 | 405,423 | 193,180 | 561,634 | 257,591 | 249,590 | 118,605 | 168,900 |
loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,106 | 38,913 | 1,383,396 | 1,498,619 | 1,882,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
provisions | 28,242 | 15,967 | 16,362 | 27,619 | 39,845 | 44,588 | 37,904 | 26,882 | 27,420 | 30,466 | 21,593 | 6,791 | 2,590 | 695 | 165 |
total long term liabilities | 28,242 | 15,967 | 16,362 | 30,725 | 78,758 | 1,427,984 | 1,536,523 | 1,909,389 | 27,420 | 30,466 | 21,593 | 6,791 | 2,590 | 695 | 165 |
total liabilities | 2,085,353 | 1,588,228 | 1,281,107 | 1,306,450 | 2,049,475 | 2,446,523 | 2,320,265 | 2,608,405 | 432,843 | 223,646 | 583,227 | 264,382 | 252,180 | 119,300 | 169,065 |
net assets | 1,768,808 | 1,205,679 | 876,060 | 1,047,726 | 3,126,631 | 3,509,081 | 3,333,214 | 2,778,608 | 2,076,261 | 1,992,047 | 1,996,065 | 1,201,196 | 1,115,083 | 727,099 | 767,110 |
total shareholders funds | 1,768,808 | 1,205,679 | 876,060 | 1,047,726 | 3,126,631 | 3,509,081 | 3,333,214 | 2,778,608 | 2,076,261 | 1,992,047 | 1,996,065 | 1,201,196 | 1,115,083 | 727,099 | 767,110 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 1,879,488 | 638,977 | -16,053 | -288,276 | -87,168 | 751,417 | 1,096,353 | ||||||||
Depreciation | 51,009 | 59,359 | 77,436 | 79,808 | 84,294 | 81,833 | 96,356 | 68,518 | 66,984 | 58,008 | 39,160 | 19,248 | 20,925 | 18,563 | 19,548 |
Amortisation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tax | -486,898 | -55,676 | 11,257 | 88,077 | 16,944 | -139,066 | -215,176 | ||||||||
Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -306,057 | 306,057 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Debtors | 130,768 | 1,254,539 | -699,725 | -246,256 | 193,289 | -55,538 | 241,321 | -546,807 | 976,606 | 260,517 | -81,686 | 279,910 | 27,631 | 24,602 | 451,365 |
Creditors | 174,886 | 642,812 | -67,854 | -21,271 | 5,829 | 94,488 | -102,242 | 173,778 | -60,365 | -368,454 | 304,043 | 8,001 | 130,985 | -50,295 | 168,900 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 358,627 | -454,945 | 28,620 | 634,660 | -278,765 | 139,900 | 149,923 | 38,139 | 272,608 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 12,275 | -395 | -11,257 | -12,226 | -4,743 | 6,684 | 11,022 | -538 | -3,046 | 8,873 | 14,802 | 4,201 | 1,895 | 530 | 165 |
Cash flow from operations | 1,858,619 | -424,407 | 721,874 | 727,028 | -150,841 | 684,737 | 794,915 | ||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | -106,453 | -181,289 | |||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 0 | 0 | -56 | 0 | 0 | -53 | 56 | -6,382 | 0 | 0 | 6,435 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
cash flow from investments | -106,400 | -181,345 | |||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | 0 | -3,106 | -32,701 | -1,308,381 | 1,225,114 | 462 | 118,612 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group/Directors Accounts | -48,663 | 122,755 | 60,955 | 0 | 0 | -53 | 56 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Short Term Loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Long term loans | 0 | 0 | -3,106 | -35,807 | -1,344,483 | -115,223 | -383,888 | 1,882,507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other long term liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -5,287 | -20 | -1,870 | -20,940 | -49,806 | -51,270 | -69,331 | ||||||||
cash flow from financing | -53,124 | 119,629 | 23,278 | -1,365,128 | -169,175 | -166,084 | -334,551 | ||||||||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | 871,286 | -588,997 | 562,109 | 323,616 | -623,703 | 28,482 | 1,742 | 584,332 | -652,176 | -661,424 | 1,055,052 | -256,912 | 491,096 | -108,387 | 441,077 |
overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -81,623 | 81,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
change in cash | 871,286 | -588,997 | 562,109 | 323,616 | -623,703 | 28,482 | 83,365 | 502,709 | -652,176 | -661,424 | 1,055,052 | -256,912 | 491,096 | -108,387 | 441,077 |
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Smc Design Limited Competitor Analysis

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smc design limited Ownership
SMC DESIGN LIMITED group structure
Smc Design Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
SMC DESIGN LIMITED
02811470
smc design limited directors
Smc Design Limited currently has 3 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Andrew Yuill (Nov 2005) and Mr Andrew Brown (Jun 2019).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Andrew Yuill | United Kingdom | 59 years | Nov 2005 | - | Director |
Mr Andrew Brown | United Kingdom | 38 years | Jun 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Alan Stewart | United Kingdom | 48 years | Jun 2019 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
7.9m
+50%
operating profit
1.9m
+194%
gross margin
46.2%
+27.06%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
1.8m
+0.47%
total assets
3.9m
+0.38%
cash
1.5m
+1.46%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
smc design limited company details
company number
02811470
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
71111 - Architectural activities
incorporation date
April 1993
age
32
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
bidnell phillips design limited (July 1994)
accountant
-
auditor
CLA EVELYN PARTNERS LIMITED
address
22 wycombe end, beaconsfield, buckinghamshire, HP9 1NB
Bank
HSBC BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
-
smc design limited Charges & Mortgages
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