What Frank Smythson say about themselves
“Discover luxury leather bags, notebooks, diaries, and personalised stationery and accessories at Smythson. Timeless British elegance and quality since 1887.”
Frank Smythson Limited
- Incorporated
- 8 July 1998 (28 years)
- Industry
- Retail sale of leather goods in specialised stores (47722)
- Directors
- Vicente Castellano Ortega
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- 257A Pavilion Road257A Pavilion RoadLondonSW1X 0BP
Website & contact details
- Website
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Last accounts
- 30 March 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 24 April 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 10 April 2026
Charges
- Total
- 6
- Outstanding
- 1
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 5
Officers 4 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
British
Born September 1980 (46)
Castellano Ortega, Vicente
Director · Appointed 29 July 2025
Spanish
Born March 1971 (55)
Director · Appointed 6 May 2023
Italian,British
Born July 1978 (48)
Gaiotto, Isabella
Secretary · Appointed 28 February 2022
Officer history (26 former)
2 September 2026
31 July 2026
29 July 2025
29 July 2025
29 July 2025
29 July 2025
29 July 2025
29 July 2025
29 July 2025
Appointed Castellano Ortega, Vicente as Director
19 December 2024
Resigned Goidadin, Luc Matthew as Director
16 December 2024
Resigned Mallevays, Pierre Maurice Gilbert as Director
16 December 2024
31 January 2024
6 May 2023
6 May 2023
Appointed Mallevays, Pierre Maurice Gilbert as Director
6 May 2023
6 May 2023
28 February 2022
Appointed Gaiotto, Isabella as Secretary
16 June 2021
16 June 2021
22 January 2021
Resigned Rougeaux, Xavier as Director
15 September 2020
22 April 2020
16 April 2020
5 November 2018
Appointed Rougeaux, Xavier as Director
5 November 2018
Appointed Goidadin, Luc Matthew as Director
5 November 2018
16 May 2016
18 November 2015
27 July 2015
24 December 2013
Resigned Janowski, Andrew Girard as Director
16 February 2011
20 September 2010
Appointed Janowski, Andrew Girard as Director
16 December 2009
16 December 2009
16 December 2009
16 December 2009
25 March 2009
25 March 2009
26 October 2007
26 October 2007
30 April 2005
30 April 2005
30 April 2005
30 April 2005
30 April 2005
30 April 2005
Resigned Elton, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
20 January 2000
Resigned Roberts, Paul as Secretary
20 January 2000
30 November 1998
17 July 1998
Appointed Elton, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
17 July 1998
Appointed Roberts, Paul as Secretary
17 July 1998
17 July 1998
8 July 1998
8 July 1998
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 5371149
Holdings 1
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Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Group structure 5 shown
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
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Financials
Balance sheet as at 30 March 2025 · full accounts
- Net Assets
- (£15,698,000)
- Cash
- £917,000
- Profit Before Tax
- (£1,037,000)
- Employees
- 148
- Debt Ratio
- 276%
- Current Ratio
- 0.8x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £1,769,000 | £2,389,000 | £1,277,000 | £1,630,000 | ||
| Current Assets | £7,137,000 | £8,991,000 | ||||
| Debtors | £2,418,000 | £2,564,000 | £14,291,000 | £14,055,000 | £11,147,000 | £9,521,000 |
| Cash | £917,000 | £355,000 | £158,000 | £1,056,000 | £2,353,000 | £2,478,000 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £9,393,000 | £12,951,000 | £21,160,000 | £16,326,000 | £13,247,000 | £13,572,000 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £14,863,000 | £13,666,000 | ||||
| Net Current Assets | (£2,256,000) | (£3,960,000) | ||||
| Net Assets | (£15,698,000) | (£15,621,000) | ||||
| Shareholder Funds | (£15,698,000) | (£15,621,000) | (£9,865,000) | £4,992,000 | £2,890,000 | |
| Turnover | £20,575,000 | £16,855,000 | £27,601,000 | |||
| Cost of Sales | £6,686,000 | £7,662,000 | £7,493,000 | £8,337,000 | £6,761,000 | £9,733,000 |
| Gross Profit | £12,238,000 | £10,094,000 | £17,868,000 | |||
| Admin Expenses | £19,582,000 | £23,510,000 | £21,501,000 | £19,088,000 | £18,711,000 | £22,549,000 |
| Staff Costs | £7,549,000 | £8,009,000 | £7,084,000 | £6,809,000 | £6,939,000 | £8,084,000 |
| Operating Profit | (£8,233,000) | £2,127,000 | (£6,260,000) | |||
| Profit Before Tax | (£1,037,000) | (£6,632,000) | (£7,333,000) | (£8,497,000) | £1,907,000 | (£6,451,000) |
| Tax | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Profit for Period | (£1,037,000) | (£6,632,000) | (£7,333,000) | (£8,497,000) | £1,907,000 | (£6,451,000) |
Filings 173
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 1 September 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 30 July 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 10 April 2026 | ||
| 10 April 2026 | Director's details changed | |||
| 24 December 2025 | Full accounts | 30 March 2025 |
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