How many employees does Frederic Smart & Son Limited have?

Frederic Smart & Son Limited reported an average of 33 employees in the year to 30 May 2025.

Is Frederic Smart & Son Limited profitable?

Yes — Frederic Smart & Son Limited reported a profit of £606k in the year to 30 May 2025.

Company No. 00879929 · Incorporated 24 May 1966

Frederic Smart & Son Limited

Registered name: FREDERIC SMART & SON LIMITED

Frederic Smart & Son Limited made £606k profit in the year to 30 May 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Frederic Smart & Son Limited reported £606k profit in the year to 30 May 2025, down 61% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 33 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds” and is based in Cambridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46210Wholesale of grain, unmanufactured tobacco, seeds and animal feeds

Status: Active
Location: Cambridge, East of England
Age: 60 yrs · since 1966
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The Group is controlled by D N Smart, Director, by virtue of his ownership of the majority of the issued share capital of the Company.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 May 2025

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£606k

Growth ▼61.4%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▼2.9%

Profit / employee

£18.4k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 May 2022	31 May 2023	31 May 2024	30 May 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Profit after tax	£1.7m	£1.9m	£1.6m	£606k
Profit (best available)	£1.7m	£1.9m	£1.6m	£606k
Employees (average)	31	31	34	33
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£53.5k	£59.9k	£46.2k	£18.4k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▲12%	▼15.5%	▼61.4%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲9.7%	▼2.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£5.6m	£4.3m	£5.1m	£4.2m
Net assets	£10.7m	£12.4m	£13.9m	£14.4m
Fixed assets	£7.5m	£9.1m	£9.7m	£9.6m
Current assets	£10.6m	£9.3m	£8.8m	£9m
Debtors	£4.8m	£4m	£2.8m	£3.5m
Deferred income	£345k	£713k	£568k	£531k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £18.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; 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.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▲4%; Now £14.4m
Cash at bank: ▼18%; Now £4.2m
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 33
Deferred income: ▼7%; Now £531k
Fixed assets: ▼1%; Now £9.6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 May 2025 (profit £606k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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