H. Smith Food Group PLC
Registered name: H. SMITH FOOD GROUP PLC
H. Smith Food Group PLC made £110m revenue and £4.6m profit in the year to 27 Mar 2026.
H. Smith Food Group PLC’s revenue grew 7% to £110m in the year to 27 Mar 2026, with £4.6m profit and 40 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in Rainham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Rainham, London
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1990
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 29 Mar 2024 | 28 Mar 2025 | 27 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £104m | £104m | £103m | £110m |
| Cost of sales | £93.5m | £94.7m | £91.6m | £97.7m |
| Gross profit | £10.6m | £9.4m | £11.4m | £12.4m |
| Operating profit | £5.7m | £4.1m | £6.1m | £6.8m |
| Profit before tax | £5.2m | £3.4m | £5.4m | £6.2m |
| Profit after tax | £4.2m | £2.5m | £4m | £4.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £4.2m | £2.5m | £4m | £4.6m |
| Staff costs | £2.7m | £3.1m | £3.1m | £3.2m |
| Employees (average) | 39 | 39 | 38 | 40 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 4.2% |
| Gross margin | 10.2% | 9% | 11.1% | 11.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £2.7m | £2.7m | £2.7m | £2.8m |
| Profit per employee | £108k | £64.5k | £105k | £116k |
| Cash conversion | 67.5% | 92.2% | 64.8% | 98.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.1% | ▼1.1% | ▲6.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼40.3% | ▲58.9% | ▲15.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼2.6% | ▲5.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £326k | — | £2.1k | £1.5k |
| Net assets | £8.8m | £8.6m | £10.2m | £11.7m |
| Fixed assets | £4.5m | £4.3m | £4.1m | £3.9m |
| Current assets | £23.1m | £23.5m | £23.2m | £25m |
| Debtors | £10.6m | £11.4m | £10.8m | £11.3m |
| Cash from operations | £3.9m | £3.8m | £3.9m | £6.7m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2.8m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £116k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 98.3%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.2%
- 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
- ▲15%
- Now £11.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼25%
- Now £1.5k
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 40
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £3.9m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- H. Smith (Meat & Poultry) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 27 Mar 2026 (profit £4.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 21 Oct 2026
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