How much does SMD Ltd make?

SMD Ltd reported revenue of £85.7m and £6.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

Is SMD Ltd profitable?

Yes — SMD Ltd reported a profit of £6.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 06533623 · Incorporated 13 Mar 2008

SMD Ltd

Registered name: SMD LTD

Part of State-Owned Assets Supervisions And Administration Commission Of The State Council group

SMD Ltd made £85.7m revenue and £6.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

SMD Ltd’s revenue grew 12% to £85.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £6.3m profit. The company is classified under “manufacture of other special-purpose machinery” and is based in Wallsend; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 28990Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Wallsend, North East
Age: 18 yrs · since 2008
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£85.7m

Growth ▲12%

Profit

£6.3m

Growth ▼1.8%

Profit margin

7.3%

Gross 28.8%

Employees

—

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£55m	£76.5m	£85.7m
Cost of sales	−£40.5m	−£55.8m	−£61.1m
Gross profit	£14.5m	£20.7m	£24.7m
Operating profit	£5.3m	£8.7m	£9.5m
Profit before tax	£1.5m	£4.8m	£4.8m
Profit after tax	£2.3m	£6.4m	£6.3m
Profit (best available)	£2.3m	£6.4m	£6.3m
Employees (average)	—	—	—
Ratios
Profit margin	4.1%	8.4%	7.3%
Gross margin	26.4%	27.1%	28.8%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲39.1%	▲12%
Profit growth	—	▲183.2%	▼1.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025	Accounts · bulk data May 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 7.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 28.8%; 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: —; 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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now —
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

State-Owned Assets Supervisions And Administration Commission Of The State Council (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent50–75%
SMD Ltdthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (3)

SMD Robotics LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £0
SMD Offshore Support LimitedFigures not disclosed
Soil Machine Dynamics LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £6.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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