Smythe House Limited
Registered name: SMYTHE HOUSE LIMITED
Part of Oberon Investments Group PLC groupSmythe House Limited made £1.4m revenue and a £180k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Smythe House Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £1.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £180k and 8 employees. The company is classified under “activities auxiliary to financial intermediation” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2009
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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.
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 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £311k | £522k | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Operating profit | −£94.7k | £62.9k | £44.5k | −£181k |
| Profit before tax | −£94.7k | £63.4k | £45.6k | −£180k |
| Profit after tax | −£94.7k | £63.4k | £45.6k | −£180k |
| Profit (best available) | −£94.7k | £63.4k | £45.6k | −£180k |
| Staff costs | £251k | £350k | £804k | £884k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −30.4% | 12.2% | 3.7% | −13.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £104k | £131k | £156k | £170k |
| Profit per employee | −£31.6k | £15.9k | £5.7k | −£22.5k |
| Cash conversion | — | 132.6% | −38.5% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲67.9% | ▲139% | ▲9.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼28% | ▼494.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲33.3% | ▲100% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £81.4k | £38.6k | £96.5k | £189k |
| Net assets | £137k | £201k | £246k | £66.2k |
| Fixed assets | £955 | £621 | £0 | — |
| Current assets | £196k | £293k | £617k | £813k |
| Debtors | £3.8k | £164k | £265k | £240k |
| Deferred income | £4.9k | £1.1k | £0 | — |
| Cash from operations | £81.8k | £83.4k | −£17.2k | £151k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −13.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £170k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£22.5k
- 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
- 17.6%
- 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
- ▼73%
- Now £66.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▲95%
- Now £189k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 8
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Oberon Investments Group PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Smythe House Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (6)
- Oberon Investment Management LimitedRev. £61.3k · Profit −£15.6k
- GMC Ebt LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Oberon Corporate Finance LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Oberon Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Oberon Securities LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Smythe House Heritage LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£180k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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