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JOHN SMITH & SON GROUP LIMITED
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Confirmation statement on time
Overdue since 15 Oct 2026 (12 days).
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Last filed accounts
Net liabilities of £593,978: it owed more than it owned.
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Charges
1 outstanding: a lender holds security over its assets and is paid first if it fails.
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Company status
Active.
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Accounts on time
Next due 30 Sep 2027.
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Disqualified directors
None of the 7 current officers checked are disqualified.
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Directors
6 current directors.
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Owners
1 owner on file.
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Trading history
Incorporated 24 Sep 1908 (118 years ago).
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Never renamed.
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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 27 Oct 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON
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Registered office
BUILDING 1, 9 HAYMARKET SQUARE, EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM, EH3 8RY
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Nature of business
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Accounts
- Next due
- 30 Sep 2027
- Last made up to
- 31 Dec 2025
- Type
- SMALL
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Confirmation statement
- Next due
- 15 Oct 2026 · OVERDUE
- Last made up to
- 1 Oct 2025
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Charges
- Outstanding
- 1
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- JOHN SMITH & SON GROUP LIMITED current
Figures
| Year end | Turnover | Profit | Cash | Net assets | Staff |
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| 31 Dec 2025 (7 months) | not published | not published | £5,119,922 | £-593,978 | 43 |
| 1 Jun 2025 * | not published | not published | £2,396,327 | £571,963 | 44 |
* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).
People
Officers All 33, with past →
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Born | Nationality · lives in |
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| Peter Leigh Gray | Director | 29 Nov 2001 | — | November 1967 | British · United Kingdom |
| Stuart Robert Lindsay | Director | 19 Jun 2003 | — | February 1952 | British · England |
| Peter William Lake | Director | 1 Dec 2011 | — | March 1958 | British · England |
| David Craig Marshall | Director | 24 Jun 2016 | — | July 1975 | British · Scotland |
| Nicholas Siegfried Dale | Director | 23 Mar 2023 | — | June 1970 | British · England |
| Richard Hugo Wyndham Mahoney | Director | 1 Jul 2025 | — | February 1970 | British · England |
| Matthew Guy Fooks | Secretary | 29 Jul 2015 | — | — |
Owners and controllers All 3, with past →
| Name | Control | Notified | Ceased | Born | Nationality · lives in |
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| Js Aspire Group Holdings Ltd company · 16690655 · England | Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors | 6 Oct 2025 | — | — |
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Is JOHN SMITH & SON GROUP LIMITED still trading?
The register shows JOHN SMITH & SON GROUP LIMITED as active.
What does JOHN SMITH & SON GROUP LIMITED do?
It files these industry codes 62012 (Business and domestic software development); 85590 (Other education n.e.c.).
When was JOHN SMITH & SON GROUP LIMITED set up?
It was incorporated on 24 September 1908.
When are JOHN SMITH & SON GROUP LIMITED's accounts due?
Next accounts are due by 30 September 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 December 2025.
When is JOHN SMITH & SON GROUP LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?
It was due on 15 October 2026 and is overdue.
Who runs JOHN SMITH & SON GROUP LIMITED?
JOHN SMITH & SON GROUP LIMITED has 6 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.
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