G.A.SMITH & SONS.LIMITED, CM2 0AW : Companies House Number 00241951

Executive summary

G.A. Smith & Sons Limited is a mature, asset-rich business suffering from acute short-term illiquidity, characterized by a dramatic drop in cash reserves to just £12,183. While the company benefits from a valuable revalued property asset and virtually no short-term debt, its financial vitality is currently restricted, with most of its wealth locked in illiquid bricks and mortar. Immediate focus must be placed on improving cash generation and resolving internal loan and dividend balances to prevent a liquidity crisis.

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Shareholders' funds

£618,668

Balance sheet as at 2025-03-31

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1929-08-26
Employees: 4 (2025 accounts)
Registered office: 146 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0AW
Postcode: CM2 0AW
Capital: 120,000 GBP
Accounts category: Total Exemption Full
Charges: 5 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Next due by: 2027-05-31
Financial year end: 31 August

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-06-19
Next due by: 2027-07-03

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Nature of business (SIC)

47250 Retail sale of beverages in specialised stores

Officers 5 current · 5 resigned

MR. GEORGE ROBERT PETER SMITH Secretary

Appointed 1999-10-29

MR. GEORGE ROBERT PETER SMITH Director

COMPANY DIRECTOR Appointed 1993-08-01

MR. NICHOLAS ROY SMITH Director

WINE MERCHANT Appointed 1992-08-01

George Robert Peter, Mr. SMITH Director

Nicholas Roy, Mr. SMITH Director

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Group structure 1 subsidiary

BRUCE BURLINGTON AND COMPANY LIMITED

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Previous registered addresses 5

Address	Changed on
UNIT 1A KIERBECK BUSINESS PARK, WHARF LANE VANGE WHARF, BASILDON, ESSEX, SS16 4SW	2009-11-11
UNIT 2A KIERBECK BUSINESS PARK, WHARF LANE VANGE WHARF, BASILDON, ESSEX, SS16 4SW	2008-12-17
UNIT 2 ENTERPRISE BUSINESS PARK, ENTERPRISE WAY, WICKFORD, ESSEX SS11 8DH	2003-04-26
ALBERT HOUSE, UNIT D RUSSELL GARDENS, WICKFORD, ESSEX SS11 8BX	1999-11-16
2 ARMSTRONG ROAD, MANOR TRADING ESTATE, BENFLEET, ESSEX SS7 4PP	1994-12-06

Among its peers

Top 10%

by shareholders' funds, of 26 similar companies in CM

The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1929.

No.2 of the largest retail sale of beverages in specialised stores companies in Chelmsford →

481 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Chelmsford

1. VSF (UK) LIMITED

£800,100
3. DE LUXE DRINKS LIMITED

£55,001
4. THE BLACK DOG WINE COMPANY LIMITED

£34,516
5. MR. LAWRENCE WINE MERCHANT LIMITED

£32,154
6. CROUCH RIDGE ESTATE LTD

£27,481

This company ranks 2 among retail sale of beverages in specialised stores in Chelmsford.

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Property in England & Wales 2 titles

Freehold: 1
Leasehold: 1
Most recent registration: 2023-09-28
Price paid, where recorded: £252,000
Where: Essex (2)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
AA62875	Essex	Leasehold	2023-09-28	—
EX660553	Essex	Freehold	2001-04-24	£252,000

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