H. SMITH FOOD GROUP PLC
Company number 02461736 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
H. Smith Food Group PLC has built a credible £103M+ revenue platform in UK meat wholesale, supported by 35 years of family stewardship and a strengthening balance sheet with net assets now exceeding £10M. However, the company faces a strategic inflection point: revenue has plateaued, cash reserves are dangerously thin, and the path to sustainable growth requires deliberate investment in vertical integration, value-added products, or geographic expansion—moves that will demand both capital and governance evolution beyond the current family-centric model.
Shareholders' funds
£11,732,634
Balance sheet as at 2026-03-27
What it does
The principal activity of the company is wholesaler of meat and meat products
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1990-01-22
- Employees
- 40 (2026 accounts · was 38 in 2025)
- Registered office
- 24 Easter Industrial Park, Ferry Lane South, Rainham, Essex, RM13 9BP
- Postcode
- RM13 9BP
- Capital
- 99 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-27
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-01-05
- Next due by
- 2027-01-19
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46320 Wholesale of meat and meat products
Officers 7 current · 9 resigned
Group structure 12 subsidiaries
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BEIJING GOLD LTD Dissolved
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HO WAN FOODS LIMITED Dissolved
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H. SMITH (BEAM REACH) LTD Dissolved
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H. SMITH (EASTER PARK) LTD Dissolved
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H. SMITH (FERRY LANE) LTD Dissolved
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H. SMITH (RAINHAM) LTD Dissolved
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JI YU LIMITED Dissolved
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JUE XIN LIMITED Dissolved
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PING JING LTD Dissolved
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WO FAT LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB858505 (Tier 2), registered since 2025.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| H. SMITH (MEAT & POULTRY) LIMITED | 1997-10-31 |
| H. SMITH (CHELMSFORD) LIMITED | 1993-09-27 |
Previous registered addresses 7
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 24 24 EASTER INDUSTRIAL PARK, FERRY LANE SOUTH, RAINHAM, ESSEX, RM13 9BP, ENGLAND | 2015-01-29 |
| BERTH 29 TILBURY FREEPORT, TILBURY, ESSEX, RM18 7SX | 2014-10-15 |
| POOLES LANE, DAGENHAM, ESSEX, RM9 6RS | 2013-10-11 |
| HIGH MEADS, TEMPLE MILL LANE, STRATFORD, LONDON E15 2EW | 2007-03-08 |
| C/O FRIGOSCANDIA COLDSTORE, HIGH MEADS TEMPLE MILL LANE, STRATFORD, LONDON E15 2EW | 1996-04-12 |
| ASH TREE FARM, BOYTON CROSS, ROXWELL, CHELMSFORD ESSEX CM1 4LD | 1991-11-27 |
| 26 BESSBOROUGH ROAD, HAROW, MIDDX, HA1 3DL | 1990-01-31 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 21 similar companies in RM
The largest employer among its local peers (40 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1990.
Competitors Romford
This company ranks 1 among wholesale of meat and meat products in Romford.
The class of 1990
50%
of the 20,398 companies incorporated in 1990 are still active today; 45% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2014-01-07
- Where
- Greater London
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BGL101863 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2014-01-07 | — |
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