SMITH GLOBAL LTD
Company number 04438845 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
SMITH GLOBAL LTD is in fundamentally sound financial health, bolstered by strong cash reserves and the strategic backing of its parent company, Hyatt. The pre-tax loss reported in 2024 is a temporary symptom of integration costs rather than structural decline, as evidenced by robust turnover growth and healthy underlying EBITDA. The primary area of caution lies in the elevated liabilities inherent to the travel booking model, requiring strict management of customer prepayments to ensure ongoing liquidity.
Shareholders' funds
£4,305,653
Balance sheet as at 2024-12-31
What it does
The Company's principal activity during the year continued to be publishing of hotel information and acting as a booking agent hotels.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2002-05-15
- Employees
- 102 (2024 accounts · was 95 in 2023)
- Registered office
- C/O Tmf Group 13th Floor, One Angel Court, London, United Kingdom, EC2R 7HJ
- Postcode
- EC2R 7HJ
- Capital
- 252 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2024-12-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-09-23
- Next due by
- 2027-10-07
Nature of business (SIC)
- 58190 Other publishing activities
- 79110 Travel agency activities
Officers 2 current · 16 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
Controlled by Hyatt Hotels Corporation (03838478) — since 2023-07-21
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SIDESTORY LIMITED Dissolved
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SMITH BONDS 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 — Z243299X (Tier 2), registered since 2010.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SPY PUBLISHING LIMITED | 2013-08-01 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| EAST HOUSE 109 SOUTH WORPLE WAY, LONDON, SW14 8TN | 2018-03-28 |
| 16 TALEWORTH PARK, ASHTEAD, SURREY, KT21 2NH | 2009-03-04 |
| 16 TALEWORTH PARK, ASHTEAD, SURREY, KT21 2NH | 2008-05-15 |
| 103 DITTON ROAD, SURBITON, SURREY KT6 6RJ | 2004-08-23 |
| 103 DITTON ROAD, SURBITON, SURREY KT6 6RJ | 2002-06-12 |
| THE STUDIO, ST NICHOLAS CLOSE, ELSTREE, HERTS, WD6 3EW | 2002-06-11 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 507 similar companies in EC
2nd largest employer among its local peers (102 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 2002.
No.6 of the largest other publishing activities companies in London →
Competitors London
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5. LIBRYO LTD
This company ranks 6 among other publishing activities in London.
The class of 2002
38%
of the 349 companies in this sector incorporated in 2002 are still active today; 58% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.