SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
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Executive summary
Smith & Nephew occupies a strategically ambiguous position in global medtech—large enough to require scale investment across orthopaedics, wound care, and sports medicine, yet small enough to face existential competitive pressure from Stryker, Zimmer Biomet, and J&J. The company's growth trajectory hinges on successfully executing a dual mandate: defending orthopaedic share through robotic surgery adoption while accelerating wound care and sports medicine expansion where margin and growth profiles are superior. Leadership must resolve the inherent tension between portfolio breadth and strategic focus before activist pressure forces a value-unlocking but strategically limiting breakup.
Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1937-02-17
- Registered office
- Building 5, Croxley Park, Hatters Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, WD18 8YE
- Postcode
- WD18 8YE
- Capital
- 192,929,680 USD
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-06-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-28
- Next due by
- 2027-03-14
Nature of business (SIC)
- 20590 Manufacture of other chemical products not elsewhere classified
- 21100 Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products
- 32500 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies
- 70100 Activities of head offices
Officers 16 current · 42 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 1
£230,000,000 total awarded value where published.
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Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker (Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 6 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6562707 (Tier 1), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| SMITH & NEPHEW ASSOCIATED COMPANIES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 1988-06-16 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 15 ADAM STREET, LONDON, WC2N 6LA | 2019-05-03 |
| HERON HOUSE 15 ADAM STREET, LONDON, WC2N 6LB | 2001-07-11 |
| RON HOUSE 15 ADAM STREET, LONDON, WC2N 6LB | 2001-07-11 |
| TEMPLE PLACE, VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON WC2R 3BP | 1999-10-04 |
| MPLE PLACE, VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON WC2R 3BP | 1999-10-04 |
Among its peers
2nd oldest
of 41 similar companies in WD — measured against the wider sector, trading since 1937