S.M.S. SEWING MACHINES (ECCLES) LIMITED
Company number 00745938 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
S.M.S. Sewing Machines (Eccles) Limited presents a mixed risk profile. The 60-year-old family business maintains positive net assets of £147,805, owns valuable freehold property, and has no institutional debt – all favorable indicators. However, the persistent decline in shareholders' funds (35% erosion since 2017), deteriorating working capital position, and increasing creditor pressures suggest an underlying profitability challenge that requires investigation. The company is not in immediate financial distress, but the trajectory is concerning and warrants enhanced monitoring.
Shareholders' funds
£147,805
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1963-01-03
- Employees
- 6 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 445 - 449, Liverpool Road Eccles, Manchester, M30 7HY
- Postcode
- M30 7HY
- Capital
- 3 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-25
- Next due by
- 2027-08-08
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47510 Retail sale of textiles in specialised stores
Officers 3 current · 3 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA517049 (Tier 1), registered since 2019.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 447 LIVERPOOL ROAD, ECCLES, MANCHESTER, M30 7HY | 2013-04-22 |
| MICHAEL RUSSELL & COMPANY, 195 MONTON ROAD MONTON, ECCLES, MANCHESTER M30 9PN | 2005-04-18 |
| 63 LIVERPOOL RD, ECCLES M30 0WB | 2001-06-25 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 81 similar companies in M
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (6 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1963.
No.7 of the largest retail sale of textiles in specialised stores companies in Manchester →
Competitors Manchester
This company ranks 7 among retail sale of textiles in specialised stores in Manchester.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2002-09-17
- Where
- Greater Manchester (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM383066 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2002-09-17 | — |
| LA313640 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2002-09-17 | — |
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