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Frank Smythson Limited

Retail sale of leather goods in specialised stores

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 20

  1. Pierre Maurice Gilbert Mallevays 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Jonathan Hart 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Armando Patrick Marino Macrory 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Bahbout, Jacqueline Louise, Sara 2021-2025 Director View profile
  5. Zoe Jane Elizabeth Colegrave 2021-2024 Director View profile
  6. Xavier Rougeaux 2018-2021 Director View profile
  7. Stefano Giacomelli 2018-2025 Director View profile
  8. Luc Matthew Goidadin 2018-2024 Director View profile
  9. Jason Antony John Ward 2015-2020 Director View profile
  10. Mark David Daley 2015-2016 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Girard Janowski 2010-2013 Director View profile
  12. Yvonne Carol Robinson 2009-2025 Director View profile
  13. Jacques . Bahbout 2009-2025 Director View profile
  14. Sion Paul Kearsey 2005-2009 Director View profile
  15. Raymond Michael Cork 1998-2005 Director View profile
  16. Sarah Elizabeth Elton 1998-2005 Director View profile
  17. Annie Marie Reine Guerard 2009-2011 Secretary View profile
  18. Sanjay Patel 2007-2009 Secretary View profile
  19. Mark Leslie Vivian Esiri 2005-2009 Secretary View profile
  20. Paul Roberts 1998-2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale of leather goods in specialised stores
Incorporated
08/07/1998
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Holdsmyth Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Frank Smythson Limited is controlled by Holdsmyth Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Holdsmyth Limited is controlled by Smythson Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-07-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Smythson Bidco Limited is controlled by Iconic Holdco (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-06-17 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Iconic Holdco (UK) Limited.

5 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Net assets
-£15,698,000
Total assets
-£487,000
Cash
£917,000
Employees
148
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£1,037,000

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

1.7y median 1y
average tenure
3.2y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
5
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 7Manufacturing 4Business services 2Retail and trade 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03594597
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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