# Smith & Nephew (Smith & Nephew PLC)

Public limited company registered in Watford, classed under “Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.” and 3 other activities.

- Company number: 00324357
- Status: Active
- Type: Public limited company
- Incorporated: 17 February 1937
- Registered office: Building 5, Croxley Park, Hatters Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 8YE
- Location: Watford, Hertfordshire
- Activity: Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.
- Website: smith-nephew.com

## Latest filed profit

Profit after tax in the year to 31 December 2025: **$625m**, from its latest filed accounts.

Turnover, net assets, cash, staff, earlier years, ratios, directors and owners are on the page for subscribers.

## Questions people ask

### What does Smith & Nephew do?

Public limited company registered in Watford, classed under “Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.” and 3 other activities. In its own words: “Smith+Nephew is a global portfolio medical technology business. We design and make technology that takes the limits off living.”

### How much turnover does Smith & Nephew make?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/smith-nephew-00324357

### Is Smith & Nephew profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of $625m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

### Who runs and owns Smith & Nephew?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/smith-nephew-00324357

### Where is Smith & Nephew based?

Its registered office is Building 5, Croxley Park, Hatters Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 8YE, in Watford, Hertfordshire.

### When was Smith & Nephew founded?

Smith & Nephew PLC was incorporated on 17 February 1937.

### Is Smith & Nephew still trading?

The register lists Smith & Nephew PLC as active.

## Timeline

Recent filings and changes at Companies House.

- 2026-10-15: Purchase of own shares. Shares purchased into treasury: · USD 8,319,304.46 (and 14 more like it since 22 October 2025)
- 2026-09-18: Sale or transfer of treasury shares. Treasury capital: · USD 7,317,728.46 (and 41 more like it since 8 June 2023)
- 2026-09-11: Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 11 August 2026 · USD 175,547,633.20, GBP 50,000 (and 12 more like it since 21 June 2023)
- 2026-08-25: Termination of appointment of John Rogers as a director on 19 August 2026
- 2026-06-24: Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2025
- 2026-06-23: Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 2026-06-23: Resolutions (and 4 more like it since 21 June 2023)
- 2026-05-08: Termination of appointment of Angela Susan Risley as a director on 6 May 2026
- 2026-03-16: Director's details changed for John Rogers on 29 September 2025
- 2026-02-21: Statement of company's objects
- 2025-12-15: Appointment of Therese Marie Esperdy as a director on 1 December 2025
- 2025-09-03: Appointment of Mr Garheng Kong as a director on 1 September 2025
- 2025-07-01: Appointment of Mr David King as a director on 1 July 2025
- 2025-05-19: Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2024
- 2025-05-02: Termination of appointment of Robert John White as a director on 30 April 2025
- 2025-02-05: Appointment of Ms Sybella Stanley as a director on 1 February 2025
- 2024-05-31: Auditor's resignation
- 2024-05-17: Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 December 2023
- 2024-05-03: Termination of appointment of Charles Richard Kenneth Medlock as a director on 30 April 2024
- 2024-04-03: Appointment of John Rogers as a director on 1 April 2024
- 2024-04-02: Termination of appointment of Anne-Francoise Nesmes as a director on 31 March 2024
- 2024-01-08: Appointment of Mr Simon Jonathan Lowth as a director on 1 January 2024
- 2024-01-04: Termination of appointment of Erik Engstrom as a director on 31 December 2023
- 2023-10-05: Termination of appointment of Roberto Quarta as a director on 15 September 2023
- 2023-10-03: Appointment of Mr Jeremy Kim Maiden as a director on 14 September 2023

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Source: Companies House filings (Open Government Licence v3.0). Figures are as filed; nothing is estimated. Page: https://firmfacts.co/company/smith-nephew-00324357