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SMITH & NEPHEW

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Public limited companyfounded 2001active for 25 yearsIkaroslaan 45, 1930 Zaventem, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0474.619.911
Summary

SMITH & NEPHEW has been active since 2001 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €29.2m and a net result of €1.5m. Equity is growing by about 5.5% per year across the filed financial years. Its solvency ranks better than 80% of 6,136 sector peers (NACE 46, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.1% (very low).

Articles of association

What the company does

PurposeThe activities the company may carry out under its articles.
“Deproductie,verkoopen,inhetalgemeen,dehandelingezondheidszorgproducten,chirurgischenmedischmateriaal,alsookallebijhorendeproductenvoordegene…” (deed in Dutch)
4 activities (deed in Dutch)
  1. Deproductie,verkoopen,inhetalgemeen,dehandelingezondheidszorgproducten,chirurgischenmedischmateriaal,alsookallebijhorendeproductenvoordegeneeskundeofindustrie
  2. Allebereidingenvantoiletartikelen,enmetnamecosmetica
  3. Allefarmaceutischeproducten
  4. Allenatuurlijkeofsynthetischetextielproducten

The full purpose is in the deed

DurationHow long the company exists; usually unlimited, so until it is dissolved.
“De vennootschap kan alle nijverheids-, handels- en financiële handelingen verrichten die op haar maatschappelijk doel betrekking hebben. De…” (deed in Dutch)
Name clauseThe name the company operates under according to its articles.
SMITH&NEPHEW
Legal form clauseThe legal form, such as BV, NV or CV, which decides which company-law rules apply.
One provision in the deed
Registered office clauseThe region of the registered office; it decides among other things the language of official documents.
One provision in the deed

deed of 24-11-2023

Who represents it, and how

Board ruleHow the board is made up, meets and takes decisions.
One provision in the deed

deed of 24-11-2023

Other provisionsOther rules from the articles that fall under none of the themes above.

Other provision: “Bestuursbevoegdheid-dagelijks bestuur, één of meer (rechts)personen” (deed in Dutch)
Other provision: “Financiële toestand, jaarrekening en regelmatigheid van verrichtingen in jaarrekening, controle” (deed in Dutch)
Other provision: “14.00 uur, mei” (deed in Dutch)
Other provision: “Toelating tot vergadering, houders van effecten met recht opgeroepen te worden volgens toepasselijke wettelijke bepalingen” (deed in Dutch)
Other provision: “Aanwezigheidslijst, ondertekenen” (deed in Dutch)
Other provision: “Stemrecht, bestuursorgaan” (deed in Dutch)
Other provision: “12-31, 01-01” (deed in Dutch)
Other provision: “Winstverdeling, 5” (deed in Dutch)
Other provision: “Besluit algemene vergadering beraadslagend op wijze door wet vereist, ontbinding” (deed in Dutch)
Other provision: “Vereffening, alle machten genoemd in artikel 2:87 Wetboek van vennootschappen en verenigingen zonder bijzondere machtiging” (deed in Dutch)
3 more provisions in the deed, see the deed of 24-11-2023

deed of 24-11-2023