SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED

SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED has submitted data every year since 2017, with all 9 submissions on time.

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Last submission received on Tuesday, 24 Mar 2026 at 16:39 UTC.

Employer ID 456
Company Number 00237811
Employer Size 1000 to 4999
Years Submitted
201720182019202020212022202320242025

Overall workforce composition

Deviation from a 50:50 gender split, averaged across all four pay quartiles per year. 0% represents an equal split of men and women; positive values mean more women, negative means fewer women.

Hourly pay gap over time

Positive values indicate women's hourly pay is lower than men's by that percentage. A value of 0 indicates equal pay; negative values indicate women earn more.

Pay quartile breakdown

Each band shows the percentage of that quartile that is male vs female.

Lower quartile bottom 25% of earners

Lower-middle quartile 25–50th percentile

Upper-middle quartile 50–75th percentile

Top quartile top 25% of earners

Bonus pay

Percentage of each gender who received a bonus payment.

Bonus pay gap — positive values indicate women's bonus pay is lower than men's.

Year by year

Each year's submission in full. Most recent year shown first.

2025 Mean pay gap 13.7%

In this organisation, women earned 95p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 67.7% higher than men's.

Women made up 31.0% of the highest paid quarter and 43.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 13.7%
Median hourly pay gap 5.3%
Men receiving bonus 35.0%
Women receiving bonus 22.0%
Mean bonus gap 8.4%
Median bonus gap -67.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 31.0%
69.0%
Upper-middle 25.0%
75.0%
Lower-middle 47.0%
53.0%
Lower quartile 43.0%
57.0%
2024 Mean pay gap 9.5%

In this organisation, women earned 95p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 33.0% of the highest paid quarter and 52.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 9.5%
Median hourly pay gap 5.4%
Men receiving bonus 37.6%
Women receiving bonus 30.9%
Mean bonus gap 43.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 33.0%
67.0%
Upper-middle 20.0%
80.0%
Lower-middle 40.0%
60.0%
Lower quartile 52.0%
48.0%
2023 Mean pay gap 12.0%

In this organisation, women earned 95p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 32.0% of the highest paid quarter and 51.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.0%
Median hourly pay gap 5.2%
Men receiving bonus 72.6%
Women receiving bonus 73.7%
Mean bonus gap 46.8%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 32.0%
68.0%
Upper-middle 25.0%
75.0%
Lower-middle 38.0%
62.0%
Lower quartile 51.0%
49.0%
2022 Mean pay gap 11.3%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 50.0% lower than men's.

Women made up 31.3% of the highest paid quarter and 51.4% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 11.3%
Median hourly pay gap 2.4%
Men receiving bonus 84.9%
Women receiving bonus 71.0%
Mean bonus gap 53.8%
Median bonus gap 50.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 31.3%
68.7%
Upper-middle 34.9%
65.1%
Lower-middle 33.3%
66.7%
Lower quartile 51.4%
48.6%
2021 Mean pay gap 14.3%

In this organisation, women earned 96p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 28.6% of the highest paid quarter and 50.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 14.3%
Median hourly pay gap 4.0%
Men receiving bonus 72.7%
Women receiving bonus 40.8%
Mean bonus gap 32.8%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 28.6%
71.4%
Upper-middle 25.0%
75.0%
Lower-middle 33.9%
66.1%
Lower quartile 50.9%
49.1%
2020 Mean pay gap 12.8%

In this organisation, women earned 96p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 30.1% higher than men's.

Women made up 35.0% of the highest paid quarter and 51.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 12.8%
Median hourly pay gap 4.0%
Men receiving bonus 1.0%
Women receiving bonus 1.0%
Mean bonus gap -78.1%
Median bonus gap -30.1%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 35.0%
65.0%
Upper-middle 31.0%
69.0%
Lower-middle 31.0%
69.0%
Lower quartile 51.0%
49.0%
2019 Mean pay gap 15.0%

In this organisation, women earned 93p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 27.7% lower than men's.

Women made up 32.0% of the highest paid quarter and 45.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.0%
Median hourly pay gap 6.7%
Men receiving bonus 15.7%
Women receiving bonus 18.5%
Mean bonus gap -50.5%
Median bonus gap 27.7%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 32.0%
68.0%
Upper-middle 31.0%
69.0%
Lower-middle 40.0%
60.0%
Lower quartile 45.0%
55.0%
2018 Mean pay gap 15.6%

In this organisation, women earned 91p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 5.0% higher than men's.

Women made up 27.0% of the highest paid quarter and 55.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 15.6%
Median hourly pay gap 9.3%
Men receiving bonus 40.5%
Women receiving bonus 25.6%
Mean bonus gap 39.6%
Median bonus gap -5.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 27.0%
73.0%
Upper-middle 29.0%
71.0%
Lower-middle 36.0%
64.0%
Lower quartile 55.0%
45.0%
2017 Mean pay gap 18.2%

In this organisation, women earned 94p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women's median bonus pay was 4.8% higher than men's.

Women made up 25.8% of the highest paid quarter and 56.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap 18.2%
Median hourly pay gap 6.1%
Men receiving bonus 45.4%
Women receiving bonus 30.5%
Mean bonus gap 23.8%
Median bonus gap -4.8%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 25.8%
74.2%
Upper-middle 33.4%
66.6%
Lower-middle 25.9%
74.1%
Lower quartile 56.2%
43.8%