Smyths Toys UK sustainability score: 25/100
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Smyths Toys UK Limited runs Smyths toy and games stores across the UK. It generated £1.02 billion in revenue in FY2025 with approximately 3,623 employees.
More about Smyths Toys UK
A group company holds its stock until the point of sale.
Founded 2007Head office United KingdomStaff ~3,623 (2025)Revenue £1.018B revenue (FY ended 30 Dec 2025)Website ↗
Smyths Toys UK reports Scope 1 and 2 emissions with limited method detail and no assurance. Only business travel is quantified in Scope 3, and its stock sits with a group company outside these accounts. It has no public emissions or renewable energy target, and water and nature impacts are unreported.
Smyths Toys UK scores 25/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified November 2026.
That places Smyths Toys UK joint 871st of 1,023 companies scored, and 51st of 54 in Retail (non-fashion).
What is Smyths Toys UK doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 5/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (0/10, 1/10).
Where Smyths Toys UK lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Its effect on waterPublish figures for its water use.
- Its effect on natureShow it knows its main risks to nature.
- Its climate targetsSet emissions reduction targets.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations5/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain2/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling4/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is2/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature1/10No evidence it knows its main risks to nature.
- How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
- Its effect on water0/10No figures for its water use.
- Its climate targets1/10No emissions reduction targets.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
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How is Smyths Toys UK's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Smyths Toys UK's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
0% of them were published by Smyths Toys UK itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Carbon dioxide emissions in tonnes – Scope 2 3,784 4,327”
“SMYTHS TOYS UK LIMITED”
“It has an EPC A rating and has been built to achieve BREEAM Excellent.”
“uses paper tape when sealing the packaging, which helps in the recycling process of cardboard”
“the majority of the work being recycled plastic and cardboard bales”
“further expansion will occur in the UK market in the coming years through the opening of new stores”
“124 stores across England, Scotland and Wales”
“further expansion will occur in the UK market in the coming years through the opening of new stores”
“Carbon dioxide emissions in tonnes – Scope 2 4,327 7,927”
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How does Smyths Toys UK compare with other retail (non-fashion) companies?
Where Smyths Toys UK sits among retail (non-fashion) peers.
Among the 54 major retail (non-fashion) brands we've scored, Smyths Toys UK sits 51st of 54.
Who scores higher in Retail (non-fashion)?
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