# John Smedley Limited — source-backed brand brief Profile: [John Smedley Limited]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-27T01:09:59.849Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 4 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: United Kingdom Scope: Wikidata Q57945930 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:john-smedley-limited:wikidata:p17]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q57945930, revision 1848182253]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:10:24.524Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q57945930:P17@1848182253. - [Wikidata label: Q145, revision 2554939741]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:25.927Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q145:label:en@2554939741. ## Headquarters location \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Matlock Scope: Wikidata Q57945930 property P159. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:john-smedley-limited:wikidata:p159]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q57945930, revision 1848182253]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:10:24.524Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q57945930:P159@1848182253. - [Wikidata label: Q1337703, revision 2550624858]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:31:59.741Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1337703:label:en@2550624858. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1784 Scope: Wikidata Q57945930 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:john-smedley-limited:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q57945930, revision 1848182253]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:10:24.524Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q57945930:P571@1848182253. ## Official website \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: https://www.johnsmedley.com/ Scope: Wikidata Q57945930 property P856. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:john-smedley-limited:wikidata:p856]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q57945930, revision 1848182253]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:10:24.524Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q57945930:P856@1848182253. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.