Large Briefcase with Zip Front in Ludlow

Smythson

£1550

The City collection reimagines the briefcase this season. With spacious compartments, beautiful leather finishes and a stylish silhouette, this classic front zip briefcase will always stand the test of time. Carry by your side or wear over your shoulder for full comfort on-the-go. With room enough for your laptop, organiser and documents in one of it's two zip sections, it's bound to fit the brief. Slate green grained leather zip front large briefcase Double zip opening Black trim and handles in smooth calf leather Tubular handles Front zip pocket with gusset Dimensions:W40 x H28.5 x D8cm / W1

Smythson's own words, read from their page.

Buy from SmythsonPrice seen 2026-09-05. Affiliate link.

Where this comes from

The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as FRANK SMYTHSON LIMITED, number 03594597. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "Warehousing, Customer Service & Production - Swindon" Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.