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Wh Smith PLC

Active 22 years old · 2,075th oldest of 4,506 · incorporated in the 2000s

Company number05202036
StatusActive
Incorporated10/08/2004
Accounts last made up to31/08/2025
Next accounts due28/02/2027
Accounts typeGROUP
Legal Entity Identifier2138001KJNGUJ34G7X91

Registered office

WINDMILL HILL BUSINESS PARK, WHITEHILL WAY, SWINDON, WILTSHIRE, SN5 6PB

Other PLCs registered in Swindon

Online

No website could be identified for this company.

Group structure

It is the immediate parent of 3 entities:

  • WH SMITH US RETAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED
  • WH SMITH TRAVEL LIMITED
  • W H SMITH IRELAND LIMITED

Ownership as recorded by GLEIF, the body that issues Legal Entity Identifiers. Unlike a shared registered office, these relationships are filed and validated, so they are evidence of a real corporate link.

Filing history

This company has 2,258 documents on its Companies House record. The most recent accounts were filed on 22/01/2026. Its last confirmation statement or annual return was filed on 04/08/2026.

Filings: share capital88
Filings: officer changes7
Filings: confirmation statements2
Filings: address changes1
Filings: resolutions1
Filings: accounts1

The most recent filings

Confirmation statement 04/08/2026
Share capital change 01/07/2026
Director resigned 30/06/2026
Registered office changed 01/05/2026
Director appointed 21/04/2026
Director resigned 20/04/2026
Resolution filed 20/02/2026
Director resigned 03/02/2026
Director resigned 03/02/2026
Group accounts 22/01/2026

This is the list of documents filed, not their contents. A line saying accounts were filed records that they were filed and when; it says nothing about turnover, profit or assets, which are inside the documents themselves and are not published here. Read the filings on the Companies House record.

Who runs it

The register lists 6 current officers and 26 who have resigned.

Ian Houghton Secretaryappointed 21/06/2006
Simon Emeny Directorappointed 26/02/2019
Maxwell Leslie James Izzard Directorappointed 01/12/2024
Situl Suryakant Jobanputra Directorappointed 01/03/2024
Leo Martin Quinn Directorappointed 07/04/2026
Helen Claire Rose Directorappointed 01/07/2024

Who controls it

The register shows no current person or entity with significant control for this company.

Charges

No charges are registered against this company.

Officers, controllers and charges are as recorded on the Companies House register on 13/10/2026, and the register changes daily. Appearing here is not an allegation about anyone. Read the current record on the Companies House record.

What it does

This page is compiled from the public register. Companies House does not verify the information filed with it, so treat everything here as what the company reported rather than as established fact. For filings, officers and charges, see the official Companies House record.

Also at SN5 6PB

A shared registered office is not evidence of a relationship. Formation agents and genuine groups look identical on the register.

On the register

  • 2,075th oldest of 4,506 PLCs
  • One of the 2000s cohort
  • Not in liquidation or facing strike off

There are 4,506 PLCs in Britain, under a tenth of one per cent of the register. The whole count.

Register data as at 2026-09-01 Download the full register (CSV)