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Company · Swindon

Smiths News Trading Limited

Non-specialised wholesale trade

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 39

  1. Paul Martin Baker 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Anthony Liam Grace 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. David Gregory Bauernfeind 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Richard John Renwick 2012-2018 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas John Gresham 2010-2016 Director View profile
  6. Mark Hopwood Charlton 2006-2011 Director View profile
  7. Mark Richard Cashmore 2006-2018 Director View profile
  8. Alan John Humphrey 2006-2010 Director View profile
  9. Alan James Stewart 2005-2006 Director View profile
  10. Kathryn Elizabeth Swann 2003-2006 Director View profile
  11. Timothy Mark Hely Hutchinson 2001-2004 Director View profile
  12. John Anthony Warren 2000-2005 Director View profile
  13. Ian Houghton 1998-2006 Director View profile
  14. Lloyd John Wigglesworth 1998-2001 Director View profile
  15. Beverley Cliffe Hodson 1997-2001 Director View profile
  16. Keith Hamill 1996-2000 Director View profile
  17. Richard Gordon Handover 1995-2003 Director View profile
  18. Alan James Giles 1995-1998 Director View profile
  19. John Michael Hancock 1995-1999 Director View profile
  20. Peter Richard Bamford 1995-1997 Director View profile
  21. William Cockburn 1995-1997 Director View profile
  22. Simon Paul Burke 1995-1996 Director View profile
  23. Lawrence Patrick Lupo 1994-1999 Director View profile
  24. Dame Marjorie Morris Scardino 1994-1999 Director View profile
  25. John Martin Taylor 1993-1998 Director View profile
  26. John Carmichael Orr 1993-1999 Director View profile
  27. Stanley Holmes Honeyman 1992 Director View profile
  28. John Alexander Napier 1996 Director View profile
  29. Lord David James George Hennessy Windlesham 1995 Director View profile
  30. Honourable Philip Reginald Smith 1996 Director View profile
  31. Peter John Charles Troughton 1995 Director View profile
  32. David John Marling Roberts 1996 Director View profile
  33. Edward Elliot Elson 1993 Director View profile
  34. Sir Malcolm David Field 1995 Director View profile
  35. Peter Sacheverell Wilmot-Sitwell 1996 Director View profile
  36. Morgan, Janet Patricia, Doctor 1995 Director View profile
  37. Sir Simon Michael Hornby 1994 Director View profile
  38. Charles Jeremy Mawdesley Hardie 1999 Director View profile
  39. Christopher Stanley Rule 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-specialised wholesale trade
Incorporated
09/03/1929
Registered office
Swindon

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Smiths News Trading Limited is controlled by Smiths News Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Smiths News Holdings Limited is controlled by Smiths News PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Smiths News PLC.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

2 directors on the board

8.2y median 8.2y
average tenure
15.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 30Retail and trade 4Business services 3Dormant 2Finance 2Tech and media 2

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00237811
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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