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WH Smith 1955 Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 14

  1. Carl David Cowling 2019–2025 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Martin Clarke 2013–2019 Director View profile
  3. Robert James Moorhead 2008–2024 Director View profile
  4. Alan James Stewart 2005–2008 Director View profile
  5. Kathryn Elizabeth Swann 2003–2013 Director View profile
  6. Richard Gordon Handover 2001–2003 Director View profile
  7. John Anthony Warren 2001–2005 Director View profile
  8. Keith Hamill 2000–2000 Director View profile
  9. Gerard Maxwell Hughes 1994–1998 Director View profile
  10. Philip Alan Stevens 1994 Director View profile
  11. Richard Chisholm Thorpe 1996 Director View profile
  12. Rule, Christopher Stanley, Mr. 1998 Director View profile
  13. Colin Anthony White 1996–2006 Secretary View profile
  14. Susan Helen Bull 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/05/1955

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Board analysis for researchers

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.

1 directors on the board

1.7y median 1.7y
average tenure
1.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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 7Finance 4Retail and trade 3Dormant 1

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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00549069
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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