The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

E H Smith Holdings LTD

Company 00979888 Active

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Board DNA

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7
directors on the board
15.3y median 12.6y
average tenure
30.6y
longest tenure
4
directors past 6 years
0 vs 7 portfolio
first-time directors
4
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits

Retail and trade 14Property 11Manufacturing 6Health and social care 1Other services 1

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Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

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Company details

Number00979888
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated18/05/1970
AddressWESTHAVEN HOUSE, ARLESTON WAY, SHIRLEY, SOLIHULL, WEST MIDLANDS, B90 4LH
Accounts next due31/03/2027
Accounts last made up30/06/2025

Industry (SIC)

68100 - Buying and selling of own real estate68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate68320 - Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis70100 - Activities of head offices

Ownership - persons with significant control (2)


  • Mr Kenneth Howard Avery Smith ceased British
    voting rights 25-50%

Officers (16)

  • Keenan, Patricia Secretary · appointed 2026
  • Leinster, Mark David Director · appointed 2023
  • Cave, Chloe Louise Director · appointed 2023
  • Ensell, Jennifer Margaret Secretary · appointed 2020
  • Mallinder, Mark James Director · appointed 2013
  • Cave, John Peter Director · appointed 2013
  • Hodgskin-Brown, Michael John Howard Director · appointed 1996
  • Ensell, David Philip Director · appointed 1995
  • Parker, Andrew John Director
  • Grainger, Ian Paul Former Secretary · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
  • Eccles, Graham Former Secretary · appointed 2018 · resigned 2019
  • Walton, Mary Former Director · resigned 2010
  • Hodgskin-Brown, Beryl Margaret Former Director · resigned 2012
  • Ensell, Jennifer Margaret Former Secretary · resigned 2020
  • Hodgskin-Brown, John Kenneth Former Director · resigned 2005
  • Smith, Kenneth Howard Avery Former Director · resigned 2017

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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