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E H Smith Holdings LTD

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Mary Walton 2010 Director View profile
  2. Beryl Margaret Hodgskin-Brown 2012 Director View profile
  3. John Kenneth Hodgskin-Brown 2005 Director View profile
  4. Kenneth Howard Avery Smith 2017 Director View profile
  5. Ian Paul Grainger 2020-2026 Secretary View profile
  6. Graham Eccles 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  7. Jennifer Margaret Ensell 2020 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/05/1970

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.

Group

  1. E H Smith Holdings LTD is controlled by Kenneth Howard Avery Smith
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting · notified 2017-04-05, ceased 2018-11-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Kenneth Howard Avery Smith.

8 other companies in this group

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.

7 directors on the board

15.3y median 12.6y
average tenure
30.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (7)

1
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.

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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00979888
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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