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Wilfrid Smith Limited

Wilfrid Smith Limited is an active UK company (number 01162403), incorporated 1974, with 3 current directors including Phillip Andrew Knowles and Ian David Mason. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Philip Andrew Knowles 2020-2020 Director View profile
  2. Stephen Charles Young 2020-2022 Director View profile
  3. John Preen 1995-1996 Director View profile
  4. Lilian Hunter Smith 1993 Director View profile
  5. Frederick Ronald Shaddick 1996 Director View profile
  6. Richard Ingram Wilson 2002 Director View profile
  7. Brian Roy Cuzner 1998 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Ward Roberts 1996-2010 Secretary View profile
  9. David Albert Page 2000 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
08/03/1974

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.

  • Wilfrid Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Wilfrid Smith Limited is controlled by Wilfrid Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Wilfrid Limited is controlled by Kathleen Mary Walkey
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Kathleen Mary Walkey.

1 other company 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.

Financials

Net assets
£550,348
Total assets
£2,860,387
Cash
£1,434,356
Employees
15
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

3 directors on the board

9.1y median 9.1y
average tenure
17.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
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 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01162403
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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