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Smith Wires Limited

Smith Wires Limited is an active UK company (number 01233002), incorporated 1975, with 1 current director, Ian Alan Tichias. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Eric George Hutchinson 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Lee George Westgarth 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Richard John Ottaway 2015-2019 Director View profile
  4. Darren Keith Rothery 2004-2011 Director View profile
  5. Christopher Mawe 1999-2004 Director View profile
  6. Tiessir Shhab Kurwie 1997-2002 Director View profile
  7. Denis Robert Maguire 1996-1998 Director View profile
  8. Ian Williamson 1995-2013 Director View profile
  9. Kenneth Lydall 1995-1997 Director View profile
  10. David William Adam 1994-1999 Director View profile
  11. Barrie Mycock 1993-1997 Director View profile
  12. David John Harvey 1993-1997 Director View profile
  13. Graham Robert Logan Brown 1993-1995 Director View profile
  14. James Veitch Henderson 1992-1994 Director View profile
  15. Geoffrey Shipston Firth 1995 Director View profile
  16. Kenneth Arthur Ramsden 2001 Director View profile
  17. Charles Grahame Holland 1997 Director View profile
  18. Peter Wilton Lee 1995 Director View profile
  19. David Stanley Wilton Lee 1995 Director View profile
  20. Donald Raymond Jowett 1995 Director View profile
  21. Angela Wakes 2019-2023 Secretary View profile
  22. Richard Andrew Cole 2019-2019 Secretary View profile
  23. Richard John Ottaway 2015-2019 Secretary View profile
  24. Eric Cook 2001-2015 Secretary View profile
  25. Maria Angelika Fieldhouse 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  26. John Michael Cliff 1995-1996 Secretary View profile
  27. John Raymond Spencer 1994-1995 Secretary View profile
  28. William Ingram 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/11/1975

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.

  • Carclo PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Smith Wires Limited is controlled by Carclo PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Carclo 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.

1 directors on the board

1.3y median 1.3y
average tenure
1.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

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.

Dormant 77Professional services 6Manufacturing 5Finance 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
01233002
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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