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Wake Smith (Services) Limited

Non-trading company

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 13

  1. Andrew Derrick Vidler 2011-2018 Director View profile
  2. Nicholas Thornton Lambert 2008-2011 Director View profile
  3. Mark Robert Durno Serby 2006-2011 Director View profile
  4. Richard Patrick Lees 1999-2008 Director View profile
  5. John Steer 1996-1997 Director View profile
  6. Michael John Tunbridge 1996-2011 Director View profile
  7. John Baddeley 1996-2024 Director View profile
  8. Jonathan Charles Vivian Hunt 1996-2006 Director View profile
  9. Paul Robert Thorn 1996-2011 Director View profile
  10. David William Barclay Ware 2011 Director View profile
  11. Lee Kevin Saville 1997 Director View profile
  12. Ivor Donn 2006-2026 Secretary View profile
  13. David William Wenninger 2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-trading company
Incorporated
31/10/1988
Registered office
Sheffield
Previous names
Wake Smith Solicitors Limited (until 24/02/2015)
Wake Smith Limited (until 13/12/2010)

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. Wake Smith (Services) Limited is controlled by Wake Smith Solicitors Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Wake Smith Solicitors Limited.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£7
Total assets
£7
Employees
1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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.

1 directors on the board

28.7y median 28.7y
average tenure
28.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Business services 3Professional 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

  • 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
02310508
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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