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SMP Group PLC

Printing n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 23

  1. Justin Edney 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Lee Harrison 2019-2025 Director View profile
  3. Simon Nicholas Summers 2013-2014 Director View profile
  4. Neil Kester Johnson 2007-2007 Director View profile
  5. Darren Roy Jarvis 2005-2025 Director View profile
  6. Nicholas Peter Stagg 2003-2025 Director View profile
  7. David Michael Purdy 2003-2007 Director View profile
  8. Gary Pearson 2003-2006 Director View profile
  9. Hansa Patel 2003-2025 Director View profile
  10. Mark Ian Turner 2003-2020 Director View profile
  11. Brian David Jeffery 2003-2021 Director View profile
  12. Michael Bowden 2003-2011 Director View profile
  13. Robert Bowyer 2003-2007 Director View profile
  14. Bernadette Mary Jeffery 2003-2021 Director View profile
  15. John Michael Hudson 2003-2005 Director View profile
  16. Christopher Alan Carr 2000-2002 Director View profile
  17. Alexander Robert Mccall 1995-2006 Director View profile
  18. Edward Thomas Leeves 1993-2005 Director View profile
  19. Peter James Mitchell 1991-2024 Director View profile
  20. Peter John Darwin 1991-2024 Director View profile
  21. John Sidney Purser 1991-2005 Director View profile
  22. Richard Kenneth Bleek 1991-2021 Director View profile
  23. Mark Steven Wignall 1991-1994 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Printing n.e.c.; Pre-press and pre-media services; Business and domestic software development
Incorporated
08/07/1991
Registered office
London

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. SMP Group PLC is controlled by SMP Group Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. SMP Group Holdings Limited is controlled by Bradley Slade
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-07-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Bradley Slade.

15 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.

6 directors on the board

18.1y median 23.5y
average tenure
35y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Manufacturing 7Professional services 4Construction 2Dormant 1Education 1Tech and media 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
02627262
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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