W.H. Smith & Sons Holdings Limited
Company 03411415 Active
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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.
4 directors on the board
- Paul Andrew Nicholson Director · appointed 2024
- Bradley James Smith Director · appointed 2012
- Clinton Gary Smith Director · appointed 1997
- Mathieu Andre Barthelemy DorÉ Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Bradley James Smith Director · appointed 2012
- Clinton Gary Smith Director · appointed 1997
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Paul Andrew Nicholson Director · appointed 2024
- Bradley James Smith Director · appointed 2012
- Clinton Gary Smith Director · appointed 1997
- Mathieu Andre Barthelemy DorÉ Director · appointed 2024
Left in the last 12 months
- Antony Stephen Hunter Lowe Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Stephen John Verrall Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
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.
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- WHS Plastics Limited 3 shared directors
- WHS Plastics Larkhall LTD 2 shared directors
- WHS Canning Brett LTD 2 shared directors
- WHS Plastics Runcorn LTD 2 shared directors
- WHS Plastics Pickering LTD 2 shared directors
- WHS Plastics Stamford Bridge LTD 2 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 03411415 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 29/07/1997 |
| Address | WATER ORTON LANE MINWORTH, SUTTON COLDFIELD, WEST MIDLANDS, B76 9BG |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
Owned by (2) 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.
- Clinton Gary Smith ceased 2018-05-25
50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - WHS Holdco 1 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-05-25
Owns 9 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- 14829504
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-04-26 - WHS Plastics Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-06-11 - WHS Central Services LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-22 - WHS Plastics Pickering LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-22 - WHS Plastics Stamford Bridge LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-22 - WHS Canning Brett LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-22 - WHS Plastics Larkhall LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-22 - WHS Plastics Brierley Hill LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-04-22 - WHS C S LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-10-30
Officers (13)
- Paul Andrew Nicholson Director · appointed 2024
- Mathieu Andre Barthelemy DorÉ Director · appointed 2024
- Bradley James Smith Director · appointed 2012
- Clinton Gary Smith Director · appointed 1997
Show 9 former officers
- Antony Stephen Hunter Lowe Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Stephen John Verrall Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Peter Jonathan Rushton Secretary · appointed 2006 · resigned 2021
- Jason Harvey Smith Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2019
- Frederick Henry Smith Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2025
- Alan Martin Jones Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 2005
- Gareth Hywel Griffiths Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 1997
- Andrew Peter Farrell Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1997
- David Nicholds Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 1997
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