The W H Smith Archive
Company 03446131 Active - Proposal to Strike off
Registered charity: The W H Smith Archive
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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.
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- Several long-serving directors could step down together
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- WH Smith Pension Trustees Limited 1 shared director
- The SQL Workshop Limited 1 shared director
- W H Smith Retirement Savings Plan Limited 1 shared director
- WH Smith Travel Limited 1 shared director
Companies whose board overlaps with this one through the same people. Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 03446131 |
| Status | Active - Proposal to Strike off |
| Type | PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) |
| Incorporated | 02/10/1997 |
| Address | ONE, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON, EC1A 7BL |
| Accounts next due | 31/05/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/08/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
Ownership - persons with significant control (2)
- Mr Ian Houghton British
ownership of shares 25-50% voting rights 25-50% - The Hon Philip Reginald Smith British
ownership of shares 25-50% voting rights 25-50%
Officers (5)
- Ian Houghton Director · appointed 2000
- Smith, Philip Reginald, the Honourable Director · appointed 2000
Show 3 former officers
- Julian David Smith Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2015
- Jesper Michael Christensen Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2000
- Ian Richard Adamson Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 2013
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