Company · Portsmouth
Howard Smith & CO. Limited
Accounting and auditing activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Karen Brewer 2024-2026 View profile
- Peter John Hewett 2024-2026 View profile
- Howard Douglas Smith 2003-2007 View profile
- Linda Gwyneth Stimpson 2007-2024 View profile
- John Robert Stimpson 2003-2024 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Accounting and auditing activities
- Incorporated
- 10/02/2003
- Registered office
- Portsmouth
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- Peter John Hewett ceased 2024-12-31
significant influence · notified 2024-05-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Karen Brewer ceased 2026-06-01
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-01-01 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Ammuro Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-06-01
Group
- Howard Smith & CO. Limited
is controlled by Peter John Hewett
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2024-05-31, ceased 2024-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Peter John Hewett.
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Financials
- Total assets
- £237,423
- Cash
- £1,347
- Employees
- 4
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2025-09-30 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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
- Amanda Victoria Duffin Director · appointed 2024
Left in the last 12 months
- Peter John Hewett Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2026
- Karen Brewer Director · appointed 2024 · 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
- 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
- 04659953
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private 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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