Smiths News PLC
Company 05195191 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.
7 directors on the board
- Deborah Anne Rabey Director · appointed 2023
- Mark Argent Whiteling Director · appointed 2017
- Richard Henry Arden Clay Director · appointed 2026
- Holt, Michael John, Director Director · appointed 2018
- David Charles Blackwood Director · appointed 2020
- Manju Malhotra Director · appointed 2025
- Jonathan Michael Bunting Director · appointed 2010
6.3y median 6.2y
average tenure
16.3y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Mark Argent Whiteling Director · appointed 2017
- Holt, Michael John, Director Director · appointed 2018
- David Charles Blackwood Director · appointed 2020
- Jonathan Michael Bunting Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Deborah Anne Rabey Director · appointed 2023
- Holt, Michael John, Director Director · appointed 2018
Portfolio (5)
- Mark Argent Whiteling Director · appointed 2017
- Richard Henry Arden Clay Director · appointed 2026
- David Charles Blackwood Director · appointed 2020
- Manju Malhotra Director · appointed 2025
- Jonathan Michael Bunting Director · appointed 2010
0
also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Paul Martin Baker Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025
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.
Professional services 29Retail and trade 6Finance 4Business services 3Dormant 2Tech and media 2Property 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.
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
- Dawson Holdings Limited 2 shared directors
- Smiths News Trading Limited 2 shared directors
- Connect Limited 2 shared directors
- Martin Lavell Limited 2 shared directors
- Smiths News Instore Limited 2 shared directors
- Dawson Limited 2 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 05195191 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Public Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 02/08/2004 |
| Address | ROWAN HOUSE CHERRY ORCHARD NORTH, KEMBREY PARK, SWINDON, SN2 8UH |
| Accounts next due | 28/02/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 30/08/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
70100 - Activities of head offices
Ownership - persons with significant control (0)
No persons with significant control recorded.
Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Smiths News Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (32)
- Richard Henry Arden Clay Director · appointed 2026
- Manju Malhotra Director · appointed 2025
- Deborah Anne Rabey Director · appointed 2023
- David Charles Blackwood Director · appointed 2020
- Holt, Michael John, Director Director · appointed 2018
- Mark Argent Whiteling Director · appointed 2017
- Stuart Steven Marriner Secretary · appointed 2011
- Jonathan Michael Bunting Director · appointed 2010
Show 24 former officers
- Paul Martin Baker Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2025
- Anthony Liam Grace Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2021
- Jozef Opdeweegh Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2019
- David Gregory Bauernfeind Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2018
- Denise Rosemary Collis Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2025
- Colin Charles Child Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
- Paul Gareth Kennedy Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2020
- Nicholas John Gresham Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2016
- Andrew William Brent Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2018
- Dennis Henry Millard Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2015
- John Graham Worby Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2016
- Mark Hopwood Charlton Secretary · appointed 2006 · resigned 2011
- Mark Richard Cashmore Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2018
- John William Anthony Cann Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2016
- Patrick Brendan Fitzmaurice Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2008
- Alan John Humphrey Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2010
- Christopher Luke Mayhew Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2006
- Michael Henry Ellis Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2006
- Kathryn Elizabeth Swann Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2006
- Mary-Teresa Rainey Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2006
- Robert Malcolm Walker Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2006
- Robert John Orr Barton Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2006
- Ian Houghton Secretary · appointed 2006 · resigned 2006
- Alan James Stewart Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2006
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