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Wake Smith Solicitors Limited

Solicitors

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Suzanne Margaret Porter 2019-2024 Director View profile
  2. Andrew Derrick Vidler 2012-2018 Director View profile
  3. Nicholas Thornton Lambert 2012-2020 Director View profile
  4. Duncan Grant Shepherd 2012-2022 Director View profile
  5. Michael John Tunbridge 2012-2014 Director View profile
  6. Ivor Donn 2012-2015 Director View profile
  7. Mark Robert Durno Serby 2012-2019 Director View profile
  8. John Baddeley 2012-2024 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £75,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Legal for Commercial Services Buyer: BRITISH BUSINESS BANK PLC £75,000 2026-08-06 CPV 79100000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Legal services to look at lease agreements

About

What it does
Solicitors; Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
19/07/2012
Registered office
Sheffield
Previous names
Wake Smith (Services) Limited (until 24/02/2015)

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Wake Smith Solicitors Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

8 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.

Financials

Net assets
£2,086,434
Total assets
£2,105,302
Cash
£442,179
Employees
79
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-04-30. 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.

4 directors on the board

12.3y median 14y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
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.

Business services 6Professional services 3Arts and leisure 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
08149970
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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