Company
WH Smith US Group Holdings Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- Carl David Cowling 2019–2025 View profile
- Robert James Moorhead 2018–2024 View profile
- Stephen Martin Clarke 2018–2019 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 10/10/2018
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- WH Smith Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-06-01
Board analysis for researchers
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.
2 directors on the board
- Ian Houghton Director · appointed 2018
- Maxwell Leslie James Izzard Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Ian Houghton Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Ian Houghton Director · appointed 2018
- Maxwell Leslie James Izzard Director · appointed 2024
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Carl David Cowling Director · appointed 2019 · 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.
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 11615426
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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