WH SMITH PLC

Company summary

Company number: 05202036
Status: ACTIVE
Incorporated / age: 10 August 200422 years
Registered office: Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England
Accounts due: 28 February 2027
Confirmation statement due: 14 August 2027
Active officers: 6
Outstanding charges: 0

Sourced from Companies House, retrieved 26 September 2026 at 13:14 UTC. This is public register information, not a credit or legal assessment.

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Company type
Public limited company
Address
Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England
Nature of business
Activities of head offices
Previous company names
NEW WH SMITH PLC
POLLQUOTE LIMITED

Officer details

Name	Role	Appointed On	Resigned On	Country of Residence	Date of Birth	Address
HOUGHTON, Ian ACTIVE	Secretary	21 Jun 2006				Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England
EMENY, Simon ACTIVE	Director	26 Feb 2019		England	October 1965	Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England
IZZARD, Maxwell Leslie James ACTIVE	Director	01 Dec 2024		England	January 1980	Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England
JOBANPUTRA, Situl Suryakant ACTIVE	Director	01 Mar 2024		England	January 1974	Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England
QUINN, Leo Martin ACTIVE	Director	07 Apr 2026		England	December 1956	Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England
ROSE, Helen Claire ACTIVE	Director	01 Jul 2024		England	May 1965	Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED RESIGNED	Nominee Secretary	10 Aug 2004	21 Jun 2006			41 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JD
ATWAL, Kalvinder RESIGNED	Director	01 Feb 2021	12 Sep 2023	United Kingdom	September 1971	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
BARTON, Robert John Orr RESIGNED	Director	26 Jun 2006	10 Jun 2011	Uk	August 1944	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
BAXTER, Suzanne Claire RESIGNED	Director	04 Feb 2013	20 Jan 2021	England	April 1968	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
BOYD, Walker Gordon RESIGNED	Director	01 Feb 2010	31 Aug 2013	England	April 1952	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
BURKE, Colette RESIGNED	Director	01 Jul 2023	30 Jun 2026	Denmark	February 1969	Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England
CLARKE, Stephen Martin RESIGNED	Director	01 Jun 2012	31 Oct 2019	United Kingdom	September 1967	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
COURT, Annette Elizabeth RESIGNED	Director	01 Sep 2022	02 Feb 2026	United Kingdom	March 1962	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
COWLING, Carl David RESIGNED	Director	26 Feb 2019	19 Nov 2025	England	October 1973	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
DULIEU, Nicola Joy RESIGNED	Director	09 Sep 2020	02 Feb 2026	United Kingdom	December 1963	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
DURBIN, Annemarie Verna Florence RESIGNED	Director	03 Dec 2012	19 Jan 2022	United Kingdom	October 1963	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
ELLIS, Michael Henry RESIGNED	Director	26 Jun 2006	23 Jan 2013		August 1951	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
HALL, John William Drummond RESIGNED	Director	01 Sep 2008	22 Jan 2020	United Kingdom	September 1949	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
HARRIS, Jeffery Francis RESIGNED	Director	10 Jun 2011	10 Jul 2012	United Kingdom	April 1948	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
HARRISON, Andrew David RESIGNED	Director	19 Nov 2025	07 Apr 2026	England	June 1972	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
HOUGHTON, Ian RESIGNED	Director	21 Jun 2006	26 Jun 2006	Wales	December 1965	Coed Eryl, Kiln Road Llanfoist, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9NE
MAYHEW, Christopher Luke RESIGNED	Director	26 Jun 2006	31 Aug 2010	England	June 1953	Pets At Home, Epsom Avenue, Stanley Green Trading Estate, Handforth, Cheshire, SK9 3RN
MOORHEAD, Robert James RESIGNED	Director	01 Dec 2008	30 Nov 2024	England	November 1964	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
RAINEY, Mary Teresa RESIGNED	Director	26 Jun 2006	31 Jan 2008	England	May 1955	18 Kildare Gardens, London, W2 5LU
SEARS, Marion Jane RESIGNED	Director	01 Feb 2022	07 Feb 2024	England	September 1962	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
STAUNTON, Henry Eric RESIGNED	Director	01 Sep 2010	30 Nov 2022	United Kingdom	May 1948	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
STEWART, Alan James RESIGNED	Director	21 Jun 2006	28 Nov 2008	United Kingdom	April 1960	19 Culmington Road, Ealing, London, W13 9NJ
SWANN, Kathryn Elizabeth RESIGNED	Director	26 Jun 2006	30 Jun 2013	United Kingdom	December 1964	Wh Smith Plc, Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
THOMPSON, Maurice Nicholas Beech RESIGNED	Director	26 Feb 2019	18 Jan 2023	United Kingdom	April 1958	Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX
WALKER, Robert Malcolm RESIGNED	Director	26 Jun 2006	31 Aug 2010		February 1945	Stockley House, 130 Wilton Road, London, SW1V 1LQ
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED RESIGNED	Nominee Director	10 Aug 2004	21 Jun 2006			41 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JD

HOUGHTON, Ian ACTIVE
Role: Secretary
Appointed on: 21 Jun 2006
Address: Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England

EMENY, Simon ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Feb 2019
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1965
Address: Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England

IZZARD, Maxwell Leslie James ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Dec 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1980
Address: Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England

JOBANPUTRA, Situl Suryakant ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Mar 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: January 1974
Address: Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England

QUINN, Leo Martin ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 07 Apr 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: December 1956
Address: Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England

ROSE, Helen Claire ACTIVE
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jul 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1965
Address: Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England

SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED RESIGNED
Role: Nominee Secretary
Appointed on: 10 Aug 2004
Resigned on: 21 Jun 2006
Address: 41 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JD

ATWAL, Kalvinder RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Feb 2021
Resigned on: 12 Sep 2023
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 1971
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

BARTON, Robert John Orr RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Jun 2006
Resigned on: 10 Jun 2011
Country of Residence: Uk
Date of birth: August 1944
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

BAXTER, Suzanne Claire RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 04 Feb 2013
Resigned on: 20 Jan 2021
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1968
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

BOYD, Walker Gordon RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Feb 2010
Resigned on: 31 Aug 2013
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: April 1952
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

BURKE, Colette RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jul 2023
Resigned on: 30 Jun 2026
Country of Residence: Denmark
Date of birth: February 1969
Address: Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England

CLARKE, Stephen Martin RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Jun 2012
Resigned on: 31 Oct 2019
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 1967
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

COURT, Annette Elizabeth RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2022
Resigned on: 02 Feb 2026
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: March 1962
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

COWLING, Carl David RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Feb 2019
Resigned on: 19 Nov 2025
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: October 1973
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

DULIEU, Nicola Joy RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 09 Sep 2020
Resigned on: 02 Feb 2026
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: December 1963
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

DURBIN, Annemarie Verna Florence RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 03 Dec 2012
Resigned on: 19 Jan 2022
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: October 1963
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

ELLIS, Michael Henry RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Jun 2006
Resigned on: 23 Jan 2013
Date of birth: August 1951
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

HALL, John William Drummond RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2008
Resigned on: 22 Jan 2020
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: September 1949
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

HARRIS, Jeffery Francis RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 10 Jun 2011
Resigned on: 10 Jul 2012
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1948
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

HARRISON, Andrew David RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 19 Nov 2025
Resigned on: 07 Apr 2026
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1972
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

HOUGHTON, Ian RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 21 Jun 2006
Resigned on: 26 Jun 2006
Country of Residence: Wales
Date of birth: December 1965
Address: Coed Eryl, Kiln Road Llanfoist, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, NP7 9NE

MAYHEW, Christopher Luke RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Jun 2006
Resigned on: 31 Aug 2010
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: June 1953
Address: Pets At Home, Epsom Avenue, Stanley Green Trading Estate, Handforth, Cheshire, SK9 3RN

MOORHEAD, Robert James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Dec 2008
Resigned on: 30 Nov 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: November 1964
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

RAINEY, Mary Teresa RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Jun 2006
Resigned on: 31 Jan 2008
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: May 1955
Address: 18 Kildare Gardens, London, W2 5LU

SEARS, Marion Jane RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Feb 2022
Resigned on: 07 Feb 2024
Country of Residence: England
Date of birth: September 1962
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

STAUNTON, Henry Eric RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 01 Sep 2010
Resigned on: 30 Nov 2022
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: May 1948
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

STEWART, Alan James RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 21 Jun 2006
Resigned on: 28 Nov 2008
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1960
Address: 19 Culmington Road, Ealing, London, W13 9NJ

SWANN, Kathryn Elizabeth RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Jun 2006
Resigned on: 30 Jun 2013
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: December 1964
Address: Wh Smith Plc, Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

THOMPSON, Maurice Nicholas Beech RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Feb 2019
Resigned on: 18 Jan 2023
Country of Residence: United Kingdom
Date of birth: April 1958
Address: Greenbridge Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 3RX

WALKER, Robert Malcolm RESIGNED
Role: Director
Appointed on: 26 Jun 2006
Resigned on: 31 Aug 2010
Date of birth: February 1945
Address: Stockley House, 130 Wilton Road, London, SW1V 1LQ

SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED RESIGNED
Role: Nominee Director
Appointed on: 10 Aug 2004
Resigned on: 21 Jun 2006
Address: 41 Chalton Street, London, NW1 1JD

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