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Smiths News Plc

05195191

active
plc
england wales
Companies House
Health Score
63 / 100

Some Concerns

25/30
Filing
0/30
Financial
38/40
Risk
  • 1 outstanding charge (-2)

Details

Rowan House Cherry Orchard North, Kembrey Park, Swindon, SN2 8UH
Incorporated 02/08/2004

Previously known as

Connect Group Plc · until 02/11/2020
Smiths News Plc · until 22/04/2014
Brightway Services Limited · until 23/06/2006

Compliance

Last accounts

30/08/2025

group

Next accounts due

28/02/2027

On track

Confirmation statement

Last: 01/02/2026

Due 15/02/2027

On track

Industry

70100
Activities of head offices

Officers

Jonathan Michael Bunting

director · Since 01/04/2010

British · England · Age 54

Stuart Steven Marriner

secretary · Since 01/09/2011

Mark Argent Whiteling

director · Since 01/09/2017

British · England · Age 63

Michael John Holt

director · Since 01/10/2018

British · United Kingdom · Age 64

David Charles Blackwood

director · Since 13/05/2020

British, · United Kingdom · Age 67

Deborah Anne Rabey

director · Since 01/03/2023

British · England · Age 57

Manju Malhotra

director · Since 16/01/2025

British · England · Age 53

Richard Henry Arden Clay

director · Since 02/02/2026

British · England · Age 49

Former

Sdg Registrars Limited

corporate nominee director · Resigned 21/06/2006

Sdg Secretaries Limited

corporate nominee secretary · Resigned 21/06/2006

Ian Houghton

director · Resigned 26/06/2006

Ian Houghton

secretary · Resigned 31/08/2006

Alan James Stewart

director · Resigned 31/08/2006

Robert Malcolm Walker

director · Resigned 31/08/2006

Kathryn Elizabeth Swann

director · Resigned 31/08/2006

Robert John Orr Barton

director · Resigned 31/08/2006

Mary Teresa Rainey

director · Resigned 31/08/2006

Christopher Luke Mayhew

director · Resigned 31/08/2006

Michael Henry Ellis

director · Resigned 31/08/2006

Patrick Brendan Fitzmaurice

director · Resigned 06/02/2008

Alan John Humphrey

director · Resigned 31/08/2010

Mark Hopwood Charlton

secretary · Resigned 31/08/2011

Dennis Henry Millard

director · Resigned 01/05/2015

John Graham Worby

director · Resigned 02/02/2016

John William Anthony Cann

director · Resigned 04/02/2016

Nicholas John Gresham

director · Resigned 01/10/2016

Colin Charles Child

director · Resigned 21/03/2017

Andrew William Brent

director · Resigned 23/01/2018

David Gregory Bauernfeind

director · Resigned 12/06/2018

Mark Richard Cashmore

director · Resigned 31/08/2018

Jozef Opdeweegh

director · Resigned 05/11/2019

Paul Gareth Kennedy

director · Resigned 13/05/2020

Anthony Liam Grace

director · Resigned 30/11/2021

Denise Rosemary Collis

director · Resigned 16/01/2025

Paul Martin Baker

director · Resigned 21/11/2025

Charges1 outstanding

Charge
outstanding

HSBC CORPORATE TRUSTEE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED

Created 06/11/2020Registered 12/11/2020
Charge
satisfied

HSBC UK BANK PLC

Created 12/09/2018Registered 13/09/2018Satisfied 09/11/2020

Change History

statusactive
2026-06-09

Active

typeplc
2026-06-09

Public Limited Company

address line1Rowan House Cherry Orchard North
2026-06-09

ROWAN HOUSE CHERRY ORCHARD NORTH

post townSwindon
2026-06-09

SWINDON

officer appointedMARRINER, Stuart Steven
2026-06-09
officer appointedBLACKWOOD, David Charles
2026-06-09
officer appointedBUNTING, Jonathan Michael
2026-06-09
officer appointedCLAY, Richard Henry Arden
2026-06-09
officer appointedHOLT, Michael John, Director
2026-06-09
officer appointedMALHOTRA, Manju
2026-06-09
officer appointedRABEY, Deborah Anne
2026-06-09
officer appointedWHITELING, Mark Argent
2026-06-09