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THE W H SMITH ARCHIVE

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03446131·incorporated 1997-10-02

THE W H SMITH ARCHIVE is an active UK pri/lbg/nsc (private, limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'limited' exemption), incorporated on 2 October 1997 at Companies House (number 03446131; OpenRegistry canonical ID GB-03446131-the-w-h-smith-archive). Sophymarine's OpenRegistry classifies it under SIC 82990 (Other business support service activities n.e.c.), one of 181,106 active UK entities in that code and one of 1,093,852 active companies registered in London (postcode EC1A). Programmatic access via MCP at https://openregistry.sophymarine.com/mcp.

Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated
1997-10-02
Registered Address
ONE, BARTHOLOMEW CLOSE, LONDON, EC1A 7BL, UNITED KINGDOM
SIC
82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Country of origin
United Kingdom

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Accounts

Last filed accounts made up to 2024-08-31. Next accounts due 2026-05-31. Financial year-end: 31/08. Filing class: TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL.

Confirmation statement

Last confirmation statement made up to 2025-09-25. Next confirmation statement due 2026-10-09.

Persons with significant control

THE W H SMITH ARCHIVE has 2 persons with significant control on file:

  • Mr Ian Houghton born 1965 resident in Wales, British national. Notified 2016-04-06.
    • Owns 25–50% of shares
    • Holds 25–50% of voting rights
  • The Hon Philip Reginald Smith born 1945 resident in England, British national. Notified 2016-04-06.
    • Owns 25–50% of shares
    • Holds 25–50% of voting rights

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Source: Companies House Free Company Data, refreshed 2026-05-01. Official record: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.