{"name":"WH SMITH PLC","company_number":"05202036","status":"Active","type":"Public Limited Company","incorporated":"2004-08-10","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, SN5 6PB","postcode":"SN5 6PB","sic_codes":[{"code":70100,"description":"Activities of head offices"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[{"name":"NEW WH SMITH PLC","changed_on":"2006-08-30"},{"name":"POLLQUOTE LIMITED","changed_on":"2006-06-23"}],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Group","year_end":"31 August","last_made_up_to":"2025-08-31","next_due":"2027-02-28"},"employees":null,"financials":[],"officers":{"current":6,"resigned":26,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":0,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"WH Smith PLC has effectively transformed its business model from a declining high-street retailer into a high-margin, global travel retail operator, utilizing its centralized corporate structure to deploy capital toward captive consumer environments. While the legacy High Street estate poses ongoing structural risks, the company's strategic moat lies in its prime transit real estate and operational scale. Moving forward, aggressive expansion into international travel markets and the optimization of category mixes will be the primary drivers of sustainable shareholder value.","website":"https://www.whsmith.co.uk/","links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/wh-smith","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/wh-smith/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/wh-smith/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05202036","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/wh-smith/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/wh-smith"}