# WH Smith (WH Smith PLC)

Public limited company registered in Swindon, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

- Company number: 05202036
- Status: Active
- Type: Public limited company
- Incorporated: 10 August 2004
- Registered office: Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB
- Location: Swindon, Wiltshire
- Activity: Activities of head offices
- Website: whsmithplc.com

## Latest filed profit

Profit after tax in the year to 31 August 2025: **loss of £137m**, from its latest filed accounts.

Turnover, net assets, cash, staff, earlier years, ratios, directors and owners are on the page for subscribers.

## Questions people ask

### What does WH Smith do?

Public limited company registered in Swindon, classed under “Activities of head offices”.

### How much turnover does WH Smith make?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/wh-smith-05202036

### Is WH Smith profitable?

No: it made a loss after tax of £137m in the year to 31 August 2025, its latest filed accounts.

### Who runs and owns WH Smith?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/wh-smith-05202036

### Where is WH Smith based?

Its registered office is Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, in Swindon, Wiltshire.

### When was WH Smith founded?

WH Smith PLC was incorporated on 10 August 2004.

### Is WH Smith still trading?

The register lists WH Smith PLC as active.

## Timeline

Recent filings and changes at Companies House.

- 2026-07-01: Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 12 June 2026 · GBP 33,633,199.91
- 2026-06-30: Termination of appointment of Colette Burke as a director on 30 June 2026
- 2026-05-01: Registered office address changed from Greenbridge Road Swindon Wiltshire SN3 3RX to Windmill Hill Business Park Whitehill Way Swindon Wiltshire SN5 6PB on 1 May 2026
- 2026-04-21: Appointment of Mr Leo Martin Quinn as a director on 7 April 2026
- 2026-04-20: Termination of appointment of Andrew David Harrison as a director on 7 April 2026
- 2026-02-20: Resolutions
- 2026-02-03: Termination of appointment of Annette Elizabeth Court as a director on 2 February 2026
- 2026-02-03: Termination of appointment of Nicola Joy Dulieu as a director on 2 February 2026
- 2026-01-22: Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 August 2025
- 2025-12-03: Appointment of Mr Andrew David Harrison as a director on 19 November 2025
- 2025-11-21: Termination of appointment of Carl David Cowling as a director on 19 November 2025
- 2025-08-14: Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 1 July 2025 · GBP 27,942,395.80 (and 74 more like it since 15 April 2025)
- 2025-08-14: Purchase of own shares (and 11 more like it since 16 April 2025)

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Source: Companies House filings (Open Government Licence v3.0). Figures are as filed; nothing is estimated. Page: https://firmfacts.co/company/wh-smith-05202036