---
title: "WH SMITH GROUP LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e12fda42-efcb-5da2-9070-dbed281e2ff4
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/e12fda42-efcb-5da2-9070-dbed281e2ff4
identifier: oo:GB-COH-15367938
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# WH SMITH GROUP LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-15367938`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e12fda42-efcb-5da2-9070-dbed281e2ff4  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/e12fda42-efcb-5da2-9070-dbed281e2ff4  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **WH SMITH GROUP LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:213800U2GC3GEQ2C2Q77` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d6ccb4f4-fc74-5eb2-8667-40edc3c69f9f

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **WH SMITH PLC** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/408dc013-54f6-5a39-8f3a-690032d87cc0
- **WH SMITH PLC** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/408dc013-54f6-5a39-8f3a-690032d87cc0

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **WH SMITH TRAVEL HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f79497b1-5839-5520-8d98-04fd6c7fadcd
- **WH SMITH 1955 LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9608857b-eb83-5f49-9939-6bee5cf84796
- **WH SMITH HS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/93f25103-7b71-511b-a868-18a497b73bce
- **WH SMITH ONLINE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e2663a1e-3020-5436-b761-a9a97cda4480
- **WH SMITH US GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5f232735-59e4-5dd6-86d4-a14d23d0cc45
- **W H SMITH RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c04f26a4-5c5c-5584-ad86-e50418fa39fe
- **WH SMITH ONLINE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e2663a1e-3020-5436-b761-a9a97cda4480
- **W H SMITH RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c04f26a4-5c5c-5584-ad86-e50418fa39fe
- **WH SMITH 1955 LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9608857b-eb83-5f49-9939-6bee5cf84796
- **WH SMITH US GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5f232735-59e4-5dd6-86d4-a14d23d0cc45
- **WH SMITH TRAVEL HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f79497b1-5839-5520-8d98-04fd6c7fadcd
- **WH SMITH HS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/93f25103-7b71-511b-a868-18a497b73bce

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **2-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `15367938`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2023-12-22
- **Registered office:** Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 6PB, England
- **SIC:** 70100

### Officers

- HOUGHTON, Ian — secretary · appointed 2023-12-22
- HOUGHTON, Ian — director · British · appointed 2024-01-23
- IZZARD, Maxwell Leslie James — director · British · appointed 2024-11-19
- COWLING, Carl David — director · British · appointed 2024-01-23 · resigned 2025-11-19
- MOORHEAD, Robert James — director · British · appointed 2023-12-22 · resigned 2024-11-19

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Wh Smith Plc](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/408dc013-54f6-5a39-8f3a-690032d87cc0) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — since 2023-12-22

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15367938
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15367938

## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable)

The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent:

```bash
npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server   # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure
```

Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **WH SMITH GROUP LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e12fda42-efcb-5da2-9070-dbed281e2ff4 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **WH SMITH GROUP LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/e12fda42-efcb-5da2-9070-dbed281e2ff4 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/e12fda42-efcb-5da2-9070-dbed281e2ff4._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._