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WH SMITH HOSPITALS LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 03981392
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2000-04-27
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-08-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 47190
- Hubs
- UK Consumer / DTC
Accounts
Pending extraction
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result of the above analysis, the directors believe that the Company has sufficient financial resources to continue in operation and meet its obligations as they fall due for the 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. No changes in the Company's principal activities are foreseen. The Company is in receipt of a letter of support from its ultimate parent company, WH Smith PLC, to provide financial support for a period of no less than 12 months from the signing date of these 2024 financial statements, should such support be required.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 18 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOUGHTON, Ian | Secretary | 2008-03-18 | — | British |
| HOUGHTON, Ian | Director | 2008-03-18 | Dec 1965 | British |
| IZZARD, Maxwell Leslie James | Director | 2024-11-19 | Jan 1980 | British |
Show 18 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGHTY, Stephen James | Secretary | 2000-09-25 | 2006-06-01 |
| HUMPHRIES, John Richard | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | 2008-03-18 |
| PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-04-27 | 2000-09-25 |
| APPELL, Paul Philip | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2008-12-01 |
| BELL, Andrew Peter | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2008-12-01 |
| CLARKE, Stephen Martin | Director | 2013-09-06 | 2019-10-31 |
| COWLING, Carl David | Director | 2019-09-19 | 2025-11-19 |
| DOUGHTY, Stephen James | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2009-01-31 |
| DOUGHTY, Stephen James | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2008-12-01 |
| FEARNLEY, Robert Neil | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2008-12-01 |
| FEARNLEY, Stephen | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2008-12-01 |
| LEVINE, Philip | Director | 2006-06-01 | 2008-12-01 |
| MCCORMICK, Neil Richard | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2003-02-05 |
| MOORHEAD, Robert James | Director | 2008-11-28 | 2024-11-19 |
| STEWART, Alan James | Director | 2008-03-18 | 2008-11-28 |
| SWANN, Kate Elizabeth | Director | 2008-03-18 | 2013-06-30 |
| SWIFT, Roger John | Director | 2008-12-01 | 2009-01-31 |
| SWIFT, Roger John | Director | 2000-09-25 | 2008-12-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wh Smith Hospitals Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 118 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-11-24 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-03-03 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-11-29 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-11-27 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-04-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-03-08 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-03-14 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-06-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2021-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2020-08-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2020-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-11-04 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2019-09-19 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2019-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2019-03-28 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
Credit score
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Activity Score
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