SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED
Active Company number 00237811
SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED (company number 00237811) is a private limited company incorporated on 9 March 1929. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Swindon, SN2 8UH. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is non-specialised wholesale trade (46900).
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Company details
- Company number
- 00237811
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 9 March 1929
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- ROWAN HOUSE CHERRY ORCHARD NORTH
KEMBREY PARK
SWINDON
SN2 8UH
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 August
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 30 August 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 May 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 12 January 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 26 January 2027
Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (2 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Smiths News Holdings Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 6 registered, 1 outstanding, 5 satisfied
Questions about SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED
Is SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
When was SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED incorporated?
SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED was incorporated on 9 March 1929, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Where is SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Swindon, SN2 8UH. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Who controls SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (2 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Smiths News Holdings Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00237811/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 May 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 30 August 2025. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Does SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Full accounts”, made up to 30 August 2025. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 6 charges: 1 outstanding and 5 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00237811/charges. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 7 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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- J.W. FILSHILL LIMITED
- INTERNATIONAL PLYWOOD (IMPORTERS) LIMITED
- LIONCROFT WHOLESALE LIMITED
- GRIMCO UK, LTD.
- BEW ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED
- W.WING YIP PLC
Industry overview: 29,341 active companies in SIC 46900
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Companies with similar names
Other companies, LLPs and partnerships on the Companies House register whose names begin “SMITHS NEWS”. Each is a separate legal entity from SMITHS NEWS TRADING LIMITED: check the registered number before relying on a name. Register data as at 2 October 2026.
- SMITHS NEWS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED (Company, Active, Swindon; 08506961)
- SMITHS NEWS HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company, Active, Swindon; 04236079)
- SMITHS NEWS INSTORE LIMITED (Company, Active, Swindon; 03364589)
- SMITHS NEWS INVESTMENTS LIMITED (Company, Active, Swindon; 06831284)
- SMITHS NEWS PLC (Company, Active, Swindon; 05195191)
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