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SMITHS NEWS PLC

Active Company number 05195191

SMITHS NEWS PLC (company number 05195191) is a public limited company incorporated on 2 August 2004. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Swindon, SN2 8UH. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of head offices (70100).

Source: Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026. How to cite this page

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Company details

Company number
05195191
Status
Active
Company type
Public Limited Company
Incorporated
2 August 2004
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Registered office
ROWAN HOUSE CHERRY ORCHARD NORTH
KEMBREY PARK
SWINDON
SN2 8UH
UNITED KINGDOM

Nature of business (SIC 2007)

Accounts and confirmation statement

Accounting reference date
31 August
Accounts category
GROUP
Accounts last made up to
30 August 2025
Next accounts due
28 February 2027
Confirmation statement last made up to
1 February 2026
Next confirmation statement due
15 February 2027

Control, officers and charges

Persons with significant control
1 current (1 including ceased)
Charges (mortgages)
2 registered, 1 outstanding, 1 satisfied

Previous names

  • CONNECT GROUP PLC (changed 2 November 2020)
  • SMITHS NEWS PLC (changed 22 April 2014)

Questions about SMITHS NEWS PLC

Is SMITHS NEWS PLC active?

Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)

When was SMITHS NEWS PLC incorporated?

SMITHS NEWS PLC was incorporated on 2 August 2004, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)

Where is SMITHS NEWS PLC registered?

Its registered office is in Swindon, SN2 8UH. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)

Who controls SMITHS NEWS PLC?

The register lists 1 current person with significant control (1 including those who have ceased). The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05195191/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows

When are SMITHS NEWS PLC's next accounts due?

The register shows the next accounts as due by 28 February 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 30 August 2025. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)

Does SMITHS NEWS PLC file dormant accounts?

Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Group accounts”, made up to 30 August 2025. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file

Does SMITHS NEWS PLC have any charges registered against it?

Yes. The register shows 2 charges: 1 outstanding and 1 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05195191/charges. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one

Is SMITHS NEWS PLC 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 6 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.

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Other companies, LLPs and partnerships on the Companies House register whose names begin “SMITHS NEWS”. Each is a separate legal entity from SMITHS NEWS PLC: check the registered number before relying on a name. Register data as at 1 April 2026.

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