J D Wetherspoon PLC

Active01709784 Public limited company

Incorporated: 25 March 1983 (43 years)
Previously known as: J.D. Wetherspoon Organisation Limited (until 6 October 1992)
Industry: Public houses and bars (56302)
Directors: John Anthony Herring
James Ullman
Hudson Simmons
all 9 directors
Accounts type: Group
Region: East of England
Address: Wetherspoon House
Reeds Crescent
Watford
WD24 4QL

Website & contact details

Website: jdwetherspoon.com

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 January 2028
Last accounts: 26 July 2026
Conf. stmt due: 31 December 2026
Last conf. stmt: 17 December 2025

Charges

Total: 152
Outstanding: 4
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 148

Officers 10 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Herring, John Anthony

Director · Appointed 12 January 2026

Also at 55 Gresham Ventures Limited, 55 Gresham Limited, Banbury Street Limited · more companies

British

Born November 1957

Ullman, James

Director · Appointed 4 May 2022

British

Born March 1971 (55)

Simmons, Hudson

Director · Appointed 20 December 2021

British

Born September 1970 (56)

Whittingham, Deborah Jayne

Director · Appointed 20 December 2021

British

Born July 1969 (57)

Thorne, Ben

Director · Appointed 17 December 2020

British

Born August 1959 (67)

Whitley, Benjamin Newton

Director · Appointed 12 November 2015

British

Born July 1978 (48)

Connor, Nigel

Secretary · Appointed 18 December 2014

Van Gene, Debra

Director · Appointed 1 March 2006

British

Born September 1954 (72)

Hutson, John David

Director · Appointed 4 September 1996

Also at Moorsom & Co Limited, Moon and Stars Limited, Moon on the Hill Limited · more companies

British

Born July 1965 (61)

Martin, Timothy Randall

Director

British

Born April 1955 (71)

Officer history (30 former)

12 January 2026

Appointed Herring, John Anthony as Director

20 November 2025

Resigned Morley, Harry Michael Charles as Director

17 November 2022

Resigned Beckett, Richard Gervase, Sir as Director

7 October 2022

Resigned Cacioppo, Susan Alina as Director

4 May 2022

Appointed Ullman, James as Director

20 December 2021

Appointed Simmons, Hudson as Director

20 December 2021

Appointed Whittingham, Deborah Jayne as Director

17 December 2020

Appointed Thorne, Ben as Director

8 October 2019

Resigned Mcmeikan, Elizabeth as Director

3 October 2016

Appointed Morley, Harry Michael Charles as Director

26 May 2016

Resigned Reckitt, Mark James as Director

12 November 2015

Appointed Whitley, Benjamin Newton as Director

18 December 2014

Appointed Connor, Nigel as Secretary

11 October 2014

Resigned Davis, Kirk Dyson as Director

11 October 2014

Resigned Davis, Kirk as Secretary

1 May 2012

Appointed Reckitt, Mark James as Director

3 November 2011

Resigned Herring, John Anthony as Director

11 March 2011

Appointed Davis, Kirk Dyson as Director

22 October 2010

Appointed Davis, Kirk as Secretary

14 October 2010

Resigned Down, Keith as Director

14 October 2010

Resigned Harbottle, Paul John as Director

14 October 2010

Resigned Down, Keith as Secretary

23 April 2009

Appointed Beckett, Richard Gervase, Sir as Director

10 March 2008

Appointed Cacioppo, Susan Alina as Director

10 March 2008

Appointed Harbottle, Paul John as Director

7 January 2008

Appointed Down, Keith as Secretary

7 January 2008

Appointed Down, Keith as Director

7 January 2008

Resigned Centracchio, Julie as Secretary

29 October 2007

Appointed Centracchio, Julie as Secretary

26 October 2007

Resigned Clarke, James as Secretary

26 October 2007

Resigned Clarke, James as Director

1 March 2006

Appointed Van Gene, Debra as Director

20 December 2005

Resigned Baker, Suzanne Louise as Director

10 November 2005

Resigned Jervis, Brian Roy as Director

1 April 2005

Appointed Mcmeikan, Elizabeth as Director

23 March 2005

Resigned Lowrie, Anthony Carmel as Director

27 September 2002

Resigned Cooper, Nicholas Ian as Secretary

27 September 2002

Appointed Clarke, James as Secretary

19 November 2001

Resigned Clarke, James as Secretary

19 November 2001

Appointed Cooper, Nicholas Ian as Secretary

30 June 2001

Resigned Davies, Mark Lawrence as Director

31 May 2001

Appointed Clarke, James as Secretary

31 May 2001

Resigned Schofield, Rosalyn Sharon as Secretary

31 May 2001

Resigned Schofield, Rosalyn Sharon as Director

10 March 1998

Resigned Pennycook, Richard as Director

2 March 1998

Appointed Clarke, James as Director

4 September 1997

Appointed Baker, Suzanne Louise as Director

4 September 1997

Appointed Davies, Mark Lawrence as Director

4 September 1997

Appointed Schofield, Rosalyn Sharon as Director

16 May 1997

Appointed Herring, John Anthony as Director

12 November 1996

Resigned Mcquarter, Mark as Director

1 November 1996

Resigned Martin, Raymond Randall as Director

4 September 1996

Appointed Hutson, John David as Director

3 April 1995

Appointed Pennycook, Richard as Director

31 March 1995

Resigned Scott, James Martin as Director

25 November 1994

Resigned Mclellan, Helen Christina Denham as Secretary

25 November 1994

Resigned Mclellan, Helen Christina Denham as Director

25 November 1994

Appointed Schofield, Rosalyn Sharon as Secretary

9 August 1994

Resigned Lunn, Keith as Director

23 May 1994

Appointed Mcquarter, Mark as Director

9 September 1992

Resigned Howarth, Richard Henry, Non-Executive Director as Director

Ownership 0 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.