Smooth Radio Limited

Active02775358 Private limited company

Incorporated: 4 January 1993 (33 years)
Previously known as: Smooth FM Limited (until 15 August 2008)
Jazz FM Northwest Limited (until 1 March 2004)
JFM Northwest Limited (until 4 October 1995)
Earlier: Jazz FM (North West) Limited, Giftgroup Limited
Industry: Radio broadcasting (60100)
Directors: Lee Peter Whitehouse
Mark Anthony Lee
Owned by: Communicorp UK Limited
Accounts type: Audit exemption subsidiary
Region: North West
Address: Suite 1
First Floor Coachworks Arcade
Northgate Street
Chester
CH1 2EY

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 15 April 2027
Last conf. stmt: 1 April 2026

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Whitehouse, Lee Peter

Secretary · Appointed 24 May 2024

Whitehouse, Lee Peter

Director · Appointed 24 May 2024

Also at Voiceworks (Sport) Limited, Cardiff Broadcasting Company Limited, Communicorp UK Digital Investments Limited · more companies

British

Born May 1983 (43)

Lee, Mark Anthony

Director · Appointed 24 June 2012

Also at Communicorp UK Limited, Cardiff Broadcasting Company Limited, Connect Radio Limited · more companies

British

Born July 1963 (63)

Officer history (23 former)

24 May 2024

Appointed Whitehouse, Lee Peter as Director

24 May 2024

Appointed Whitehouse, Lee Peter as Secretary

22 May 2024

Resigned Everitt, Colin David as Secretary

22 May 2024

Resigned Everitt, Colin David as Director

1 April 2013

Appointed Everitt, Colin David as Secretary

31 March 2013

Resigned Kilby, Stuart Peter as Director

31 March 2013

Resigned Kilby, Stuart Peter as Secretary

24 June 2012

Appointed Lee, Mark Anthony as Director

22 June 2012

Resigned Taylor, Stuart Michael as Director

14 June 2012

Resigned Boardman, Philip Edward as Director

24 April 2012

Appointed Everitt, Colin David as Director

2 October 2009

Resigned Castro, Nicholas as Director

1 October 2009

Appointed Boardman, Philip Edward as Director

22 September 2009

Appointed Kilby, Stuart Peter as Director

27 February 2009

Resigned Myers, John Frederick as Director

4 December 2008

Appointed Taylor, Stuart Michael as Director

7 October 2003

Resigned Stephenson, Jeffrey as Director

30 September 2002

Appointed Kilby, Stuart Peter as Secretary

30 September 2002

Resigned Mackenzie, Alistair William as Secretary

30 September 2002

Resigned Mackenzie, Alistair William as Director

12 July 2002

Resigned Wheatly, Richard John Norwood as Director

12 July 2002

Appointed Castro, Nicholas as Director

12 July 2002

Appointed Myers, John Frederick as Director

12 July 2002

Appointed Stephenson, Jeffrey as Director

12 June 2001

Appointed Mackenzie, Alistair William as Director

28 April 1999

Resigned Rayne, Robert Anthony, The Honourable as Director

25 April 1997

Resigned Henfield, Michael Owen as Director

2 August 1996

Resigned Sebba, Mark Jonathan as Director

30 September 1995

Resigned Maker, David Reginald as Director

7 September 1995

Resigned Salt, Peter as Director

24 May 1995

Appointed Wheatly, Richard John Norwood as Director

22 February 1995

Resigned Jazz Fm Plc as Corporate Director

14 April 1994

Appointed Sebba, Mark Jonathan as Director

14 April 1994

Appointed Rayne, Robert Anthony, The Honourable as Director

14 April 1994

Appointed Henfield, Michael Owen as Director

14 April 1994

Appointed Maker, David Reginald as Director

14 April 1994

Appointed Salt, Peter as Director

2 March 1994

Resigned Mccubbin, Caroline Norcliffe as Director

2 March 1994

Resigned Taylor, John Marcellus as Secretary

2 March 1994

Resigned Taylor, John Marcellus as Director

22 February 1994

Appointed Mackenzie, Alistair William as Secretary

22 February 1994

Appointed Jazz Fm Plc as Corporate Director

4 March 1993

Appointed Taylor, John Marcellus as Secretary

4 March 1993

Appointed Mccubbin, Caroline Norcliffe as Director

4 March 1993

Appointed Taylor, John Marcellus as Director

4 March 1993

Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

4 March 1993

Resigned Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

4 January 1993

Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

4 January 1993

Appointed Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Communicorp UK Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 1 January 2018

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Private Limied Company

Reg. no. Ni622021

Former controllers (1)

1 January 2018

Ceased Communicorp Group Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 18 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Communicorp UK Limited

Cardiff Broadcasting Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Communicorp UK Digital Investments Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Gomo Outdoor Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Voiceworks (Sport) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Connect Radio Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Galaxy Radio Scotland Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Go Wild Experiences Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Mindfield Advertising and Marketing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Radio Hertford (Commercial) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Real Radio (Yorkshire) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Real Radio North Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares

Real Radio XS Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Shadow Radio Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Smooth Radio Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares

Smooth Radio Midlands Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Smooth Radio NE Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

The St Albans and Watford Broadcasting Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
16 July 2026	Other filing
16 July 2026	Other filing
16 July 2026	Other filing
16 July 2026	Accounts filing
16 July 2026	Audit exemption subsidiary accounts	31 December 2025