W H Smith Retirement Savings Plan Limited

Active03073452 Private limited company

Incorporated: 28 June 1995 (31 years)
Industry: Pension funding (65300)
Directors: Ian Houghton
Maxwell Leslie James Izzard
Owned by: WH Smith Group Limited
Accounts type: Dormant
Region: South West
Address: Windmill Hill Business Park
Whitehill Way
Swindon
SN5 6PB

Website & contact details

Group website: whsmithplc.co.uk
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Last accounts: 31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due: 12 July 2027
Last conf. stmt: 28 June 2026

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Houghton, Ian

Secretary · Appointed 26 June 2026

Houghton, Ian

Director · Appointed 26 June 2026

Also at WH Smith Hospitals Limited, WH Smith PLC, WH Smith Travel Limited · more companies

British

Born December 1965 (60)

Izzard, Maxwell Leslie James

Director · Appointed 26 June 2026

Also at WH Smith Pension Trustees Limited

British

Born January 1980 (46)

Officer history (61 former)

26 June 2026

Appointed Houghton, Ian as Secretary

26 June 2026

Appointed Houghton, Ian as Director

26 June 2026

Appointed Izzard, Maxwell Leslie James as Director

26 June 2026

Resigned Blaszewski, Michal Pawel as Secretary

26 June 2026

Resigned Stone, Jeremy Ron as Director

26 June 2026

Resigned Blaszewski, Michal Pawel as Director

27 March 2026

Resigned Gallagher, Steve as Director

27 March 2026

Resigned Jackson, Francis Keith John as Director

27 March 2026

Resigned Warren, John Anthony as Director

1 July 2025

Resigned Cavilla, Juliette Anne as Director

27 February 2025

Resigned Mangan, Conor William as Director

31 October 2024

Resigned Tiley, Stephen Brett as Director

1 May 2024

Appointed Blaszewski, Michal Pawel as Secretary

1 May 2024

Appointed Blaszewski, Michal Pawel as Director

1 May 2024

Resigned Tiley, Stephen Brett as Secretary

3 December 2022

Resigned Li, Diane as Director

12 September 2022

Appointed Li, Diane as Director

31 March 2021

Resigned Alexander, Alicia Enriquea as Director

14 July 2020

Appointed Mangan, Conor William as Director

14 July 2020

Resigned Stirling, Neil William as Director

3 March 2020

Resigned Sabin, Mark Rowland as Director

3 March 2020

Appointed Stirling, Neil William as Director

1 January 2020

Appointed Tiley, Stephen Brett as Director

1 January 2020

Appointed Tiley, Stephen Brett as Secretary

31 December 2019

Resigned Poynton, Susan as Director

31 December 2019

Resigned Poynton, Susan as Secretary

13 September 2019

Resigned Makinson, Michael as Director

5 March 2019

Resigned Marriner, Stuart Steven as Director

1 June 2017

Appointed Cavilla, Juliette Anne as Director

31 March 2017

Resigned Walsh, Nicholas Jonathan as Director

1 January 2017

Appointed Marriner, Stuart Steven as Director

1 November 2016

Appointed Alexander, Alicia Enriquea as Director

1 November 2016

Appointed Makinson, Michael as Director

5 September 2016

Resigned Atherton, Christopher Alan as Director

10 June 2016

Resigned Banks, Timothy John as Director

1 April 2016

Appointed Gallagher, Steve as Director

20 October 2015

Resigned Sedani, Harish as Director

9 July 2015

Appointed Banks, Timothy John as Director

31 March 2015

Resigned Charlton, Mark Hopwood as Director

1 April 2014

Appointed Walsh, Nicholas Jonathan as Director

31 March 2014

Resigned Mccaffery, Julia as Director

25 June 2013

Resigned Davies, Kevin William as Director

1 April 2013

Appointed Atherton, Christopher Alan as Director

1 April 2013

Appointed Sedani, Harish as Director

30 April 2012

Resigned Pollard, Michael Gordon as Director

24 April 2012

Resigned Hayward, Ian James as Director

1 January 2012

Appointed Davies, Kevin William as Director

31 August 2011

Resigned Jones, Stephanie Rebecca as Director

1 July 2011

Appointed Mccaffery, Julia as Director

31 March 2011

Resigned Wiltshire, Colin Clive as Director

1 April 2010

Appointed Hayward, Ian James as Director

13 November 2009

Resigned Martino, Sarah Jane as Director

17 October 2008

Appointed Sabin, Mark Rowland as Director

17 October 2008

Resigned Moorhead, Robert James as Director

1 April 2008

Appointed Jones, Stephanie Rebecca as Director

1 April 2008

Appointed Martino, Sarah Jane as Director

31 March 2008

Appointed Poynton, Susan as Director

31 March 2008

Resigned Ashford, Martin Edward as Director

31 March 2008

Appointed Poynton, Susan as Secretary

31 March 2008

Resigned Ashford, Martin Edward as Secretary

29 February 2008

Appointed Moorhead, Robert James as Director

29 February 2008

Resigned Dodge, Tanith Claire as Director

1 July 2007

Appointed Warren, John Anthony as Director

30 June 2007

Resigned Botting, Elizabeth Louise as Director

1 April 2007

Appointed Pollard, Michael Gordon as Director

31 March 2007

Resigned Pooley, Richard Mark as Director

14 March 2007

Appointed Jackson, Francis Keith John as Director

1 September 2006

Appointed Charlton, Mark Hopwood as Director

31 August 2006

Resigned Manson, Paul Trevenen as Director

31 August 2006

Resigned Taylor, John Martin as Director

31 August 2006

Resigned Boyle, Mark Robert as Director

1 August 2006

Appointed Ashford, Martin Edward as Secretary

1 August 2006

Resigned White, Colin Anthony as Secretary

1 July 2005

Appointed Pooley, Richard Mark as Director

30 June 2005

Resigned James, Richard Kerrison as Director

7 February 2005

Appointed Manson, Paul Trevenen as Director

1 September 2004

Appointed Dodge, Tanith Claire as Director

7 May 2004

Resigned Carlyon, John Clement as Director

1 March 2004

Appointed Wiltshire, Colin Clive as Director

2 January 2004

Resigned Hodson, Beverley Cliffe as Director

31 December 2003

Resigned Collings, Janet Irene as Director

28 May 2003

Appointed Collings, Janet Irene as Director

1 April 2003

Appointed James, Richard Kerrison as Director

31 March 2003

Resigned Chapman, Gillian as Director

6 November 2002

Resigned Laybourne, James Edgar as Director

1 July 2002

Appointed Stone, Jeremy Ron as Director

30 June 2002

Resigned Bagnall, Peter Hill as Director

7 January 2002

Appointed Boyle, Mark Robert as Director

26 November 2001

Resigned Bowtell, John Paul Maurice as Director

4 May 2001

Resigned Carr, Anthony John as Director

4 May 2001

Appointed Laybourne, James Edgar as Director

1 April 2001

Appointed Carlyon, John Clement as Director

31 March 2001

Resigned Laybourne, James Edgar as Director

1 September 2000

Appointed Ashford, Martin Edward as Director

31 May 2000

Resigned Hamill, Keith as Director

1 November 1999

Appointed Taylor, John Martin as Director

1 November 1999

Resigned Hardie, Charles Jeremy Mawdesley as Director

7 May 1999

Appointed Carr, Anthony John as Director

29 March 1999

Resigned Garrington, John Alexander as Director

29 March 1999

Appointed Hodson, Beverley Cliffe as Director

29 March 1999

Appointed Hamill, Keith as Director

29 March 1999

Resigned Forrester, Andrew John as Director

29 March 1999

Appointed Chapman, Gillian as Director

9 November 1998

Resigned Ainley, John David as Director

6 August 1998

Resigned Buse, Rodney Stewart as Director

26 February 1998

Appointed Ainley, John David as Director

12 January 1998

Appointed Garrington, John Alexander as Director

31 December 1997

Resigned Gray, James Nicholas John as Director

3 November 1997

Appointed Bowtell, John Paul Maurice as Director

3 November 1997

Appointed Gray, James Nicholas John as Director

3 November 1997

Appointed Laybourne, James Edgar as Director

18 July 1997

Resigned Tresadern, Stephen as Director

30 January 1997

Resigned Tresadern, Stephen as Secretary

30 January 1997

Appointed White, Colin Anthony as Secretary

29 January 1996

Appointed Hardie, Charles Jeremy Mawdesley as Director

29 January 1996

Appointed Tresadern, Stephen as Secretary

29 January 1996

Appointed Forrester, Andrew John as Director

29 January 1996

Appointed Bagnall, Peter Hill as Director

29 January 1996

Appointed Buse, Rodney Stewart as Director

29 January 1996

Appointed Botting, Elizabeth Louise as Director

29 January 1996

Appointed Tresadern, Stephen as Director

29 January 1996

Resigned E P S Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

29 January 1996

Resigned Mikjon Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

28 June 1995

Appointed E P S Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

28 June 1995

Appointed Mikjon Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 1 active

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

WH Smith Group Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 1 June 2024

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Private Limited Company

Reg. no. 15367938

Former controllers (1)

1 June 2024

Ceased WH Smith Retail Holdings Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 11 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

WH Smith PLC

WH Smith Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

W H Smith Retirement Savings Plan Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares

WH Smith 1955 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Websters Group Limited(the) Owns 75–100% of shares

WH Smith HS Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

WH Smith Online Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

WH Smith Travel Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

WH Smith Travel 2008 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

WH Smith US Group Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

WH Smith US Retail Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
8 July 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	28 June 2026
6 July 2026	Appointment of a director
3 July 2026	Appointment of a director
3 July 2026	Appointment of a secretary
3 July 2026	Termination of appointment of a director