John Smith & Son Group Limited

ActiveSC006905 Private limited company
Incorporated
24 September 1908 (118 years)
Industry
Business and domestic software development (62012)
Other education n.e.c. (85590)
Accounts type
Small
Region
Scotland
Address
Building 1
9 Haymarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY

Filing status

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

Charges

Total
9
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
8

Officers 7 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 July 2025
British
Born February 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 23 March 2023
British
Born June 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 24 June 2016
British
Born July 1975 (51)
Fooks, Matthew Guy
Secretary · Appointed 29 July 2015
Director · Appointed 1 December 2011
British
Born March 1958 (68)
Director · Appointed 19 June 2003
British
Born February 1952 (74)
Director · Appointed 29 November 2001
British
Born November 1967
Officer history (26 former)
1 July 2025
Appointed Mahoney, Richard Hugo Wyndham as Director
23 March 2023
Appointed Dale, Nicholas Siegfried as Director
6 February 2019
Resigned Gray, James Richard as Director
4 January 2019
Resigned Bursey, Sam as Director
24 June 2016
Appointed Marshall, David Craig as Director
10 December 2015
Resigned Leitch, Alan James Melville as Director
10 November 2015
Appointed Bursey, Sam as Director
29 July 2015
Appointed Fooks, Matthew Guy as Secretary
29 July 2015
Resigned Adams, Edward Laurence John as Secretary
20 January 2015
Appointed Adams, Edward Laurence John as Secretary
13 October 2014
Resigned Moore, Andrew John as Director
1 August 2014
Resigned Jeyes, Peter Martin as Secretary
2 March 2012
Resigned Jeyes, Peter Martin as Director
15 December 2011
Resigned Gray, Robert William as Director
1 December 2011
Appointed Lake, Peter William as Director
30 April 2011
31 December 2007
Resigned Field, Terence Frederick as Director
12 February 2007
Appointed Gray, Robert William as Director
1 June 2006
Appointed Moore, Andrew John as Director
1 July 2004
Appointed Leitch, Alan James Melville as Director
30 June 2004
Resigned Holloway, David John as Director
16 November 2003
Appointed Holloway, David John as Director
19 June 2003
Appointed Lindsay, Stuart Robert as Director
11 December 2002
Resigned Hill, Robin Gordon as Director
11 December 2002
Resigned Sugden, Christopher as Director
17 September 2002
Appointed Field, Terence Frederick as Director
29 November 2001
Appointed Anderson, William Taylor Campbell as Director
29 November 2001
Resigned Sugden, Christopher as Director
29 November 2001
Appointed Sugden, Christopher as Director
29 November 2001
Appointed Jeyes, Peter Martin as Secretary
29 November 2001
Appointed Hill, Robin Gordon as Director
29 November 2001
Appointed Gray, James Richard as Director
29 November 2001
Appointed Gray, Peter Leigh as Director
29 November 2001
Resigned Hill, Robin Gordon as Director
29 November 2001
Resigned Williamson, David Robert as Director
29 November 2001
29 November 2001
Resigned Shearer, Robert Coutts as Secretary
29 November 2001
Appointed Jeyes, Peter Martin as Director
7 November 2001
6 December 2000
Appointed Williamson, David Robert as Director
30 October 2000
Appointed Sugden, Christopher as Director
30 October 2000
Appointed Shearer, Robert Coutts as Secretary
30 October 2000
Resigned Notarangelo, Pietro Raffaele as Director
30 October 2000
Resigned Graham, John Michael Denning as Director
30 October 2000
Resigned Clow, Robert George Menzies as Director
30 October 2000
Resigned Notarangelo, Pietro Raffaele as Secretary
28 January 2000
Resigned Douglas, Joan as Director
1 November 1998
Appointed Douglas, Joan as Director
1 November 1998
Appointed Hill, Robin Gordon as Director
1 November 1998
Appointed Hardinge, Julian Alexander, Lord as Director
1 October 1997
Appointed Notarangelo, Pietro Raffaele as Secretary
30 September 1997
Resigned Turner, David J as Secretary
9 November 1992
Appointed Notarangelo, Pietro Raffaele as Director
13 February 1989
Resigned Hunter, Robert Wishart as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 6 October 2025
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Company Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 16690655
Former controllers (2)
6 October 2025
Ceased Cubit Group Ltd — Owns 75–100% of shares
20 February 2023
Ceased Peter Leigh Gray — Has significant influence or control

Group structure 6 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Cubit Estates Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
JS Aspire Group Holdings Ltd Owns 50–75% of shares
Aspire HE Technologies Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
John Smith & Son Group Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
John Smith Campus Properties Limited Status not confirmedOwns 75–100% of shares

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