Smiths News PLC group: properties owned
38 commercial buildings through 3 companies · total rateable value £8,383,575
The Smiths News PLC group owns 38 commercial buildings that pay business rates, through 3 of its companies, with a combined rateable value of £8,383,575. The group is headed by Smiths News PLC (Companies House number 05195191), which has 28 companies under its control in all. Between them the companies hold 35 registered titles: 2 freehold and 33 leasehold. By town: Stevenage (6), Swindon (3), Bristol (2), Gloucester (2) and Slough (2).
Companies in the group that own property
| Company | Company no. | Buildings | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths News Trading Limited | 00237811 | 37 | £8,383,575 |
| Dawson Media Direct Limited | 06882366 | 1 | £940,000 |
| Smiths News Trading Limited | 05195191 | 1 | — |
Group membership is from the Companies House register of people with significant control: a company is in the group when the company above it holds more than half its shares or votes.
Buildings owned by the Smiths News PLC group
| Building | Location | Tenure | Rateable value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beddington Cross, Beddington Farm Road | Croydon CR0 4XH | Leasehold | £1,756,750 |
| Flamingo House, Cockerell Close | Stevenage SG1 2NB | Leasehold | £1,180,000 |
| Nampak PLC, Jenna Way | Newport Pagnell MK16 9QJ | Leasehold | £1,030,000 |
| Cockerell Close | Stevenage SG1 2NB | Leasehold | £962,500 |
| Axis One, Axis Park | Slough SL3 8AG | Leasehold | £940,000 |
| Unicorn Business Park, Whitby Road | Bristol BS4 4EX | Leasehold | £707,250 |
| Orbital Centre, Cockerell Close | Stevenage SG1 2NB | Leasehold | £680,500 |
| 462-465 Berkshire Avenue | Slough SL1 4PL | Leasehold | £327,500 |
| B2, Cockerell Close | Stevenage SG1 2NB | Leasehold | £317,500 |
| March Way, Battlefield Enterprise Park | Shrewsbury SY1 3JE | Leasehold | £214,550 |
| Imperial Park, Imperial Way | Newport NP10 8UL | Leasehold | £115,000 |
| 10-14 Euston Street | Leicester LE2 7ST | Leasehold | £59,500 |
| 5 Houndstone Business Park | Yeovil BA22 8RT | Leasehold | £56,500 |
| 3 Howard Avenue | Barnstaple EX32 8QA | Leasehold | £15,000 |
| The Orbit Centre, Cockerell Close | Stevenage SG1 2NB | Leasehold | £14,750 |
| La Snack Shack Outside Unit 5, Cockerell Close | Stevenage SG1 2NB | Leasehold | £4,900 |
| Advertising Site Railway Bridge, Whitby Road | Bristol BS4 4EX | Leasehold | £1,375 |
| Cherry Orchard North, Kembrey Park | Swindon SN2 8UH | Leasehold | £0 |
| Smiths News, Raikes Lane Industrial Estate, Manchester Road, Bolton | Bolton BL3 2NH | Leasehold | — |
| Newmarket Business Park, Studlands Park Avenue, Newmarket | West Suffolk CB8 7ER | Leasehold | — |
| A1-A3, Kingfisher Way, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter | Exeter EX2 7NW | Leasehold | — |
| 3 Northbrook Road, Gloucester | Gloucester GL4 3DW | Leasehold | — |
| Northbrook Road, Gloucester | Gloucester GL4 3DW | Leasehold | — |
| Land on The North Side of Cherry Tree Lane, Hemel Hempstead | St Albans HP2 7HS | Leasehold | — |
| 9-10 Platinum Court, Alchemy Way, Knowsley Industrial Park, Liverpool | Knowsley L33 7XN | Leasehold | — |
| Cranford Way, London | Haringey N8 9DG | Leasehold | — |
| Land on The South East Side of Eldon Road, Attenborough, Beeston, Nottingham | Broxtowe NG9 6DZ | Leasehold | — |
| Cowley Business Centre, Watlington Road, Cowley, Oxford | Oxford OX4 6NH | Leasehold | — |
| Southgate Way, Orton Southgate, Peterborough | City of Peterborough PE2 6YG | Leasehold | — |
| Cooksland Industrial Estate, Bodmin | Cornwall PL31 2QB | Leasehold | — |
| Langage 1, Western Wood Way, Langage Business Park, Plympton, Plymouth | South Hams PL7 5BE | Leasehold | — |
| 7 To 15 Odd Numbers, Kelvin Way, Crawley | Crawley RH10 9SF | Leasehold | — |
| Land on The West Side of Ashton Road, Bredbury, Stockport | Stockport SK6 2DS | Leasehold | — |
| And G2, Europa Industrial Park, Parsonage Road, Swindon | Swindon SN3 4RJ | Leasehold | — |
| Part Unit D, Europa Industrial Park, Parsonage Road, Swindon | Swindon SN3 4RJ | Leasehold | — |
| Mauretania Road, Nursling, Southampton | Test Valley SO16 0YS | Leasehold | — |
| Land Lying To The North West of Fore Street, Wellington | Somerset TA21 8AA | Freehold | — |
| Land To North West of Fore Street, Wellington | Somerset TA21 8AA | Freehold | — |
Common questions
What properties does Smiths News PLC own?
The Smiths News PLC group owns 38 commercial buildings on HM Land Registry's records through 3 companies, in places including Stevenage, Swindon, Bristol. The largest by rateable value are Beddington Cross, Beddington Farm Road; Flamingo House, Cockerell Close; Nampak PLC, Jenna Way.
Which companies own property for Smiths News PLC?
Its property-owning companies include Smiths News Trading Limited, Dawson Media Direct Limited, Smiths News Trading Limited.
Where does this information come from?
Ownership is from HM Land Registry's data on land owned by UK and overseas companies, matched to buildings by address. Group structures are from Companies House's register of people with significant control, and rateable values from the Valuation Office Agency. Matching is automatic and can be wrong.
See them on the map
Open every building in the Smiths News PLC group in the register, with rateable values, ratepayers and planning history (free sign-in for full records).