Ian Houghton

General Counsel at WH SMITH PLC

Net worth: 1 M $ as of 31/07/2026

61 year

35 connections

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Ian Houghton has held multiple roles primarily as Secretary and Director across various companies since at least 1996.
Positions include Secretary & Legal Director at WH Smith Plc starting in 1998, Secretary & Director at WH Smith Hospitals Holdings Ltd. from 2008, Modelzone Ltd. from 2013, and funkypigeon.com Ltd. from 2010.
Other roles include Secretary & Director at Tg Jones Retail Holdings Ltd. since 1998, TG Jones Promotions Ltd. since 1996, WH Smith Travel Holdings Ltd., WH Smith Hospitals Ltd., WH Smith 1955 Ltd. since 1996, TG Jones High Street Ltd., WH Smith Travel Ltd. as Director, Books & Stationers Ltd. from 2011, The SQL Workshop Ltd., WH Smith Travel 2008 Ltd., WH Smith High Street Holdings Ltd. from 2008, Card Market Ltd. from 2014, WH Smith US Group Holdings Ltd. from 2018, WH Smith US Retail Holdings Ltd. from 2018, and The Card Gallery (UK) Ltd. from 2019.
Current jobs include Secretary & Legal Director at WH Smith Plc, Secretary & Director at WH Smith Hospitals Holdings Ltd., Modelzone Ltd., Tg Jones Retail Holdings Ltd., TG Jones Promotions Ltd., WH Smith Travel Holdings Ltd., WH Smith Hospitals Ltd., WH Smith 1955 Ltd., funkypigeon.com Ltd., TG Jones High Street Ltd., WH Smith Travel Ltd., Books & Stationers Ltd., The SQL Workshop Ltd., WH Smith Travel 2008 Ltd., WH Smith High Street Holdings Ltd., Card Market Ltd., WH Smith US Group Holdings Ltd., WH Smith US Retail Holdings Ltd., and The Card Gallery (UK) Ltd.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
WH SMITH PLC 0.12%	10/06/2026	1,86,801 ( 0.12% )	1 M $	31/07/2026

Ian Houghton active positions

Companies	Position	Start
WH SMITH PLC	General Counsel	01/09/1998
Books & Stationers Ltd. Books & Stationers Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Retails newspapers and stationery products	Director/Board Member	03/02/2011
WH Smith US Group Holdings Ltd. WH Smith US Group Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Director/Board Member	01/10/2018
WH Smith Travel 2008 Ltd. WH Smith Travel 2008 Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Director/Board Member	07/08/2008
The SQL Workshop Ltd. The SQL Workshop Ltd. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Retails pens, pencils, refills, and other stationery products online	Director/Board Member	13/12/2017
The Card Gallery (UK) Ltd. The Card Gallery (UK) Ltd. Consumer SundriesConsumer Non-Durables Provides greeting cards	Director/Board Member	04/07/2019
Card Market Ltd. Card Market Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Retails greeting cards, gifts and gift wraps	Director/Board Member	25/03/2014
WH Smith High Street Holdings Ltd. WH Smith High Street Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Director/Board Member	30/06/2008
WH Smith Hospitals Holdings Ltd. WH Smith Hospitals Holdings Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Holding company with interest in trading 72 retail news units and 8 coffee shops in 62 hospitals	Director/Board Member	18/03/2008
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Private companies	19
WH Smith Plc WH Smith Plc Food RetailRetail Trade Operates book and convenience stores	Retail Trade
WH Smith Hospitals Holdings Ltd. WH Smith Hospitals Holdings Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Holding company with interest in trading 72 retail news units and 8 coffee shops in 62 hospitals	Retail Trade
Modelzone Ltd. Modelzone Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Retails models including cars and characters on-line and in stores	Retail Trade
WH Smith Retail Holdings Ltd. WH Smith Retail Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Finance
WH Smith Promotions Ltd. WH Smith Promotions Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Retails newspapers and stationery products	Retail Trade
WH Smith Travel Holdings Ltd. WH Smith Travel Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Finance
WH Smith Hospitals Ltd. WH Smith Hospitals Ltd. Food RetailRetail Trade Operates convenience stores and coffee shops	Retail Trade
WH Smith 1955 Ltd. WH Smith 1955 Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Finance
funkypigeon.com Ltd funkypigeon.com Ltd Specialty StoresRetail Trade Sells greetings cards and gifts through online	Retail Trade
WH Smith High Street Ltd. WH Smith High Street Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Retails books, stationery, newspapers and magazines through instore & online	Retail Trade
WH Smith Travel Ltd. WH Smith Travel Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Operates retail and online business stores	Retail Trade
Books & Stationers Ltd. Books & Stationers Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Retails newspapers and stationery products	Retail Trade
The SQL Workshop Ltd. The SQL Workshop Ltd. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Retails pens, pencils, refills, and other stationery products online	Distribution Services
WH Smith Travel 2008 Ltd. WH Smith Travel 2008 Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Finance
WH Smith High Street Holdings Ltd. WH Smith High Street Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Finance
Card Market Ltd. Card Market Ltd. Specialty StoresRetail Trade Retails greeting cards, gifts and gift wraps	Retail Trade
WH Smith US Group Holdings Ltd. WH Smith US Group Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Finance
WH Smith US Retail Holdings Ltd. WH Smith US Retail Holdings Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Finance
The Card Gallery (UK) Ltd. The Card Gallery (UK) Ltd. Consumer SundriesConsumer Non-Durables Provides greeting cards	Consumer Non-Durables