Smiths Group

Summary

Smiths Group is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (470 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Smiths Group is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• Smiths Group is in the country of GB^[4].
• Smiths Group's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Smiths Group's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• Smiths Group's founder is recorded as Samuel Smith^[7].
• Smiths Group's headquarters location is recorded as London^[8].
• Smiths Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Andrew Reynolds Smith^[9].
• Smiths Group's chief executive officer is recorded as Paul Keel, 3M's president of Skin & Wound Care. Interview by Chimere G Holmes^[10].
• Smiths Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Smiths Group (United States)^[11].
• Smiths Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Smiths Detection (United Kingdom)^[12].
• Smiths Group is part of FTSE 100 Index^[13].
• Smiths Group's Commons category is recorded as Smiths Instruments^[14].
• Smiths Group's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[15].
• Smiths Group's industry is recorded as vehicle construction^[16].
• Smiths Group's industry is recorded as Precision engineering and optical industry^[17].
• Smiths Group's industry is recorded as aerospace industry^[18].
• Smiths Group's chairperson is recorded as Sir George Buckley^[19].
• January 1, 1851 marks the founding of Smiths Group^[20].
• 1914-07-15 marks the founding of Smiths Group^[21].
• Smiths Group's official website is recorded as http://smiths-group.com^[22].
• Smiths Group's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+23250'}^[23].
• Smiths Group's legal form is recorded as public limited company^[24].
• Smiths Group's legal form is recorded as B6ES^[25].
• Smiths Group's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Scheepvaartmuseum Wikidataproject^[26].
• Smiths Group's has works in the collection is recorded as Stadsmuseum Harderwijk^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800MJL6IPZS3ASA11^[28]

• Registered legal name: Smiths Group PLC^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: GB^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): B6ES^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1914-07-15^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2014-02-07^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-12-12^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-02-07^[38]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000585^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 00137013^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Smiths Group's founder is recorded as Samuel Smith^[7]. Recorded inception include January 1, 1851^[20] and 1914-07-15^[21].

Identity

Smiths Group is part of FTSE 100 Index^[13].

Leadership

Chief executives include Andrew Reynolds Smith^[9], a businessperson^[43], b. 1966^[44] and Paul Keel, 3M's president of Skin & Wound Care. Interview by Chimere G Holmes^[10]. Smiths Group's chairperson is recorded as Sir George Buckley^[19].

Operations

Smiths Group's headquarters location is recorded as London^[8]. Subsidiaries include it (United States)^[11] and Smiths Detection (United Kingdom)^[12].

Industry

Industries include vehicle construction^[16], Precision engineering and optical industry^[17], and aerospace industry^[18].

Ownership

Smiths Group's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange^[15].

Why It Matters

Smiths Group ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (470 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]