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W.Heffer & Sons Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 30

  1. Jane Molloy 2022-2022 Director View profile
  2. Emma Louise Hillyard 2017-2024 Director View profile
  3. Katherine Elizabeth Willemite 2013-2017 Director View profile
  4. Mark John James Little 2010-2013 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Hutchings 2010-2011 Director View profile
  6. Vincent Anthony Gunn 2006-2008 Director View profile
  7. Martyn John Osborne 2006-2010 Director View profile
  8. Dominic Peter Myers 2004-2005 Director View profile
  9. Neil Ian Mackenzie Stephenson 2004-2005 Director View profile
  10. Philip Basil Blackwell 2002-2006 Director View profile
  11. Michael Hugh Neil 2002-2005 Director View profile
  12. Steven Philip Walsh-Hill 2002-2004 Director View profile
  13. Terence Frederick Field 2000-2002 Director View profile
  14. Alan James Melville Leitch 1999-2002 Director View profile
  15. Anthony Joseph Thompson 1999-2000 Director View profile
  16. Timothy Eustace 1999-2022 Director View profile
  17. Patricia Horner 1999-2001 Director View profile
  18. William Pettinger 1999-2001 Director View profile
  19. William Charles Mason Dastur 1996-1999 Director View profile
  20. Lesley Margaret Heffer 1993-1999 Director View profile
  21. Edmund George Parker 1992 Director View profile
  22. Mark Killigrew Wait 1999 Director View profile
  23. Stephen Perrin Robinson 1999 Director View profile
  24. Stephen John Heffer 1996 Director View profile
  25. John Noel Miles Heffer 1994 Director View profile
  26. Nicholas Heffer 1999 Director View profile
  27. Clive William Cornell 1999 Director View profile
  28. Paul Saunders Cook 1996 Director View profile
  29. Elisabeth Sullivan 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  30. Keith Crossley 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/12/1909

Ownership

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. W.Heffer & Sons Limited is controlled by Waterstones Booksellers Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-08-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Waterstones Booksellers Limited is controlled by Book Retail Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Book Retail Bidco Limited is controlled by Paul Elliott Singer
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-03-29, ceased 2018-04-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

3y median 2.5y
average tenure
4.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Dormant 18Professional services 15Retail and trade 6Finance 4

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00106348
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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