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John Wisden and Company Limited
Book publishing
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Previous officers 25
- Penelope Samantha Juliette Scott-Bayfield 2018-2026 View profile
- Colin Raymond Adams 2008-2011 View profile
- Christopher Facey 2008-2010 View profile
- Diana Jill Coleman 2008-2011 View profile
- Matthew Valentine Fleming 2005-2007 View profile
- Patrick Ronald Vernon Maxwell 2005-2008 View profile
- Thomas James Gleeson 2004-2007 View profile
- Richard Denis Paul Charkin 2003-2008 View profile
- Matthew Lewis Engel 2003-2006 View profile
- John Dominic Weare Brown 2003-2008 View profile
- Christopher David Lane 1996-2008 View profile
- Sir Paul Getty 1993-2003 View profile
- Mark Harris Getty 1993-2008 View profile
- Malcolm James Ridley 1993-2003 View profile
- Michael Edward Smith 1993 View profile
- Peter Medley 1993 View profile
- William Gray 1993 View profile
- Ronald George Blake 1993 View profile
- Valerie Ruth Gravatt 1993 View profile
- Harold John Gray 1993 View profile
- Michael Richard Daykin 2011-2019 View profile
- Ian Portal 2008-2011 View profile
- Clare Louise Creasey 2008-2008 View profile
- William James Guy England 2006-2008 View profile
- Geoffey Dunks 1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Book publishing
- Incorporated
- 04/05/1914
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (1) 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.
- John Wisden (Holdings) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- John Wisden and Company Limited
is controlled by John Wisden (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - John Wisden (Holdings) Limited
is controlled by A & C Black Publishers Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - A & C Black Publishers Limited
is controlled by A. & C. Black Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - A. & C. Black Limited
is controlled by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
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- Shakespeare Central Community Interest Company
- Methuen Drama Limited
- Adlard Coles Limited
- Christopher Helm (Publishers) Limited
- Sheffield Academic Press Limited
- T & T Clark Limited
- Alphabooks Limited
- Hart Publishing LTD.
- A & C Black Publishers Limited
- A. & C. Black (Distribution) Limited
- Bloomsbury India UK Limited
- Head of Zeus Limited
- Osprey Publishing Limited
- Thoemmes Limited
- Berg Fashion Library Limited
- Bloomsbury Media Limited
- Shire Publications Limited
- Oxford International Publishers Limited
- Bloomsbury Professional Limited
- Featherstone Education Limited
- Herbert Press Limited
- John Wisden (Holdings) Limited
- Bloomsbury Publishing Singapore Limited
- Christian Knowledge HUB Community Interest Company
- Nautical Publishing Company Limited
- Bloomsbury Book Publishing Company Limited
- A. & C. Black Limited
- F.Lewis,(Publishers),Limited
- The Continuum International Publishing Group Limited
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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.
2 directors on the board
- Keith Robert Underwood Director · appointed 2026
- John Nigel Newton Director · appointed 2008
Directors past 6 years
- John Nigel Newton Director · appointed 2008
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Keith Robert Underwood Director · appointed 2026
- John Nigel Newton Director · appointed 2008
Left in the last 12 months
- Penelope Samantha Juliette Scott-Bayfield Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 00135590
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/11/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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