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Book Tokens Limited

Activities of business and employers membership organizations

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 39

  1. Lucy Hale 2019-2024 Director View profile
  2. Kate Wilson 2015-2023 Director View profile
  3. Fiona Campbell Kennedy 2013-2022 Director View profile
  4. John William Duhigg 2013-2018 Director View profile
  5. Patrick John Neale 2011-2013 Director View profile
  6. Sharon Hiller Murray 2010-2014 Director View profile
  7. Peter Fraser Tanner 2010-2026 Director View profile
  8. Thomas Charles Catton 2010-2023 Director View profile
  9. Thomas Charles Catton 2010-2010 Director View profile
  10. Alan James Giles 2007-2013 Director View profile
  11. Hazel Broadfoot 2007-2013 Director View profile
  12. Timothy Jon Trigg 2004-2010 Director View profile
  13. William Taylor Campbell Anderson 2004-2011 Director View profile
  14. Alan Douglas Clifford 2003-2006 Director View profile
  15. Catherine Ferrier 2001-2003 Director View profile
  16. Fiona Anne Murray Wood 1999-2000 Director View profile
  17. John Cormode 1998-2000 Director View profile
  18. Richard William Barker 1996-2002 Director View profile
  19. Martin Grindley 1996-2006 Director View profile
  20. Philippa Mary Harrison 1996-2014 Director View profile
  21. James Arthur Heneage 1996-2001 Director View profile
  22. Stuart Thomas Mathews 1996-2010 Director View profile
  23. Paul Joseph Scherer 1995-2002 Director View profile
  24. Timothy Edmund Godfray 1995-2019 Director View profile
  25. Jonathan Charles Pakenham Chowen 1994-1997 Director View profile
  26. Terence John Cudbird 1992-1996 Director View profile
  27. John Arthur Hitchin 1994 Director View profile
  28. Lord Julian Alexander Hardinge 2004 Director View profile
  29. Philip John Attenborough 1996 Director View profile
  30. Peter Hill Bagnall 1996 Director View profile
  31. Francis Ian Chapman 1994 Director View profile
  32. David Ainslie Thin 1996 Director View profile
  33. Nicholas Heffer 1999 Director View profile
  34. John Bryan Elsley 1994 Director View profile
  35. Maggie Kay 2018-2025 Secretary View profile
  36. Alison Mary Pinder 2009-2018 Secretary View profile
  37. John Patrick Parke 2002-2009 Secretary View profile
  38. William Albert Barnes 1995-1996 Secretary View profile
  39. June Sommerville Crowe 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of business and employers membership organizations
Incorporated
19/03/1943
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.

Group

  1. Book Tokens Limited is controlled by The Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Booksellers Association of the United Kingdom & Ireland Limited.

1 other company in this group

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.

8 directors on the board

8.6y median 4.5y
average tenure
25.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Other services 5Retail and trade 2Tech and media 2Business services 1Health and social care 1

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.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00379411
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/07/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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