The Book Service Limited
Company 00453161 Active
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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
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2014
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2000
Directors past 6 years
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2014
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2000
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2014
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2000
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Random House UK Ventures Limited 2 shared directors
- Barrie & Jenkins Limited 2 shared directors
- Hammond,Hammond and Company,Limited 2 shared directors
- Herbert Jenkins Limited 2 shared directors
- Hutchinson & CO.(Publishers)Limited 2 shared directors
- Plane Tree Publishers Limited 2 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 00453161 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 26/04/1948 |
| Address | 20 VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, SW1V 2SA |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
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.
- The Random House Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- PRH International Services Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (19)
- Sinead Mary Martin Secretary · appointed 2016
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2014
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2000
Show 16 former officers
- Helena Caroline Peacock Secretary · appointed 2014 · resigned 2016
- Brian John Davies Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2015
- Peter David Bowron Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2009
- Ian Michael Hudson Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2008
- David Charles Pemberton Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1999
- Anthony Sudlow Mcconnell Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 2001
- Maralyn Johnson Director · appointed 1991 · resigned 2001
- Antony Brian Robertson Director · appointed 1991 · resigned 1993
- John Michael Mottram Director · resigned 1993
- John Furnish Director · resigned 1994
- Roger Ling Smith Secretary · resigned 2014
- Brian Hugh Llewellyn Director · resigned 1993
- Ian Farnell Director · resigned 2001
- Alan Bradley Bingley Director · resigned 1993
- Peter Charles Kenneth Roche Director · resigned 1991
- Kelvin John Llewellyn Director · resigned 1994
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