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Thames & Hudson Limited

Book publishing

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

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Previous officers 28

  1. Natalie Suzanne Kontarsky 2018-2023 Director View profile
  2. Laurence Anne Harvie 2016-2023 Director View profile
  3. John Saunders-Griffiths 2016-2024 Director View profile
  4. Leon Romero-Montalvo 2015-2024 Director View profile
  5. Timothy Llewellin Evans 2013-2017 Director View profile
  6. Susanna Reisz Neurath 2013-2021 Director View profile
  7. Rolf Hans August Grisebach 2013-2019 Director View profile
  8. David Martin Albert Kester 2012-2013 Director View profile
  9. Sarah Louise Forster 2012-2015 Director View profile
  10. Colin Thomas Ridler 2005-2015 Director View profile
  11. Peter Meades 2001-2011 Director View profile
  12. Trevor Naylor 2000-2009 Director View profile
  13. Neil Leslie Palfreyman 2000-2026 Director View profile
  14. Johanna Mikaela Neurath 1999-2024 Director View profile
  15. Stanley Baron 1998-2005 Director View profile
  16. Brian Meek 1996-2018 Director View profile
  17. Philip Arthur Booley Hughes 2013 Director View profile
  18. Simon Huntley 1996 Director View profile
  19. Jamie Robert Camplin 2014 Director View profile
  20. Christopher Arthur Ferguson 2016 Director View profile
  21. Ian Middleton 1996 Director View profile
  22. Constance Margaret Kaine 2013 Director View profile
  23. Eva Urvasi Neurath 1999 Director View profile
  24. Werner Guttmann 1999 Director View profile
  25. Thomas Michael Neurath 2013 Director View profile
  26. Nikos Stangos 2004 Director View profile
  27. Timothy James Flood 2001 Director View profile
  28. Eric Bates 2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Book publishing
Incorporated
21/09/1949
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. Thames & Hudson Limited is controlled by Thames & Hudson Publishing Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Thames & Hudson Publishing Limited is controlled by Thames & Hudson (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Thames & Hudson (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Jean Jacques Chalopin
    Evidence
    active significant influence (trust) · notified 2023-02-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jean Jacques Chalopin.

7 other companies 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

11y median 11.6y
average tenure
21y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Professional services 3Property 2Tech and media 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
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
00473109
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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