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Marlborough Rare Books Limited

Marlborough Rare Books Limited is an active UK company (number 00479837), incorporated 1950, with 2 current directors, Edward John Smith and Jolyon Symes Hudson. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Jacqueline Margaret Gestetner 1999-2025 Director View profile
  2. Ian Marr 1999-2005 Director View profile
  3. Alexander Simpson Fotheringham 1994 Director View profile
  4. Jonathan Gestetner 2025 Director View profile
  5. Guy Anthony Naggar 2022 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/03/1950

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Marlborough Rare Books Limited is controlled by Jonathan Gestetner
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2017-01-22, ceased 2017-01-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jonathan Gestetner.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

1.7y median 1.7y
average tenure
1.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Retail and trade 6

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
00479837
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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