Company · London

Hemming Group Limited

Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

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

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Previous officers 11

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Malcolm Charles Vernon Taylor 2001-2013 Director View profile
Graham John Bond 2001-2017 Director View profile
Louisa Anne Service 1997-2015 Director View profile
Susan Katriona Macgregor 1993-1995 Director View profile
Sir James Douglas Spooner 1993-1996 Director View profile
Ian Frederic Hay Davison 1996 Director View profile
Marius Rodenburg 1991 Director View profile
Abigail Waller Grace Gaynor 2019-2024 Secretary View profile
Dianne Rhoda Braiden 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
Alan Richard Lewis 1993-1995 Secretary View profile
Geoffrey John Cox 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £16,200 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

Municipal Journal subscription 2026-29 Buyer: National Audit Office £16,200 2026-06-01 CPV 79980000 Source: Contracts Finder
The National Audit Office (NAO) awarded a contract to Hemming Group Limited for a corporate subscription providing online access to the Municipal Journal (MJ) online platform. The contract commenced on Wednesday 17th June 2026 until Saturd…

About

What it does: Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals; Activities of exhibition and fair organisers; Activities of conference organisers
Incorporated: 04/01/1951
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.

Louisa Anne Service ceased 2021-01-05
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06

Group

Hemming Group Limited is controlled by Louisa Anne Service
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-01-05 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Louisa Anne Service.

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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.

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

James Robert Cook Director · appointed 2024
Henry Sebastian Hemming Director · appointed 2022
Lee William Butler Director · appointed 2016
Dr John Henry Hemming Director
Nicholas Alastair Mcfee Service Director · appointed 1994
Sophia Alice Louisa Douglas Service Director · appointed 2001
Beatrice Margaret Louisa Hemming Director · appointed 2024
Michael Anthony Burton Director · appointed 2001

14.3y median 10y

average tenure

32.4y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

Lee William Butler Director · appointed 2016
Nicholas Alastair Mcfee Service Director · appointed 1994
Sophia Alice Louisa Douglas Service Director · appointed 2001
Michael Anthony Burton Director · appointed 2001

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Beatrice Margaret Louisa Hemming Director · appointed 2024

Portfolio (7)

James Robert Cook Director · appointed 2024
Henry Sebastian Hemming Director · appointed 2022
Lee William Butler Director · appointed 2016
Dr John Henry Hemming Director
Nicholas Alastair Mcfee Service Director · appointed 1994
Sophia Alice Louisa Douglas Service Director · appointed 2001
Michael Anthony Burton Director · appointed 2001

Also govern a charity

Nicholas Alastair Mcfee Service The British School AT Athens

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.

Dormant 13Tech and media 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Construction 1Other services 1Professional services 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: 00490200
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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