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Hugo's Language Books Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 27

  1. Rebecca Jane Smart 2019-2023 Director View profile
  2. Alexandra Stephanie Allan 2016-2018 Director View profile
  3. Daniel Peter Shepherd 2013-2016 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Todd Twilliger 2011-2016 Director View profile
  5. John William Duhigg 2010-2016 Director View profile
  6. Sally Kate Miranda Johnson 2009-2011 Director View profile
  7. Peter Field 2009-2012 Director View profile
  8. Andrew John Phillips 2007-2010 Director View profile
  9. Gary Lee June 2005-2009 Director View profile
  10. John Crowther Makinson 2005-2007 Director View profile
  11. Brian James Landers 2003-2009 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Peter Welham 2002-2005 Director View profile
  13. Anthony David Forbes Watson 2000-2005 Director View profile
  14. Charles Richard Power 2000-2003 Director View profile
  15. Alan James Fort 1999-2000 Director View profile
  16. James Thomas Middlehurst 1998-2000 Director View profile
  17. David Oliver Houston 1998-1999 Director View profile
  18. Peter David Kindersley 1996-2000 Director View profile
  19. Rodney James Hare 1996-1998 Director View profile
  20. Christopher John Davis 1996-1999 Director View profile
  21. Robin Jeremy Batchelor-Smith 1996 Director View profile
  22. Jessie Bertha Lock 1996 Director View profile
  23. Peter Graham Lock 1998 Director View profile
  24. Helena Caroline Peacock 2000-2016 Secretary View profile
  25. Anita Therese Fulton 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  26. Peter Richard Gill 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  27. Madeleine Margareter Bolt 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/01/1952

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. Hugo's Language Books Limited is controlled by Penguin Random House Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Penguin Random House Limited is controlled by Bertelsmann UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Bertelsmann UK Limited.

136 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.

Financials

Net assets
£407,638
Total assets
£407,638
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£407,638
2025-12-31Not reported£407,638
2024-12-31Not reported£407,638

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

3 directors on the board

8y median 9.9y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Tech and media 15Finance 5Education 1Retail and trade 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
00503652
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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