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Waterstones Booksellers Limited

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

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Previous officers 56

  1. Emma Louise Hillyard 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Paul Best 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Jane Molloy 2014-2022 Director View profile
  4. Martin Terence Miles 2011-2014 Director View profile
  5. Roger Brian Childs 2010-2011 Director View profile
  6. Stephen West 2010-2011 Director View profile
  7. Alexandra Erika Dorothy Rayner 2008-2010 Director View profile
  8. Neil James William Jewsbury 2006-2010 Director View profile
  9. Simon Allan Blacklock 2006-2007 Director View profile
  10. Dominic Peter Myers 2006-2011 Director View profile
  11. Alan James Giles 2006-2006 Director View profile
  12. Wendy Elisabeth Drinkwater 2006-2010 Director View profile
  13. Gerald Thomas Johnson 2005-2010 Director View profile
  14. Jonathan Robert Samols 2005-2007 Director View profile
  15. David Samuel Gilbert 2004-2004 Director View profile
  16. Nicholas Julian Mark Williams 2004-2008 Director View profile
  17. Shaun David Carney 2002-2006 Director View profile
  18. Martin Terrence John Carr 2002-2003 Director View profile
  19. David Lawrence Roche 2002-2005 Director View profile
  20. Stephen John Knott 2001-2003 Director View profile
  21. Sarah Dormer 2001-2006 Director View profile
  22. Brian Finbar Mclaughlin 2001-2005 Director View profile
  23. Philip Franklyn Klette 2001-2002 Director View profile
  24. David Pogrund 2001-2005 Director View profile
  25. Alan John Humphrey 2000-2001 Director View profile
  26. Peter Charles Mitchell 2000-2001 Director View profile
  27. Lesley Miles 2000-2006 Director View profile
  28. David Arthur Kneale 1999-2001 Director View profile
  29. Brian James Landers 1998-1999 Director View profile
  30. Ian Kevin Newman 1998-2000 Director View profile
  31. Simon Anthony Jacobs 1998-2000 Director View profile
  32. Maxine Harris 1998-2001 Director View profile
  33. Martin Christopher Lee 1998-1999 Director View profile
  34. Shaw William Warnock 1998-1999 Director View profile
  35. Brian George Worrall 1998-2001 Director View profile
  36. Keith Hamill 1997-1998 Director View profile
  37. Sean Anderson 1997-1998 Director View profile
  38. Ian Houghton 1996-1997 Director View profile
  39. Gerard Maxwell Hughes 1994-1997 Director View profile
  40. Philip Alan Stevens 1994 Director View profile
  41. Richard Chisholm Thorpe 1996 Director View profile
  42. Elisabeth Sullivan 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  43. Laila Aslam 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  44. Alison Campbell 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  45. Richard Denley John Manning 2014-2018 Secretary View profile
  46. Martin Miles 2011-2014 Secretary View profile
  47. Michael William Giffin 2011-2011 Secretary View profile
  48. Elaine Marriner 2003-2011 Secretary View profile
  49. Michael Gerald Lymath 2003-2003 Secretary View profile
  50. Peter Graham Howell 2001-2003 Secretary View profile
  51. Denise Lynne Tomblin 2000-2001 Secretary View profile
  52. George Marsden Smith 1999-2000 Secretary View profile
  53. Fiona Anne Murray Wood 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  54. Rule, Christopher Stanley, Mr. 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  55. Colin Anthony White 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  56. Susan Helen Bull 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £15,600 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.

  • Procurement of Book Vouchers Buyer: ROTHERHAM DONCASTER AND SOUTH HUMBER NHS FOUNDATION TRUST £15,600 Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    For the purchase of vouchers for books for Doctors

About

Incorporated
22/08/1958

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. Waterstones Booksellers Limited is controlled by Book Retail Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Book Retail Bidco Limited is controlled by Paul Elliott Singer
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-03-29, ceased 2018-04-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

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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.

3 directors on the board

7.9y median 6.4y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Dormant 21Professional services 15Finance 4Retail and trade 3

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
00610095
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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