Company
Blackwell UK Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 40
- Jane Molloy 2022-2022 View profile
- Philip David Henderson 2019-2022 View profile
- Emma Louise Hillyard 2017-2024 View profile
- Dean Stephen Drew 2016-2019 View profile
- Kathryn Jayne Stilborn 2016-2022 View profile
- Kieron James Smith 2015-2022 View profile
- Katherine Elizabeth Willemite 2013-2017 View profile
- Matthew James Cashmore 2012-2015 View profile
- Diane Catherine Kerr 2011-2013 View profile
- David Julian Brian Prescott 2011-2022 View profile
- Mark John James Little 2010-2013 View profile
- Gerard Vincent Connolly 2006-2007 View profile
- Vincent Anthony Gunn 2006-2008 View profile
- Susan Kathleen Townsend 2006-2009 View profile
- Martyn John Osborne 2006-2010 View profile
- Stephen John Harlow 2005-2006 View profile
- Dominic Peter Myers 2002-2005 View profile
- Neil Ian Mackenzie Stephenson 2001-2005 View profile
- Steven Philip Walsh-Hill 2001-2004 View profile
- Andrew Hutchings 2001-2011 View profile
- Neil Michael 2001-2005 View profile
- Philip Basil Blackwell 2001-2006 View profile
- Terence Frederick Field 1999-2002 View profile
- Patricia Horner 1997-2001 View profile
- Anthony Joseph Thompson 1997-2022 View profile
- Timothy Eustace 1996-2022 View profile
- William Pettinger 1995-2001 View profile
- William Richard Havercroft 1995-1997 View profile
- Alan James Melville Leitch 1994-2002 View profile
- Terence Derek Collins 1993-1996 View profile
- Richard William Barker 1993-1997 View profile
- Richard Charles Hillier 1994 View profile
- Peter Hill Bagnall 1995 View profile
- Nigel Stirling Blackwell 1994 View profile
- Catherine Mary Platt 1994 View profile
- Timothy James Lewis 1993 View profile
- Michael Frederick Berry 1996 View profile
- Trevor Joseph Hing 1997 View profile
- Elisabeth Sullivan 2022-2022 View profile
- Capcosec Limited 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 17/03/1964
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.
- Blackwell Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Blackwell UK Limited
is controlled by Blackwell Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Blackwell Limited
is controlled by Paul Elliott Singer
Evidence
active appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2022-03-31 · 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
- Kate Skipper Director · appointed 2022
- Achilles James Daunt Director · appointed 2022
- Karen Deborah Ashworth Director · appointed 2024
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Kate Skipper Director · appointed 2022
- Achilles James Daunt Director · appointed 2022
- Karen Deborah Ashworth Director · appointed 2024
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.
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
- 00796591
- 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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