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Aitken Alexander Associates Limited
Other publishing activities
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 11
- Anna Stein 2013-2015 View profile
- Andrew Nicholson Kidd 2008-2014 View profile
- Antony William Ian Harwood 1995-2000 View profile
- David John Godwin 1994-1995 View profile
- Sally Riley 2016 View profile
- Brian Lance Dawson Stone 2000 View profile
- Andrew Wylie 1996 View profile
- Hitesh Shah 2022-2023 View profile
- Joaquim Fernandes 1999-2022 View profile
- Gillon Reid Aitken 1998-2016 View profile
- Jan Harry Linsky 1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other publishing activities
- Incorporated
- 28/07/1966
- Registered office
- London
- Previous names
- Gillon Aitken Associates Limited (until 22/03/2007)
Ownership
Owned by (4) 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.
- Lesley Karen Thorne
significant influence · notified 2024-04-24 - Gillon Reid Aitken ceased 2017-11-01
50-75% shares · notified 2016-09-13 - Clare Frances Alexander ceased 2024-04-24
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-11-01 - Aitken Alexander Holdings Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-04-24
Group
- Aitken Alexander Associates Limited
is controlled by Lesley Karen Thorne
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2024-04-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Lesley Karen Thorne.
2 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
- £210,828
- Total assets
- £216,331
- Cash
- £100,510
- Employees
- 16
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
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.
5 directors on the board
- Clare Frances Alexander Director · appointed 1998
- Emma Paterson Director · appointed 2020
- Chris Wellbelove Director · appointed 2019
- Lesley Karen Thorne Director · appointed 2011
- Lisa Baker Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- Clare Frances Alexander Director · appointed 1998
- Emma Paterson Director · appointed 2020
- Chris Wellbelove Director · appointed 2019
- Lesley Karen Thorne Director · appointed 2011
- Lisa Baker Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Clare Frances Alexander Director · appointed 1998
- Emma Paterson Director · appointed 2020
- Chris Wellbelove Director · appointed 2019
- Lesley Karen Thorne Director · appointed 2011
- Lisa Baker Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00884432
- 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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