Company
NEW Left Books Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Ariella Marie Thornhill 2021-2025 View profile
- Kheya Bag 2021-2023 View profile
- Rowan Wilson 2011-2024 View profile
- Jacob Stevens 2005-2024 View profile
- Guy Bentham 2004-2004 View profile
- Gavin Spencer Everall 2001-2004 View profile
- George Galfalvi 1999-2003 View profile
- Professor John Michael Sprinker 1995-1999 View profile
- Francis Rory Peregrine Anderson 1994-2002 View profile
- Lucy Laurus Heller 1993-1997 View profile
- Ellen Wood 1993 View profile
- Colin Robinson 2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 20/09/1968
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.
- NEW Left Trust
75-100% shares · notified 2017-03-01
Group
- NEW Left Books Limited
is controlled by NEW Left Trust
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2017-03-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by NEW Left Trust.
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
- Total assets
- £692,817
- Cash
- £812,619
- Employees
- 0.37
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis for researchers
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.
6 directors on the board
- Nicole Aschoff Director · appointed 2025
- Sebastian David Budgen Director · appointed 2018
- Michal Schatz Director · appointed 2025
- Susan Alice Watkins Director · appointed 2018
- Leo Hollis Director · appointed 2025
- Tariq Ali Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- Sebastian David Budgen Director · appointed 2018
- Susan Alice Watkins Director · appointed 2018
- Tariq Ali Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Nicole Aschoff Director · appointed 2025
- Leo Hollis Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (4)
- Sebastian David Budgen Director · appointed 2018
- Michal Schatz Director · appointed 2025
- Susan Alice Watkins Director · appointed 2018
- Tariq Ali Director · appointed 2014
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
- 00939137
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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