Company
W. & G. Foyle Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 23
- Emma Louise Hillyard 2022-2024 View profile
- Jane Molloy 2020-2022 View profile
- Paul Best 2018-2020 View profile
- Catherine Mary Foyle 2016-2018 View profile
- Paul Anthony Currie 2015-2018 View profile
- Beverley Ann Aspinall 2014-2018 View profile
- Sion Hamilton 2013-2017 View profile
- Robert Kenneth Burnett 2008-2018 View profile
- Saleem Husain 2007-2015 View profile
- Vivienne Elizabeth Wordley 2005-2008 View profile
- Michael Peter Mcginley 2004-2005 View profile
- John Browne 2000-2018 View profile
- William Edgar Foyle Samuel 1999-2018 View profile
- Anthony George Eugene Foyle 1999-2001 View profile
- William Richard Mervyn Christopher Foyle 1997-2018 View profile
- Dalmeny Investments LTD 1995-2006 View profile
- Ronald Frederick Batty 1994 View profile
- Elisabeth Sullivan 2021-2022 View profile
- Laila Aslam 2020-2021 View profile
- Alison Campbell 2018-2020 View profile
- Francis Steven Boal 1999-2000 View profile
- John Cruickshanks 1994-1997 View profile
- Christina Agnes Lilian Batty 1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 01/01/1969
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.
- Book Retail Bidco Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-10-25
Group
- W. & G. Foyle Limited
is controlled by Book Retail Bidco Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-10-25 · source: Companies House PSC register - 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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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 2020
- Achilles James Daunt Director · appointed 2018
- Karen Deborah Ashworth Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Kate Skipper Director · appointed 2020
- Achilles James Daunt Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Kate Skipper Director · appointed 2020
- Achilles James Daunt Director · appointed 2018
- 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.
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
- 00945131
- 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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