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The Folio Society Limited

Book publishing

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 28

  1. Graham Duncan William Buckel 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Emma Lucia Lawson 2021-2023 Director View profile
  3. Jeremy Robin Gavron 2017-2021 Director View profile
  4. Edward Foster 2017-2021 Director View profile
  5. Sarah Gavron 2017-2021 Director View profile
  6. Jessica Leah Gavron 2017-2021 Director View profile
  7. Brian Charles Edwards 2017-2024 Director View profile
  8. Catherine Dunne 2015-2017 Director View profile
  9. Lady Katharine Susan Gavron 2015-2021 Director View profile
  10. Tom Walker 2014-2017 Director View profile
  11. Jean Marc Rathe 2013-2015 Director View profile
  12. Toby James Hartwell 2010-2014 Director View profile
  13. Duncan William Angus Stirling 2006-2008 Director View profile
  14. David Hayden 2006-2013 Director View profile
  15. Brian Gregory Hodder 2005-2008 Director View profile
  16. Robert William James Preece 2001-2015 Director View profile
  17. Claire Aris 1998-2015 Director View profile
  18. Nicholas Rice 1996-2005 Director View profile
  19. Peter Francis Scannell 1995-2016 Director View profile
  20. Laurent Lalonde 1991-2001 Director View profile
  21. Fiona Greenwood 1994 Director View profile
  22. Lord Robert Gavron of Highgate 2015 Director View profile
  23. Jocelyn Stoddard 1996 Director View profile
  24. Susan Alison Bradbury 2009 Director View profile
  25. Joseph Wilfrid Whitlock Blundell 2017 Director View profile
  26. Michael Jonathan Snaith 1997-2001 Secretary View profile
  27. Laurence Herbert 1991-1997 Secretary View profile
  28. Michael Frank Macey 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Book publishing
Incorporated
25/06/1971
Registered office
London

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. The Folio Society Limited is controlled by Folio Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Folio Holdings Limited is controlled by Jessica Leah Gavron
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-11-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Jessica Leah Gavron.

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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.

5 directors on the board

5.4y median 4.6y
average tenure
11.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

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.

Tech and media 11Business services 1Education 1Finance 1Health and social care 1Other services 1Professional services 1

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
01015675
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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