Housmans Bookshop Limited
Company 01024773 Active
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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
- Alexander Thomas Anderson Director · appointed 2025
- Anne Elizabeth Beech Director · appointed 2021
- Catherine Barter Director · appointed 2018
- Jon Robert Nott Director · appointed 2017
- Katherine Reilly Bugos Director · appointed 2025
- Claire Louise Poyner Director · appointed 2010
6.6y median 6.6y
average tenure
15.6y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Catherine Barter Director · appointed 2018
- Jon Robert Nott Director · appointed 2017
- Claire Louise Poyner Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (4)
- Alexander Thomas Anderson Director · appointed 2025
- Anne Elizabeth Beech Director · appointed 2021
- Catherine Barter Director · appointed 2018
- Katherine Reilly Bugos Director · appointed 2025
Portfolio (2)
- Jon Robert Nott Director · appointed 2017
- Claire Louise Poyner Director · appointed 2010
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Hannah Brock Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
- Cristina Laura Rios Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
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.
Finance 2Education 1Other 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.
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Industrial Common Ownership Finance Limited 1 shared director
- Industrial Common Ownership Fund PLC 1 shared director
- The Nuclear Education Trust 1 shared director
- Campaign Against Arms Trade 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 01024773 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 21/09/1971 |
| Address | 5 CALEDONIAN ROAD, LONDON, N1 9DX |
| Accounts next due | 31/12/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/03/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
47610 - Retail sale of books in specialised stores
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.
- Peace News Trustees LTD
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-06-01
Officers (21)
- Alexander Thomas Anderson Director · appointed 2025
- Katherine Reilly Bugos Director · appointed 2025
- Anne Elizabeth Beech Director · appointed 2021
- Catherine Barter Director · appointed 2018
- Nik Gorecki Secretary · appointed 2018
- Jon Robert Nott Director · appointed 2017
- Claire Louise Poyner Director · appointed 2010
Show 14 former officers
- Sophie Bowley-Aicken Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2020
- Cristina Laura Rios Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
- Hannah Brock Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2025
- Laurence William Hill Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2020
- Gail Florence Chester Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2011
- Ian Edward Dixon Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2018
- William Grattan Fitzjohn Hetherington Secretary · appointed 1995 · resigned 2018
- Charles Howard Clark Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1997
- Anthony John Augarde Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1994
- Elizabeth Rendall Director · resigned 1991
- Henry Frederick Mister Secretary · resigned 2006
- David Evans Director · resigned 1994
- Ann Feltham Director · resigned 1995
- Albert Harry Beale Director · resigned 2016
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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