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I.S. Books Limited

I.S. Books Limited is an active UK company (number 01040288), incorporated 1972, with 3 current directors including Margaret Ursla Hawthorne and Dr Camilla Elizabeth Royle. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Previous officers 16

  1. David Gilchrist 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Sarah Anne Louise Campbell 2017-2021 Director View profile
  3. Wendy Jane Spurry 2013-2017 Director View profile
  4. Andrea Carol Butcher 2013-2017 Director View profile
  5. Alexander James Paterson 2012-2013 Director View profile
  6. Iain Matthew Taylor 2011-2012 Director View profile
  7. Sarah Ann Katherine Ensor 2007-2011 Director View profile
  8. Mark Llewellyn Thomas 2001-2006 Director View profile
  9. Lynda Aitken 1994-2001 Director View profile
  10. Ersy Maria Contogouris 1993-1994 Director View profile
  11. Prof James Fergus Nicol 1996 Director View profile
  12. Rebecca Louise Reese 2006-2013 Secretary View profile
  13. Judith Esther Orr 1998-2007 Secretary View profile
  14. Simon John Hester 1996-1998 Secretary View profile
  15. Lindi Gonzalez 1995-1998 Secretary View profile
  16. Gillian Christine Nicol 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
28/01/1972

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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.

  • Andrea Carol Butcher ceased 2017-07-31
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Wendy Jane Spurry ceased 2017-07-31
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Sarah Anne Louise Campbell ceased 2021-09-07
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-07-31
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. I.S. Books Limited is controlled by Andrea Carol Butcher
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2017-07-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Andrea Carol Butcher.

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
-£275,540
Total assets
-£135,382
Employees
3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

3 directors on the board

5.9y median 5.1y
average tenure
9.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Dormant 4

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
01040288
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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