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Usborne Publishing Limited

Book publishing

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Andrew Hedden 2024-2026 Director View profile
  2. Iole Lucchese 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Maurice Richard Robinson 1993-2021 Director View profile
  4. Thomas Peter Usborne 2023 Director View profile
  5. Andrea Parsons 2014-2023 Secretary View profile
  6. Andrea Parsons 2014-2014 Secretary View profile
  7. Keith Martyn Ball 2014 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Book publishing
Incorporated
24/07/1973

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.

  • Martin Usborne
    50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust) · notified 2023-03-30
  • Thomas Peter Usborne ceased 2023-03-30
    50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06
  • Anjanette Pavell ceased 2025-12-17
    50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust) · notified 2025-12-15
  • 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. Usborne Publishing Limited is controlled by Martin Usborne
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares (trust), 50-75% voting (trust) · notified 2023-03-30 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin Usborne.

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.

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.

1 directors on the board

7.8y median 7.8y
average tenure
7.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
01124359
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/10/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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