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Practical Action Publishing Limited

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

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Previous officers 38

  1. Rachel Clare Parr 2023-2023 Director View profile
  2. Philip Sean Toner 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Sarah Megan Roberts 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Nicki Baykal 2020-2022 Director View profile
  5. Matthew Flynn 2016-2024 Director View profile
  6. Gregory Nicholas Beeton 2016-2019 Director View profile
  7. Martin Paul Smith Lomas 2015-2020 Director View profile
  8. Stacey Marie Davies 2015-2019 Director View profile
  9. Professor James Rob Smith 2014-2020 Director View profile
  10. John Duncan Lockett 2014-2020 Director View profile
  11. Phillipa Dian Smart 2012-2020 Director View profile
  12. Dr Emma Crewe 2009-2014 Director View profile
  13. Simon Richard Trace 2009-2015 Director View profile
  14. Dr Neil Thin 2006-2009 Director View profile
  15. Margaret Mary Gardner 2005-2015 Director View profile
  16. David Malcolm Riou Kewley 2003-2014 Director View profile
  17. George Toby Fell Milner 2001-2015 Director View profile
  18. James Cowan Coventry 2000-2005 Director View profile
  19. Stuart James Allen 2000-2002 Director View profile
  20. Mark Julian Woodbridge 2000-2014 Director View profile
  21. John Hobson Coulter 2000-2006 Director View profile
  22. Paula Kahn 1999-2004 Director View profile
  23. Guy Bentham 1999-1999 Director View profile
  24. Maisie Angela Royal 1999-2001 Director View profile
  25. Robert Christopher Mercer Garnett 1998-2000 Director View profile
  26. Emma Nightingale 1998-1999 Director View profile
  27. Peter Richard Ensor 1996-1997 Director View profile
  28. Kenneth George Hutchinson Ritchie 1994-1996 Director View profile
  29. Edmund Murray Marsden 1993-2000 Director View profile
  30. Malcolm Holland Harper 1993-2012 Director View profile
  31. Neal Edmund Burton 1999 Director View profile
  32. Raymond Edward Hollons Holland 1994 Director View profile
  33. Francis Reginald Almond 1994 Director View profile
  34. Paul Sebastian Zuckerman 1996 Director View profile
  35. Patricia Rose Adey 2000-2018 Secretary View profile
  36. David Andrew Barker 1998-2000 Secretary View profile
  37. Pauline Theresa Smith 1997-1998 Secretary View profile
  38. Nigel Dalcour Sinker 1997 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
04/02/1974

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.

  • Practical Action
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Practical Action Publishing Limited is controlled by Practical Action
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Practical Action.

5 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.

3 directors on the board

3.9y median 3.2y
average tenure
6.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Arts and leisure 2Professional services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01159018
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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