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Marion Boyars Publishers Limited

Marion Boyars Publishers Limited is an active UK company (number 01224419), incorporated 1975, with 1 current director, Janet Joyce. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Ella Louise Kilgarriff 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Tessa Maria Kilgarriff 2021-2024 Director View profile
  3. Rebecca Jane Gillieron 2012-2021 Director View profile
  4. Katherine Margaret Bright Holmes 2003-2012 Director View profile
  5. Ken Hollings 2002-2003 Director View profile
  6. Catheryn Ann Kilgarriff 1999-2024 Director View profile
  7. Arthur Boyars 2017 Director View profile
  8. Marion Ursula Boyars 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/08/1975

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.

  • Janet Joyce
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-01-04 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Catheryn Ann Kilgarriff ceased 2024-01-04
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
  • Equinox Publishing Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-01-01

Group

  1. Marion Boyars Publishers Limited is controlled by Janet Joyce
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-01-04 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Janet Joyce.

1 other company 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.

Financials

Net assets
£45,362
Total assets
£58,799
Employees
1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

1 directors on the board

2.7y median 2.7y
average tenure
2.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Tech and media 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

  • 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
01224419
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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