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LRB Limited

Retail sale of books in specialised stores

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 10

  1. Dominic Jacquesson 2011-2023 Director View profile
  2. Katherine Griffin 1995-2021 Director View profile
  3. Peter Frank Campbell 1994-2011 Director View profile
  4. John Frank Kermode 1994 Director View profile
  5. Mary-Kay Wilmers 2026 Director View profile
  6. Robert Peter Hilliard 1998 Director View profile
  7. Karl Fergus Miller 1993 Director View profile
  8. Nicholas John Spice 1992-2021 Secretary View profile
  9. Herschel Post 1980-1994 Secretary View profile
  10. Susannah Clapp 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale of books in specialised stores; Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Incorporated
14/03/1980

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Ira Hervey Jolles
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-06-06
  • Robert Wilmers ceased 2018-06-06
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (trust) · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. LRB Limited is controlled by Ira Hervey Jolles
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (trust) · notified 2018-06-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Ira Hervey Jolles.

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.

Financials

Net assets
£1,639,477
Total assets
£1,959,803
Cash
£3,247,539
Employees
65
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£4,279,083

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. 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.

8 directors on the board

12.4y median 5.7y
average tenure
29.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Tech and media 2Arts and leisure 1Finance 1Property 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01485413
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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