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Frances Lincoln Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 23

  1. Marcus Edward Leaver 2012-2018 Director View profile
  2. Michael Mousley 2011-2015 Director View profile
  3. David Warwick Graham 2011-2013 Director View profile
  4. Robert Morley 2011-2016 Director View profile
  5. Dr Laurence Orbach 2011-2012 Director View profile
  6. Helen Jean Sutherland Fraser 2009-2011 Director View profile
  7. Gail Victoria Lynch 2007-2012 Director View profile
  8. David Malcolm Riou Kewley 2005-2011 Director View profile
  9. Andrew James Trevor Dunn 2003-2017 Director View profile
  10. Jonathan David Rippon 2002-2012 Director View profile
  11. Martin Oestreicher 2002-2008 Director View profile
  12. Fred Buxton 2001-2004 Director View profile
  13. Anne Preston Fraser 2001-2006 Director View profile
  14. Janetta Otter-Barry 2001-2009 Director View profile
  15. James Ian Sutherland Gallacher 2000-2001 Director View profile
  16. Paula Georgina Saunders 1997-2001 Director View profile
  17. Sarah Elizabeth Roberts 1997-2011 Director View profile
  18. Timothy John Rix 1997-2008 Director View profile
  19. Nicola Bowden 1994-2001 Director View profile
  20. Frances Elizabeth Rosmary Lincoln 2001 Director View profile
  21. Anne Olivia Crompton 2017-2018 Secretary View profile
  22. Clive Ronald Potterell 2016-2017 Secretary View profile
  23. John Stewart Nicoll 2012 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/12/1980

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.

Group

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

Ultimately controlled by Quarto Publishing PLC.

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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

8.1y median 8.1y
average tenure
8.1y
longest tenure

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.

Dormant 28Business services 1Tech 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
01534990
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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