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Blackwell (Trustees) Limited

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

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Previous officers 18

  1. Jane Molloy 2022-2022 Director View profile
  2. Emma Louise Hillyard 2017-2024 Director View profile
  3. David Julian Brian Prescott 2015-2022 Director View profile
  4. Katherine Elizabeth Willemite 2013-2017 Director View profile
  5. Mark John James Little 2010-2013 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Hutchings 2010-2011 Director View profile
  7. Gerard Vincent Connolly 2006-2007 Director View profile
  8. Vincent Anthony Gunn 2006-2008 Director View profile
  9. Martyn John Osborne 2006-2010 Director View profile
  10. Neil Ian Mackenzie Stephenson 2000-2005 Director View profile
  11. Philip Basil Blackwell 2000-2006 Director View profile
  12. Dr John Stewart Deech 1997-2010 Director View profile
  13. Neville Hearne Hopkins 1997-2000 Director View profile
  14. Timothy Eustace 1996-2022 Director View profile
  15. Julian Blackwell 1997 Director View profile
  16. Terence Derek Collins 1995 Director View profile
  17. Elisabeth Sullivan 2022-2022 Secretary View profile
  18. Capcosec Limited 1996 Corporate-secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/01/1982

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.

Group

  1. Blackwell (Trustees) Limited is controlled by Waterstones Booksellers Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-08-07 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Waterstones Booksellers Limited is controlled by Book Retail Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Book Retail Bidco Limited is controlled by Paul Elliott Singer
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-03-29, ceased 2018-04-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

111 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

3y median 2.5y
average tenure
4.3y
longest tenure
0
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.

Dormant 18Professional services 15Retail and trade 6Finance 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01608922
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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