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Granta Publications

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

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Previous officers 12

  1. Jeremy Mawdesley Hardie 2018-2018 Director View profile
  2. Lady Katharine Susan Gavron 2016-2018 Director View profile
  3. Anthony Michael Manton Elliott 2015-2018 Director View profile
  4. Derek Alan Johns 2014-2015 Director View profile
  5. David Graham 2007-2009 Director View profile
  6. Rea Smith Hederman 1995-2005 Director View profile
  7. Ian Grant Jack 1995-2007 Director View profile
  8. Peter Leslie De Bolla 2010 Director View profile
  9. Craig Nicholson 2010-2013 Secretary View profile
  10. Kathleen Gibb 2005-2009 Secretary View profile
  11. Michael Lee Grannon 1995-2005 Secretary View profile
  12. William Holmes Buford 1992-1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/06/1982

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. Granta Publications is controlled by Granta Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Granta Holdings Limited is controlled by Daniel Jakob Anders Hotz
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2025-11-25 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Daniel Jakob Anders Hotz.

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.

Financials

Total assets
£1,710,205
Cash
£399,571
Employees
0.18
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£315,377

Filed as Small company accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reportedNot reported
2025-12-31Not reportedNot reported

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.

3 directors on the board

9.8y median 8y
average tenure
20.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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.

Other services 6Tech and media 5Professional services 2Business services 1Manufacturing 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01642045
Status
Active
Type
Private Unlimited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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