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Company · Hexham

Bloodaxe Books Limited

Book publishing

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Nathalie Susana Hillary Teitler 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Sir William Hollin Dayrell Morrison-Bell 2020-2026 Director View profile
  3. Simon Richard Falkner Thirsk 2020-2020 Secretary View profile
  4. Nansi Roberts Thirsk 2015-2020 Secretary View profile
  5. Alison Caroline Davis 2008-2015 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Book publishing
Incorporated
04/08/1982
Registered office
Hexham

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. Bloodaxe Books Limited is controlled by Simon Richard Falkner Thirsk
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-12-21 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Simon Richard Falkner Thirsk.

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
£255,751
Total assets
£257,362
Cash
£203,931
Employees
7
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

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.

Grants received

9 grants · £748,247 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £413,207 (5 grants)
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £220,000 (2 grants)
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · £115,040 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £110,0002022-10-13
  • Department for Culture, Media & Sport £110,0002022-10-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £93,7252021-12-13
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £93,7252020-04-01
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £40,0002020-04-01
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

4.2y median 5.4y
average tenure
5.4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Education 3Arts and leisure 2

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
01656254
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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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