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Manchester Literary and Philosophical Publications Limited

Book publishing

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

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Previous officers 16

  1. Trevor Meirion Emlyn Rees 2017-2025 Director View profile
  2. David Stephen Brown 2015-2017 Director View profile
  3. John Spencer Buckley 2015-2017 Director View profile
  4. Dr Ronald Eric Catlow 2001-2001 Director View profile
  5. John Louis Carroll 1999-2001 Director View profile
  6. Edward Fletcher Cass 1996-1996 Director View profile
  7. Angus George David Yeaman 1996-2001 Director View profile
  8. Alison Lever 1995-1996 Director View profile
  9. Norman Leslie Leece 1994-2011 Director View profile
  10. Wedell, Eberhard George, Proff 1996 Director View profile
  11. Aikman, William, Councillor 1996 Director View profile
  12. Dr Brian Stewart Hall Rarity 2001 Director View profile
  13. Michael Norman Gwynne Evans 1997-2015 Secretary View profile
  14. Stella Jean Lowe 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  15. Philip Grimshaw Livesey 1992-1999 Secretary View profile
  16. Julian Leon Victor Beressi 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Book publishing
Incorporated
24/09/1982
Registered office
Manchester

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. Manchester Literary and Philosophical Publications Limited is controlled by Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2023-08-18 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.

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
£100
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.

2 directors on the board

1.3y median 1.3y
average tenure
1.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Education 2Arts and leisure 1Professional services 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01667171
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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