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Brick Lane Bookshop Limited

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

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Previous officers 19

  1. Arup Chakravarti 1999-2002 Director View profile
  2. Christopher Keith Lilly 1999-2016 Director View profile
  3. Jennifer Dorothy Kavanagh 1999-1999 Director View profile
  4. Catherine Rebecca Johnson 1998-1999 Director View profile
  5. Fiona Claire Mottershaw 1998-2002 Director View profile
  6. Kathleen Susan Rowe 1997-1999 Director View profile
  7. Roger Frederick Alfred Mills 1997-2000 Director View profile
  8. Jill Dianne Dawson 1995-1997 Director View profile
  9. Sheila Auguste 1995-1998 Director View profile
  10. Andrew Paul Swani 1995-1997 Director View profile
  11. Paul Murphy 1991-1994 Director View profile
  12. Sean Taylor 1998 Director View profile
  13. Ruby Sabir 1997 Director View profile
  14. Nicola Samson 1997 Director View profile
  15. Anne Edyvean 1991 Director View profile
  16. Alomona Jalil 1997 Director View profile
  17. Richard Sylvester 1994 Director View profile
  18. Philippa Margaret Andrewes 1997-2001 Secretary View profile
  19. Amanda Margaret Berry 1991-1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
15/12/1982

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.

  • Denise Jones
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Christopher Keith Lilly ceased 2016-10-18
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Brick Lane Bookshop Limited is controlled by Denise Jones
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Denise Jones.

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
£482,961
Total assets
£482,961
Cash
£487,697
Employees
8
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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.

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

8.8y median 8.8y
average tenure
8.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

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.

Tech 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

  • 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
01686940
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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