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Macmillan Education Limited

Book publishing

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

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Previous officers 13

  1. Joachim Krieger 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Steven Charles Inchcoombe 2016-2024 Director View profile
  3. Kenneth James Michaels 2014-2015 Director View profile
  4. Simon Peter Darlington Cramond 2014-2016 Director View profile
  5. Dr Annette Christina Thomas 2013-2016 Director View profile
  6. Catherine Elinor Fleming 2006-2012 Director View profile
  7. Martin Edward Powter 2006-2013 Director View profile
  8. Richard Denis Paul Charkin 2000-2007 Director View profile
  9. William Hanson Farries 1999-2014 Director View profile
  10. Geoffrey Richard Utten Todd 1996-2006 Director View profile
  11. Paul Stanley Trotman 1999 Director View profile
  12. Nicholas Glencairn Byam Shaw 1999 Director View profile
  13. Gabrielle Mary Williams Hamer 2013-2021 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Book publishing
Incorporated
23/09/1983
Registered office
London
Previous names
Macmillan Publishers Holdings Limited (until 24/09/2019)

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. Macmillan Education Limited is controlled by Springer Nature Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Springer Nature Limited is controlled by Springer Nature (UK) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Springer Nature (UK) Limited is controlled by Springer Nature Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Springer Nature Holdings Limited is controlled by Springer Nature Publishers Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Springer Nature Publishers Holdings Limited.

9 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

5.5y median 1.8y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 9Dormant 2Education 1Finance 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
01755588
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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