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Company · Basingstoke

Macmillan Direct Limited

Dormant Company

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

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Previous officers 18

  1. Annie Lapaz 2016-2020 Director View profile
  2. Simon Peter Darlington Cramond 2014-2021 Director View profile
  3. Rachel Elizabeth Jacobs 2013-2016 Director View profile
  4. Catherine Elinor Fleming 2006-2012 Director View profile
  5. William Hanson Farries 2006-2014 Director View profile
  6. Richard Denis Paul Charkin 1999-2006 Director View profile
  7. Geoffrey Richard Utten Todd 1999-2006 Director View profile
  8. Raymond Barker 1994-1999 Director View profile
  9. Richard Henry Hartgill 1994-1999 Director View profile
  10. Martin Edward Powter 1994-2013 Director View profile
  11. John Hirst 1994-1994 Director View profile
  12. Michael Alexander Fenton 1994-1994 Director View profile
  13. Elizabeth Mary Cave 1994 Director View profile
  14. Theodore Michael David Manson 1992 Director View profile
  15. Frances Julie Niven 2021-2024 Secretary View profile
  16. Gabrielle Mary Williams Hamer 2015-2026 Secretary View profile
  17. Gordon Paul Langley 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  18. Peter Samuel Heilbrunn 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Dormant Company
Incorporated
22/05/1984
Registered office
Basingstoke
Previous names
Macmillan General Books Limited (until 11/07/2009)

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 Direct Limited is controlled by Macmillan Publishers International Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Macmillan Publishers International Limited is controlled by Holtzbrinck Investment Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Holtzbrinck Investment Limited.

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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.

2 directors on the board

5.3y median 5.3y
average tenure
5.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Dormant 14Finance 9Tech and media 2Property 1Retail and trade 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
01818292
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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