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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Book publishing

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

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Previous officers 37

  1. Penelope Samantha Juliette Scott-Bayfield 2018-2026 Director View profile
  2. Sir Richard Peter Lambert 2017-2024 Director View profile
  3. Steven Richard Hall 2017-2022 Director View profile
  4. John Anthony Warren 2015-2021 Director View profile
  5. Jonathan Rennie Glasspool 2015-2020 Director View profile
  6. Sir Anthony Michael Vaughan Salz 2013-2017 Director View profile
  7. Stephen Alexander Page 2013-2017 Director View profile
  8. Jill Louise Jones 2013-2019 Director View profile
  9. Ian Donald Cormack 2011-2015 Director View profile
  10. Sarah Jane Thomson 2010-2013 Director View profile
  11. Richard Denis Paul Charkin 2007-2018 Director View profile
  12. Jeremy James O'Brien Wilson 2005-2013 Director View profile
  13. Charles Archibald Adam Black 2004-2010 Director View profile
  14. David Harper Ward 2002-2004 Director View profile
  15. Michael Mayer 2002-2010 Director View profile
  16. Sarah Elizabeth Odedina 2002-2004 Director View profile
  17. Diana Jill Coleman 2000-2004 Director View profile
  18. Minna Nell Fry 2000-2004 Director View profile
  19. Alexandra Jane Reina Pringle 2000-2004 Director View profile
  20. Matthew William Hamilton 1998-2000 Director View profile
  21. Dr Kathryn Muriel Rooney 1996-2004 Director View profile
  22. John Ashton Dare 1993-2004 Director View profile
  23. Paul Joseph Scherer 1993-2006 Director View profile
  24. Honourable Charles William Cayzer 1995 Director View profile
  25. Alan Victor Wherry 2002 Director View profile
  26. Ian Salkeld 1994 Director View profile
  27. Albert Joseph Alletzhander 1994 Director View profile
  28. Elizabeth Nicole Calder 2008 Director View profile
  29. Michael James Mayer 1992 Director View profile
  30. David Clifton Reynolds 1999 Director View profile
  31. Michael Richard Daykin 2011-2019 Secretary View profile
  32. Ian Portal 2007-2011 Secretary View profile
  33. Richard Cordeschi 2005-2007 Secretary View profile
  34. Colin Raymond Adams 1994-2011 Secretary View profile
  35. Paul Alan Whyatt 1994-1994 Secretary View profile
  36. Richard Denby Raine 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  37. Nigel Paul Batt 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Book publishing; Other publishing activities; Other software publishing
Incorporated
30/01/1986
Registered office
London

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Bloomsbury Publishing PLC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

34 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.

8 directors on the board

2.7y median 1.3y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (8)

0
also govern a charity

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 55Finance 6Professional services 6Arts and leisure 2Business services 2Other services 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
01984336
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/08/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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