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Serpent's Tail Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Diana Paola Broccardo 2016-2020 Director View profile
  2. Ira Silverberg 1994-1997 Director View profile
  3. Peter Ayrton 2007 Director View profile
  4. Clare Grist Taylor 2015-2016 Secretary View profile
  5. Stephen Patrick Brough 2007-2015 Secretary View profile
  6. Frances Ann Ford 2007-2024 Secretary View profile
  7. Sarah Martin 1994-2007 Secretary View profile
  8. Rebecca Maria St John Shaw 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  9. Claudine Scoon 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/03/1986

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. Serpent's Tail Limited is controlled by Profile Books Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Profile Books Limited is controlled by Oliver Duncan Stanley
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2020-04-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Oliver Duncan Stanley.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£380,964
Total assets
£380,964
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

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.

3 directors on the board

3.1y median 1.8y
average tenure
6.2y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 7Finance 3Business 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
02004673
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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