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Waterstones Overseas Limited

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

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Previous officers 30

  1. Emma Louise Hillyard 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Jane Molloy 2014-2022 Director View profile
  3. Dominic Peter Myers 2006-2011 Director View profile
  4. Alan James Giles 2006-2006 Director View profile
  5. Neil Irvine Bright 2006-2010 Director View profile
  6. Gerald Thomas Johnson 2006-2010 Director View profile
  7. Michael Paul Hitchcock 2005-2006 Director View profile
  8. David Alexander Robertson Adams 2004-2006 Director View profile
  9. Christopher John Thornton 1998-2006 Director View profile
  10. Stephen John Warner 1997-2000 Director View profile
  11. Mark William Fane 1995-2006 Director View profile
  12. Perry Chapman 1993-1998 Director View profile
  13. Graham Leslie Barnes 1993 Director View profile
  14. Michael John Ellis-Jones 1998 Director View profile
  15. Susan Allen 1992 Director View profile
  16. James Arthur Heneage 2006 Director View profile
  17. Peter Michael Cheney 1992 Director View profile
  18. Elisabeth Sullivan 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  19. Laila Aslam 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  20. Alison Campbell 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  21. Richard Denley John Manning 2014-2018 Secretary View profile
  22. Martin Miles 2011-2014 Secretary View profile
  23. Michael William Giffin 2011-2011 Secretary View profile
  24. Elaine Marriner 2006-2011 Secretary View profile
  25. Rebecca Marion Baird Kong 2004-2006 Secretary View profile
  26. Edward Myles Knighton 2000-2004 Secretary View profile
  27. Neil Anthony Lloyd 1997-2000 Secretary View profile
  28. Charles Rupert Redvers Joly 1995-1998 Secretary View profile
  29. Anthony Patrick Stone 1995-1998 Secretary View profile
  30. Philip Martin Dunne 2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
20/05/1987

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. Waterstones Overseas Limited is controlled by Waterstones Booksellers Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Waterstones Booksellers Limited is controlled by Book Retail Bidco Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-06-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Book Retail Bidco Limited is controlled by Paul Elliott Singer
    Evidence
    ceased 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2018-03-29, ceased 2018-04-13 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

111 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.

4 directors on the board

6.9y median 5.1y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Dormant 24Professional services 13Retail and trade 6Finance 4

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
02133199
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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