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Parragon Books Limited

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

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Previous officers 16

  1. Andrew Francis Thomson 2018-2022 Director View profile
  2. Stewart Andrew Bailey 2010-2017 Director View profile
  3. Alan Richard Finden Hall 2009-2016 Director View profile
  4. Lutz Bilstein 2008-2010 Director View profile
  5. Paul Taylor 2002-2017 Director View profile
  6. John Sidney Thomson 2002-2009 Director View profile
  7. Christopher Harold William Thomson 2000-2016 Director View profile
  8. Maxwell Gordon Packe 1997-2000 Director View profile
  9. Jack Rowell 1995-1995 Director View profile
  10. Ian Woodbury 1994-1997 Director View profile
  11. Susan Claire Staunton 2007-2018 Secretary View profile
  12. Richard David Wright 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  13. Ian Tyrer 1999-1999 Secretary View profile
  14. Trevor Alastair Mccurdie 1997-2008 Secretary View profile
  15. Paul Anderson 1993-1998 Secretary View profile
  16. Guy Parr 2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/05/1988

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. Parragon Books Limited is controlled by Parragon Publishing Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Parragon Publishing Limited is controlled by D.C. Thomson Consumer Products Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. D.C. Thomson Consumer Products Limited is controlled by Meadowside Leasing Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Meadowside Leasing Limited is controlled by D.C. Thomson & Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. D.C. Thomson & Company Limited is controlled by D.C. Thomson & Company Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-03-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. D.C. Thomson & Company Holdings Limited is controlled by David Howard Eric Thomson
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-08-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Howard Eric Thomson.

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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.

1 directors on the board

10.1y median 10.1y
average tenure
10.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

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.

Tech and media 16Professional services 5Arts and leisure 3Business services 3Other services 3Finance 2Manufacturing 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.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02252808
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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