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Abdo Publications Limited

Publishing of learned journals

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 6

  1. Duncan Charles Counter 1993-2015 Director View profile
  2. Rosalind Mary Kirk 2016 Director View profile
  3. Peter Arthur Hall 1993 Director View profile
  4. Sir Anthony Peter Garrett 1999-2023 Secretary View profile
  5. Hunt, Malcolm Peter John, Major General 1995-1999 Secretary View profile
  6. John Wentworth Roskill 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Publishing of learned journals
Incorporated
15/12/1989
Registered office
Canterbury

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. Abdo Publications Limited is controlled by The Association of British Dispensing Opticians
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-06-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Association of British Dispensing Opticians.

3 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.

Financials

Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

1 directors on the board

3.1y median 3.1y
average tenure
3.1y
longest tenure
0
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.

Education 1Health and social care 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
02452893
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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