Company
ACC Publishing Group Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- Yibing Zhang 2016-2019 View profile
- Paul Latham 2016-2018 View profile
- Diana Mary Steel 1991-2016 View profile
- Brian Douglas Louis Cotton 1996-2000 View profile
- Robert George Woolnough 1993-1996 View profile
- Gillian Galvan 1991-1993 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 12/08/1991
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.
- Diana Mary Steel ceased 2016-08-15
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- ACC Publishing Group Limited
is controlled by Diana Mary Steel
Evidence
ceased 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-08-15 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Diana Mary Steel.
6 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
- Net assets
- £5,933,839
- Total assets
- £803,826
- Cash
- £2,259,605
- Employees
- 0.44
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- -£402,569
Filed as Group accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £5,933,839 |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £5,933,839 |
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.
4 directors on the board
- Guanghan Liu Director · appointed 2016
- James John Bancroft Smith Director · appointed 2024
- Xuanzhuang Huang Director · appointed 2021
- Vanessa Shorten Director · appointed 2000
Directors past 6 years
- Guanghan Liu Director · appointed 2016
- Vanessa Shorten Director · appointed 2000
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Guanghan Liu Director · appointed 2016
- James John Bancroft Smith Director · appointed 2024
- Xuanzhuang Huang Director · appointed 2021
- Vanessa Shorten Director · appointed 2000
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.
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02637030
- 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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