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Who leads it
Previous officers 54
- Jane Molloy 2022-2022 View profile
- Guy William Lister 2020-2022 View profile
- Philip David Henderson 2019-2022 View profile
- Emma Louise Hillyard 2017-2024 View profile
- Dean Stephen Drew 2016-2019 View profile
- Kathryn Jayne Stilborn 2016-2022 View profile
- Kieron James Smith 2015-2022 View profile
- Katherine Elizabeth Willemite 2013-2017 View profile
- Matthew James Cashmore 2012-2015 View profile
- Diane Catherine Kerr 2011-2013 View profile
- David Julian Brian Prescott 2010-2022 View profile
- Mark John James Little 2010-2013 View profile
- Trevor Robert Ogilvie Goul-Wheeker 2009-2019 View profile
- Toby Blackwell Limited 2009-2021 View profile
- John Martyn Hubert 2007-2011 View profile
- Andrew Hutchings 2007-2011 View profile
- Gerard Vincent Connolly 2006-2007 View profile
- Vincent Anthony Gunn 2006-2008 View profile
- Martyn John Osborne 2006-2010 View profile
- John Frederick Waley Sanderson 2006-2006 View profile
- Gary Mark Rautenstrauch 2005-2006 View profile
- Julian Blackwell 2005-2009 View profile
- Stephen John Harlow 2004-2008 View profile
- Piers Marmion 2003-2008 View profile
- Gillian Caroline Wilmot 2003-2005 View profile
- James Julian Blackwell 2003-2003 View profile
- Dominic Peter Myers 2002-2005 View profile
- Eric Walters 2001-2005 View profile
- Lloyd Anthony Campbell 2001-2003 View profile
- Neil Ian Mackenzie Stephenson 2000-2005 View profile
- Daniel Patrick Halloran 1999-2005 View profile
- Alan James Melville Leitch 1998-2002 View profile
- Philip Basil Blackwell 1998-2006 View profile
- Anthony Joseph Thompson 1997-2022 View profile
- Nicholas William Berry 1997-2003 View profile
- James Rose 1996-1998 View profile
- David Lakey 1996-2000 View profile
- Jeremy Charles Haig Loyd 1996-1999 View profile
- Ramon John Gray 1996-1997 View profile
- Professor Roger James Elliott 1996-2002 View profile
- Fred A Philipp 1996-1999 View profile
- Douglas Frederick Fox 1995-1996 View profile
- Richard William Barker 1994-1997 View profile
- John Edward Cox OBE 1992-1994 View profile
- Peter Hill Bagnall 1992-1995 View profile
- Christopher Peter Tyzack 1992-1997 View profile
- Timothy John Rix 1992-1995 View profile
- Trevor Joseph Hing 1992-1997 View profile
- Richard Miles Blackwell 1992-1997 View profile
- Timothy Eustace 1992-2022 View profile
- Terence Derek Collins 1992-1995 View profile
- Neville Hearne Hopkins 1992-2000 View profile
- Alan Michael Jones 1992-1992 View profile
- Elisabeth Sullivan 2022-2022 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 09/11/1992
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Julian Blackwell ceased 2022-02-28
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-08-04 - Waterstones Booksellers Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2022-08-07 - Possible match - 2 people share this nameiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual - 2 people share this name on the public record. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Blackwell Limited
is controlled by Paul Elliott Singer
Evidence
active appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2022-03-31 · 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.
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- UP1 Holdings Limited
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- Hatchards UK Limited
- Bluecap Associates Limited
- Gracechurch UTG NO. 476 Limited
- BH Blackwell Limited
- Waterstones Booksellers Limited
- Waterstones Barnes & Noble Limited
- 07547672
- Quadriga (Ashton) Limited
- Solaris LAW LTD
- Boxer Books Limited
- Online Books Bidco Limited
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- ARK Europe Holdings Limited
- AP1 Holdings Limited
- UP3 Holdings Limited
- W. & G. Foyle Limited
- 09954305
- Bantry BAY Capital Limited
- Blackwell UK Limited
- ARK Estates 6 Limited
- Wildstone Properties Limited
- Card Connection Limited
- 11091071
- Solaris LAW (Commercial) Limited
- ARK UP1 Limited
- Wildstone Outdoor Advertising (A) LTD
- Brixworth Investments (UK) LTD.
- Oval Properties 1502 Limited
- Quarry Services Holdings LTD
- Bluecap International Limited
- Blackwell (Trustees) Limited
- ARK LP1 Limited
- 13915327
- W.Heffer & Sons Limited
- Asta Blue Line Services LTD
- Blackwell (Scotland) Limited
- CHL Mortgages for Intermediaries Limited
- Wildstone Outdoor Advertising (B) LTD
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.
3 directors on the board
- Kate Skipper Director · appointed 2022
- Achilles James Daunt Director · appointed 2022
- Karen Deborah Ashworth Director · appointed 2024
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Kate Skipper Director · appointed 2022
- Achilles James Daunt Director · appointed 2022
- Karen Deborah Ashworth Director · appointed 2024
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02762961
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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