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Free Association Books Limited

Free Association Books Limited is an active UK company (number 02768277), incorporated 1992, with 3 current directors including Max Christopher Vinall Brown and Alexander Nicholas Vinall Brown. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 7

  1. Edward Felix Brown 2019-2026 Director View profile
  2. Trevor Edward Brown 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Nicola Vinall 2007-2019 Director View profile
  4. Elizabeth Ann Brown 2007-2019 Director View profile
  5. Gillian May Davies 1993-1996 Director View profile
  6. Dr Robert Maxwell Young 1992-1994 Director View profile
  7. Alpha Direct Limited 1992-1992 Corporate-director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/11/1992

Ownership

Owned by (4) 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. Free Association Books Limited is controlled by Alexander Nicholas Vinall Brown
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2021-11-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Alexander Nicholas Vinall Brown.

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
£750,775
Total assets
£757,535
Cash
£104,455
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.

3 directors on the board

7.4y median 5.8y
average tenure
11.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Retail and trade 1Tech and media 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02768277
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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