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Maggs Bros., Limited

Retail sale of books in specialised stores

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. John Collins 1993-2003 Director View profile
  2. Bryan Dawson Maggs 1993-2016 Director View profile
  3. John Francis Maggs 1993-2013 Director View profile
  4. Paul Harcourt 1993-2007 Director View profile
  5. Julian Robin Cobb 2015-2025 Secretary View profile
  6. Anthony David Neville Smith 2008-2015 Secretary View profile
  7. Paul William Croxson 2002-2008 Secretary View profile
  8. Susanna Maria Twomey 2001-2002 Secretary View profile
  9. Rodney Francis Cunningham Prior 1993-1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Retail sale of books in specialised stores; Retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores; Retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)
Incorporated
01/09/1993
Registered office
London

Financials

Net assets
£12,857,930
Total assets
£13,960,787
Cash
£511,566
Employees
25
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-09-30Not reported£12,857,930
2025-09-30Not reported£12,857,930

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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.

8 directors on the board

16.9y median 16.3y
average tenure
32.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (7)

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.

Hospitality 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02849501
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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