Batsford Books Limited
Company 03346242 Active
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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.
2 directors on the board
- Polly Augusta Marchant Powell Director · appointed 2005
- Vaughan Frederick Grylls Director · appointed 2017
14.8y median 14.8y
average tenure
20.6y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Polly Augusta Marchant Powell Director · appointed 2005
- Vaughan Frederick Grylls Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Polly Augusta Marchant Powell Director · appointed 2005
- Vaughan Frederick Grylls Director · appointed 2017
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.
Tech and media 17
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
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Anova Repose Limited 2 shared directors
- Collins & Brown Limited 2 shared directors
- Anova Digital Limited 2 shared directors
- B.T. Batsford Limited 2 shared directors
- Books Batsford Limited 2 shared directors
- Batsford Books Group Limited 2 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 03346242 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 07/04/1997 |
| Address | 43 GREAT ORMOND STREET, LONDON, WC1N 3HZ |
| Accounts next due | 30/11/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 28/02/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
58110 - Book publishing
Owned by (3) 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.
- Polly Augusta Marchant Powell ceased 2021-03-09
appoints directors, significant influence (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Batsford Books Group Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2021-05-26 - Pavilion Books Company Limited ceased 2021-05-25
75-100% shares · notified 2021-03-09
Officers (21)
- Vaughan Frederick Grylls Director · appointed 2017
- Zana Samantha Hanks Secretary · appointed 2015
- Polly Augusta Marchant Powell Director · appointed 2005
Show 18 former officers
- Allan Conan Sams Secretary · appointed 2007 · resigned 2015
- Robin Lee Knoyle Wood Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2013
- Proffit, David Macer, Mr. Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2013
- Paul Richard Lenton Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2005
- Charles Sanderson Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2003
- Marcus Edward Leaver Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2005
- Nigel Robert Adamson Butterfield Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2005
- John Elliot Needleman Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
- Peter Lassman Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2005
- Robert James Ness Secretary · appointed 2000 · resigned 2001
- Colin Thomas Webb Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2001
- David Alistair Strachan Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2000
- Kevin Phillips Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 2001
- Samuel Alexander Mark Collins Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1998
- Cameron Michael Brown Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2001
- Christodoulos Savvas Georgiou Secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 1997
- Legist Directors Limited Corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1997
- Legist Secretaries Limited Corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997 · resigned 1997
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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