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Osprey Publishing Limited
Book publishing
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 23
- Penelope Samantha Juliette Scott-Bayfield 2018-2026 View profile
- Richard Denis Paul Charkin 2014-2018 View profile
- Grace Ianna Henderson-Londono 2014-2014 View profile
- Rupin Kotecha 2013-2014 View profile
- Oliver Edward Gadsby 2012-2014 View profile
- John Reid Bowman 2012-2013 View profile
- Mark Henry Storey 2011-2014 View profile
- Alison Jane Simpson 2009-2012 View profile
- Christian Glenn Tinsley 2007-2011 View profile
- Philip James Sturrock 2007-2009 View profile
- Douglas France 2005-2007 View profile
- Joanna Sharland 2005-2007 View profile
- Rebecca Jane Smart 2004-2014 View profile
- David Richard Hogg 2003-2004 View profile
- Robin Kennedy Black 2002-2014 View profile
- Marcus John Shadbolt 2001-2004 View profile
- George William Pennock 2000-2001 View profile
- Frederick William Hulton 2000-2002 View profile
- William Peter Shepherd 1999-2007 View profile
- William Corsa 1998-2005 View profile
- Jonathan Rupert Parker 1997-2001 View profile
- Michael Richard Daykin 2014-2019 View profile
- Sarah Rosemary Lough 1997-2007 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Book publishing
- Incorporated
- 26/11/1997
- Registered office
- London
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.
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Osprey Publishing Limited
is controlled by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
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- Thoemmes Limited
- Berg Fashion Library Limited
- Bloomsbury Media Limited
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- Oxford International Publishers Limited
- John Wisden and Company Limited
- Bloomsbury Professional Limited
- Featherstone Education Limited
- Herbert Press Limited
- John Wisden (Holdings) Limited
- Bloomsbury Publishing Singapore Limited
- Christian Knowledge HUB Community Interest Company
- Nautical Publishing Company Limited
- Bloomsbury Book Publishing Company Limited
- A. & C. Black Limited
- F.Lewis,(Publishers),Limited
- The Continuum International Publishing Group Limited
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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.
2 directors on the board
- Keith Robert Underwood Director · appointed 2026
- John Nigel Newton Director · appointed 2014
Directors past 6 years
- John Nigel Newton Director · appointed 2014
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Keith Robert Underwood Director · appointed 2026
- John Nigel Newton Director · appointed 2014
Left in the last 12 months
- Penelope Samantha Juliette Scott-Bayfield Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026
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
- 03471853
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/11/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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