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Reed's Almanac Limited
Book publishing
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 15
- Penelope Samantha Juliette Scott-Bayfield 2018-2026 View profile
- Diana Jill Coleman 2003-2011 View profile
- Janet Howard Spinlove 2003-2013 View profile
- Michael Benson-Colpi 2002-2003 View profile
- Piers Anthony Mason 1999-2003 View profile
- Ian James Metcalfe 1999-2002 View profile
- Jeremy Trevathan 1999-2002 View profile
- Michael Richard Daykin 2011-2019 View profile
- Ian Portal 2007-2011 View profile
- Richard Cordeschi 2005-2007 View profile
- Christopher Facey 2004-2005 View profile
- Colin Raymond Adams 2003-2011 View profile
- Anthea Hatton Mason 2002-2003 View profile
- Martin Edward Powter 1999-2002 View profile
- TJG Secretaries Limited 1998-1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Book publishing
- Incorporated
- 20/11/1998
- 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.
- A & C Black Publishers Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Reed's Almanac Limited
is controlled by A & C Black Publishers Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - A & C Black Publishers Limited
is controlled by A. & C. Black Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - A. & C. Black 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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- 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.
1 directors on the board
- Keith Robert Underwood Director · appointed 2026
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.
Gaps to watch
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03671435
- 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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