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Company · East Sussex

Books Alive

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 14

  1. Suzanne Allison Smith 2021-2024 Director View profile
  2. Gillian Margaret Carr 2016-2025 Director View profile
  3. Madliene Gwyneth Miles 2012-2018 Director View profile
  4. Anthony King 2007-2016 Director View profile
  5. Patricia Christina Couling 2005-2011 Director View profile
  6. Reverend Philip Russell Moon 2004-2022 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas Hugo Carr 2000-2004 Director View profile
  8. Derek Keith Edwards 1999-2003 Director View profile
  9. Gareth Arthur Stacey 1999-2006 Director View profile
  10. Cynthia Nancie Davis 1999-2005 Director View profile
  11. Anthony Peter Baker 1999-2003 Director View profile
  12. Diane Kutar 2018-2021 Secretary View profile
  13. Desmond Rodney Collins 2003-2018 Secretary View profile
  14. Susan Margaret Puttock 1999-2004 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
Incorporated
22/03/1999
Registered office
East Sussex
Also a registered charity
Books Alive

Financials

Net assets
£110,932
Total assets
£110,932
Employees
2
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£110,932
2025-12-31Not reported£110,932

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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.

6 directors on the board

6.2y median 4.4y
average tenure
21.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

Portfolio (3)

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.

Property 2Business services 1Other services 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

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03737476
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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