Company
Superbrands Limited
Book publishing
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Richard Thomas 2011-2011 View profile
- John Stuart Russell 2011-2024 View profile
- Julian Anthony Lewis 2003-2004 View profile
- John Stuart Russell 2024-2024 View profile
- BKL Company Services LTD 2009-2016 View profile
- William Richard Byass Colegrave 1999-2011 View profile
- Richard Jeremy Golland 1999-1999 View profile
- Marcel Jonathan Knobil 1999-2003 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Book publishing
- Incorporated
- 25/05/1999
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.
- John Stuart Russell
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2021-06-08 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.
Group
- Superbrands Limited
is controlled by John Stuart Russell
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2021-06-08 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by John Stuart Russell.
1 other company in this group
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.
Financials
- Net assets
- £436,576
- Total assets
- £436,576
- Cash
- £208,891
- Employees
- 3
- Turnover
- £1,652,033
- Profit/loss
- -£113,692
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.
2 directors on the board
- Luke Johnson Director · appointed 2003
- Stephen Peter Smith Director · appointed 2003
Directors past 6 years
- Luke Johnson Director · appointed 2003
- Stephen Peter Smith Director · appointed 2003
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Luke Johnson Director · appointed 2003
- Stephen Peter Smith Director · appointed 2003
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03776939
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/03/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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