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Somerset House Enterprises Limited

Retail sale of books in specialised stores

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 23

  1. Melanie Jane Smith 2022-2023 Director View profile
  2. Monica Monajem Isfahani 2022-2024 Director View profile
  3. Carol Ann Fairweather 2017-2023 Director View profile
  4. Julien Bernard Marie Sevaux 2017-2022 Director View profile
  5. James Nicholas Lambert OBE 2016-2022 Director View profile
  6. William Matthew Sieghart 2015-2021 Director View profile
  7. Loraine Woodhouse 2014-2015 Director View profile
  8. James Murray Strachan 2006-2008 Director View profile
  9. Robert Andrew Joseph Gillespie 2003-2015 Director View profile
  10. Sir Christopher Leslie George Mallaby 2003-2006 Director View profile
  11. Jeremy Mawdesley Hardie 2003-2015 Director View profile
  12. Anthony Michael Manton Elliott 2000-2017 Director View profile
  13. John David Rowland 2000-2003 Director View profile
  14. Right Honourable Sir Timothy Alan Davan Sainsbury 2000-2002 Director View profile
  15. Duncan Henry Wilson OBE 2000-2002 Director View profile
  16. BCM Directors Limited 2000-2002 Corporate-director View profile
  17. Samantha Elizabeth Gilburd 2020-2025 Secretary View profile
  18. Susan Johnston 2016-2019 Secretary View profile
  19. Mark Stuart-Smith 2009-2016 Secretary View profile
  20. Jehangir Ghandhi 2005-2009 Secretary View profile
  21. Rikesh Shah 2002-2005 Secretary View profile
  22. BCM Secretaries Limited 2000-2000 Corporate-secretary View profile
  23. Elizabeth Johnston 2000-2002 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; Letting and operating of conference and exhibition centres; Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; Operation of arts facilities
Incorporated
07/02/2000
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.

Group

  1. Somerset House Enterprises Limited is controlled by Somerset House Trust
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Somerset House Trust.

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.

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

3.7y median 3.7y
average tenure
4.5y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

1
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 5Finance 2Business services 1Professional 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03920330
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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