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Previous officers 59

  1. Sami Benchekroun 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Georgina Field 2023-2023 Director View profile
  3. Ove Karsten KÄHler 2022-2022 Director View profile
  4. Louise Georgina Peck Collin 2022-2024 Director View profile
  5. Dr James Humphrey 2022-2025 Director View profile
  6. Nadine Buckland 2022-2023 Director View profile
  7. Dr Allison Kathryn Lang 2020-2025 Director View profile
  8. Rodney Andrew Cookson 2020-2022 Director View profile
  9. Wendy Queen 2020-2022 Director View profile
  10. Patrick H Alexander 2019-2021 Director View profile
  11. Deborah Mary Dixon 2018-2024 Director View profile
  12. Dr Niamh O'Connor 2018-2022 Director View profile
  13. Louise Page 2017-2017 Director View profile
  14. Alison Mudditt 2017-2018 Director View profile
  15. Peter Edward Hugh Richardson 2015-2018 Director View profile
  16. Rita Scheman 2015-2019 Director View profile
  17. Anthony David Cond 2015-2019 Director View profile
  18. Catherine Jane Hill 2015-2022 Director View profile
  19. Stephen Richard Hawthorne 2013-2018 Director View profile
  20. Peter Jonathan Ashman 2012-2019 Director View profile
  21. Arend Johannes Kuster 2012-2016 Director View profile
  22. Dr James Stanley Milne 2012-2013 Director View profile
  23. Amanda Marie Claire Hill 2012-2014 Director View profile
  24. Kazuhiro Hayashi 2011-2012 Director View profile
  25. Yuehong Zhang 2011-2016 Director View profile
  26. Rhonda Christine Oliver 2011-2014 Director View profile
  27. Toby Alexander Benskin Green 2010-2014 Director View profile
  28. Simon Peter Ross 2010-2015 Director View profile
  29. Anthony Paul O'Rourke 2009-2012 Director View profile
  30. Robert Steven Robertson Mair 2009-2009 Director View profile
  31. Richard John Gedye 2009-2010 Director View profile
  32. Alan Kenneth John Singleton 2008-2009 Director View profile
  33. Ian Michael Hopwood 2008-2012 Director View profile
  34. Dr Susan Patricia Hezlet 2007-2014 Director View profile
  35. Crispin Taylor 2006-2010 Director View profile
  36. Elaine Claire Boyes 2006-2011 Director View profile
  37. Ronald Elwood Mcmillen 2006-2011 Director View profile
  38. Leon Heward Mills 2005-2010 Director View profile
  39. Madeline Joyce Stiles 2003-2007 Director View profile
  40. Desmond Reaney 2003-2008 Director View profile
  41. Linda Na Thomas 2003-2010 Director View profile
  42. Dr Robert John Parker 2002-2012 Director View profile
  43. Alexandra Adamson Williamson 2002-2007 Director View profile
  44. Peter Daws 2001-2005 Director View profile
  45. Phillip Charles Hurst 2001-2006 Director View profile
  46. Martin Jeremy Richardson 2001-2008 Director View profile
  47. Christopher Charles Fry 2001-2005 Director View profile
  48. Alan Duncan Gilchrist 2001-2003 Director View profile
  49. Andrea Jane Powell 2001-2010 Director View profile
  50. Dr Lorraine Emily Craig 2001-2002 Director View profile
  51. Dr Kurt Friedrich Gerhard Paulus 2001-2001 Director View profile
  52. Peter Anthony Williams 2001-2002 Director View profile
  53. Susan Janet Thorn 2000-2005 Director View profile
  54. Hallmark Secretaries Limited 2000-2000 Corporate-director View profile
  55. Audrey Ormes 2015-2019 Secretary View profile
  56. Ian Hunter 2004-2015 Secretary View profile
  57. Francis John William Morris 2004-2004 Secretary View profile
  58. Jill Lesley Tolson 2003-2004 Secretary View profile
  59. Sally Christine Lestourgeon Morris 2000-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
02/10/2000

Ownership

Owned by (11) 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. The Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers is controlled by Peter Jonathan Ashman
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2019-09-12 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Peter Jonathan Ashman.

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
£1,294,676
Total assets
£1,332,784
Cash
£927,896
Employees
0.1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£42,170

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

13 directors on the board

2.5y median 2.5y
average tenure
7.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Tech and media 3Business services 2Professional services 2

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

  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: a director with board experience elsewhere; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
04081634
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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