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The Writer Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Bruce Martin 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Anelia Varela Schutte 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Rose Elaine Wangen-Jones 2018-2019 Director View profile
  4. Nigel James Gundry 2018-2019 Director View profile
  5. Nicholas David Ward 2017-2017 Director View profile
  6. Stuart Robert Mitchell 2017-2020 Director View profile
  7. James Horsley 2016-2017 Director View profile
  8. John Neil Simmons 2006-2013 Director View profile
  9. James Douglas Strachan Gordon 2005-2009 Secretary View profile
  10. Alan Cornforth 2001-2005 Secretary View profile
  11. Pascale Vogel 2000-2006 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/11/2000

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. The Writer Limited is controlled by Martin Hennessey
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Martin Hennessey.

11 other companies 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
£589,138
Total assets
£593,418
Cash
£176,699
Employees
0.22
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£43,048

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

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.

2 directors on the board

17.9y median 17.9y
average tenure
25.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Professional services 6Business services 4Property 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

  • 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
04114384
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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