Packt Publishing Limited
Company 04759694 Active
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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
- Giles Richard Lovell Spackman Director · appointed 2019
- David Lachlan Maclean Director · appointed 2003
Directors past 6 years
- Giles Richard Lovell Spackman Director · appointed 2019
- David Lachlan Maclean Director · appointed 2003
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Giles Richard Lovell Spackman Director · appointed 2019
- David Lachlan Maclean Director · appointed 2003
Left in the last 12 months
- Ray Eitel-Porter Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Connected through a shared director
- Updates Media Limited 1 shared director
- Longrow Capital Limited 1 shared director
- Longwall II Limited 1 shared director
- 10X Communities Limited 1 shared director
- Meta Sprint Limited 1 shared director
- Visual Arts Development Agency CIC 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 04759694 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 09/05/2003 |
| Address | GROSVENOR HOUSE, 11 ST. PAULS SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM, B3 1RB |
| Accounts next due | 31/03/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 30/06/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
Owned by (2) 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.
- David Lachlan Maclean
25-50% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Longrow Capital Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2018-04-30
Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Meta Sprint Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-12-10
Officers (12)
- Giles Richard Lovell Spackman Director · appointed 2019
- Stuart Samuel Kay Secretary · appointed 2016
- David Lachlan Maclean Director · appointed 2003
Show 9 former officers
- Ray Eitel-Porter Director · appointed 2025 · resigned 2026
- Barry David Day Director · appointed 2019 · resigned 2020
- Rebecca Landshoff Secretary · appointed 2015 · resigned 2015
- Keith Ruddle Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2025
- Rebecca Louise Lawley Secretary · appointed 2013 · resigned 2015
- Varney, David Robert, Sir Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2017
- Robert Perry-Griffiths Secretary · appointed 2010 · resigned 2013
- Ronald Arthur Dickinson Secretary · appointed 2003 · resigned 2010
- Louay Fatoohi Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2014
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