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Packt Publishing Limited

Packt Publishing Limited is an active UK company (number 04759694), incorporated 2003, with 2 current directors, Giles Richard Lovell Spackman and David Lachlan Maclean. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.

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Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. Ray Eitel-Porter 2025-2026 Director View profile
  2. Barry David Day 2019-2020 Director View profile
  3. Keith Ruddle 2015-2025 Director View profile
  4. Sir David Robert Varney 2012-2017 Director View profile
  5. Louay Fatoohi 2003-2014 Director View profile
  6. Rebecca Landshoff 2015-2015 Secretary View profile
  7. Rebecca Louise Lawley 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  8. Robert Perry-Griffiths 2010-2013 Secretary View profile
  9. Ronald Arthur Dickinson 2003-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/05/2003

Ownership

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.

Group

  1. Packt Publishing Limited is controlled by David Lachlan Maclean
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Lachlan Maclean.

5 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.

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

15.4y median 15.4y
average tenure
23.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Business services 2Tech and media 2Construction 1Finance 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
04759694
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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