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Spear Publishing Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. William Edward Crocker 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Michael David Phillips 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Kenneth Appiah 2016-2023 Director View profile
  4. Andrew James Hunt 2015-2015 Director View profile
  5. Peter John Danson 2012-2024 Director View profile
  6. Simon John Pyper 2010-2013 Director View profile
  7. Michael Thomas Danson 2010-2012 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Richard Hill 2010-2010 Director View profile
  9. Katrin Ann Buckenmaier 2009-2010 Director View profile
  10. William Rupert Paul Cash 2003-2020 Director View profile
  11. Kenneth Kurankyi Appiah 2010-2014 Secretary View profile
  12. Mowbray Jackson 2003-2010 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/10/2003

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. Spear Publishing Limited is controlled by Michael Thomas Danson
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2018-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Michael Thomas Danson.

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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

Total assets
-£1,215,932
Employees
11
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Small company 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.

2 directors on the board

1.5y median 1.5y
average tenure
2.5y
longest tenure
0
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.

Arts and leisure 7Tech and media 7Finance 3Dormant 2Professional 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
04931527
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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