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Who leads it
Previous officers 7
- Benjamin Donald Wilson 2023-2024 View profile
- Dr Niklas Darijtschuk 2016-2023 View profile
- Dr Bertram Stausberg 2012-2016 View profile
- Thorsten Thiel 2008-2012 View profile
- Richard Gray 2007-2025 View profile
- William Burton Robinson 2004-2007 View profile
- Stephan Krauss 2004-2008 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 04/03/2004
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.
- Bertelsmann UK Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-11-04
Group
- Prinovis UK Limited
is controlled by Bertelsmann UK Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-11-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Bertelsmann UK Limited.
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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
- Employees
- 4
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Dormant company accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2025-06-30 | £14,780,000 | -£14,364,000 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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
- Phillip Daniel Harrison Director · appointed 2025
- Steven Edward Bennington Director · appointed 2024
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Phillip Daniel Harrison Director · appointed 2025
- Steven Edward Bennington Director · appointed 2024
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 05063783
- 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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