Woodlands Books Limited
Company 05332629 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.
4 directors on the board
- Nancy Twynam Director · appointed 2019
- Stephen Thomas Davies Director · appointed 2012
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2013
- Joel David Rickett Director · appointed 2019
10.3y median 10y
average tenure
14.5y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Nancy Twynam Director · appointed 2019
- Stephen Thomas Davies Director · appointed 2012
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2013
- Joel David Rickett Director · appointed 2019
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Joel David Rickett Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (3)
- Nancy Twynam Director · appointed 2019
- Stephen Thomas Davies Director · appointed 2012
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2013
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 37Tech and media 24Property 9Arts and leisure 4Business services 1Transport 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.
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.
Related organisations
- Children's Character Books Limited 3 shared directors
Connected through a shared director
- Random House UK Ventures Limited 1 shared director
- Barrie & Jenkins Limited 1 shared director
- Hammond,Hammond and Company,Limited 1 shared director
- Herbert Jenkins Limited 1 shared director
- Hutchinson & CO.(Publishers)Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 05332629 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 14/01/2005 |
| Address | ONE EMBASSY GARDENS, 8 VIADUCT GARDENS, LONDON, SW11 7BW |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
58110 - Book publishing
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.
- The Random House Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (21)
- Nancy Twynam Director · appointed 2019
- Joel David Rickett Director · appointed 2019
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2013
- Stephen Thomas Davies Director · appointed 2012
- Mark William Gardiner Secretary · appointed 2006
Show 16 former officers
- Andrew David Moultrie Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2019
- Jonathan David Noakes Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
- Rebecca Jane Smart Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2018
- Nicholas Richard John Brett Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2015
- Marcus Peter Arthur Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2019
- Paul Francis Dempsey Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2013
- Fiona Bell Macintyre Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2014
- Brian John Davies Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2015
- Rebuck, Gail Ruth, Baroness Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2013
- Ian Michael Hudson Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2008
- James David Stevenson Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
- Christopher Charles Weller Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2008
- Gavin James Ainsby Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
- Sarah Felicity Cooper Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2012
- Maria Anne Smout Secretary · appointed 2005 · resigned 2005
- Richard John Parsons Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2006
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