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Waterstones Academic Bookstores Limited

Dormant Company

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 12

  1. Emma Louise Hillyard 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Jane Molloy 2014-2022 Director View profile
  3. Alan James Giles 2005-2006 Director View profile
  4. Elaine Marriner 2005-2011 Director View profile
  5. Neil Irvine Bright 2005-2010 Director View profile
  6. Shaun David Carney 2005-2006 Director View profile
  7. Elisabeth Sullivan 2021-2022 Secretary View profile
  8. Laila Aslam 2020-2021 Secretary View profile
  9. Alison Campbell 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  10. Richard Denley John Manning 2014-2018 Secretary View profile
  11. Martin Miles 2011-2014 Secretary View profile
  12. Michael William Giffin 2011-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Dormant Company
Incorporated
31/01/2005
Registered office
London
Previous names
Waterstone`s Academic Bookstores Limited (until 22/02/2012)
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.

4 directors on the board

6.9y median 5.1y
average tenure
15y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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.

Dormant 20Professional services 17Retail and trade 6Finance 4

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
05346953
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/01/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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