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The Leeds Library

Company 05577905 Active

Registered charity: The Leeds Library

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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.

6
directors on the board
4.7y median 4.1y
average tenure
9.1y
longest tenure
2
directors past 6 years
4 vs 1 portfolio
first-time directors
2
also govern a charity
6
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.

Tech and media 2Other services 1Retail and trade 1

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Company details

Number05577905
StatusActive
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated29/09/2005
AddressTHE LEEDS LIBRARY, 18 COMMERCIAL STREET, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, LS1 6AL
Accounts next due30/09/2026
Accounts last made up31/12/2024

Industry (SIC)

91011 - Library activities

Ownership - persons with significant control (5)

  • Mr Paul Charles Ellis British
    significant influence or control
  • Dr Martin John Staniforth ceased 2023 British
    significant influence or control
  • Dr Stuart James Rawnsley ceased 2018 British
    significant influence or control
  • Mr Christopher Geoffrey Holmes ceased 2018 British
    significant influence or control
  • Mr Carl James Hutton ceased 2023 British
    significant influence or control

Officers (72)

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