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Ludlow Bookbinders Limited
Ludlow Bookbinders Limited is an active UK company (number 05818448), incorporated 2006, with 6 current directors including Ottilie Sophie Alice Kidson and Sebastian Hector Goodchild Kidson. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 2
- Brian Settle 2006-2013 View profile
- Christine Brenda Settle 2006-2013 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Binding and related services
- Incorporated
- 16/05/2006
- Registered office
- Ludlow
Ownership
Owned by (5) 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.
- Paul Leonard Kidson
25-50% voting · notified 2024-12-05 - Emma Charlotte Kate Kidson
25-50% voting · notified 2024-12-05 - Emma Charlotte Kate Kidson ceased 2024-12-04
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-30 - Paul Leonard Kidson ceased 2024-12-04
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-06-30 - Ludlow BB (Holdings) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-12-04
Group
- Ludlow Bookbinders Limited
is controlled by Paul Leonard Kidson
Evidence
active 25-50% voting · notified 2024-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Paul Leonard Kidson.
3 other companies in this group
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
- Net assets
- £323,233
- Total assets
- £412,456
- Cash
- £215,363
- Employees
- 0.24
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-05-31. 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.
6 directors on the board
- Paul Leonard Kidson Director · appointed 2013
- Emma Charlotte Kate Kidson Director · appointed 2006
- Ottilie Sophie Alice Kidson Director · appointed 2026
- Sebastian Hector Goodchild Kidson Director · appointed 2026
- Io Florence Lalage Kidson Director · appointed 2026
- Ariadne Katherine Hermione Kidson Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- Paul Leonard Kidson Director · appointed 2013
- Emma Charlotte Kate Kidson Director · appointed 2006
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Ariadne Katherine Hermione Kidson Director · appointed 2026
Portfolio (5)
- Paul Leonard Kidson Director · appointed 2013
- Emma Charlotte Kate Kidson Director · appointed 2006
- Ottilie Sophie Alice Kidson Director · appointed 2026
- Sebastian Hector Goodchild Kidson Director · appointed 2026
- Io Florence Lalage Kidson Director · appointed 2026
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
- 05818448
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 28/02/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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