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The Book Trade Charity (Btbs)
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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Meryl Jane HallsDirector · since 2022
- Ian Stewart ChapmanDirector · since 2022
- Jeremy Richard Simon BrintonDirector · since 2019
- Jonathan Charles Peter NowellDirector · since 2017
- David Edward Henry NealeDirector · since 2016
- Emily-Jane TaylorDirector · since 2016
- Ann Veronica WoodhallDirector · since 2012
- Victoria PerrySecretary · since 2021
Previous officers 35
- Jasmine Richards 2022-2025 View profile
- Samantha Ann Selby Smith 2020-2025 View profile
- Kate Patricia Mcfarlan 2017-2024 View profile
- Isobel Margaret Dixon 2017-2022 View profile
- Gemma Leigh Woodward 2016-2024 View profile
- David Warwick Graham 2016-2019 View profile
- Elise Burns 2016-2024 View profile
- Stephen John Crump 2014-2017 View profile
- Sonny Leong 2013-2016 View profile
- Moreen Siewcharran 2013-2017 View profile
- Peter Fraser Tanner 2012-2022 View profile
- Lynette Isabel Owen 2011-2017 View profile
- Carole Rae Blake 2010-2013 View profile
- Doug James Wallace 2009-2011 View profile
- Dr Simon Juden 2009-2010 View profile
- Patricia Ann Beswick 2009-2010 View profile
- David Ainslie Thin 2008-2009 View profile
- Brigid Margaret Flora Macleod 2008-2012 View profile
- Jo Denton 2008-2010 View profile
- Vivienne Elizabeth Whitton 2008-2010 View profile
- William Edgar Foyle Samuel 2008-2010 View profile
- Sheila Anne Pinder 2008-2010 View profile
- Timothy Edward Wright 2008-2016 View profile
- Anthony Morris St John Mulliken 2008-2012 View profile
- Katherine Fulford 2008-2013 View profile
- John Patrick Parke 2008-2009 View profile
- Jacqueline Louise Thomas 2008-2009 View profile
- Marian Donne 2008-2013 View profile
- Nigel Paul Batt 2008-2017 View profile
- Clare Harington 2008-2013 View profile
- David Gordon Tebbutt 2008-2009 View profile
- Trevor Joseph Hing 2008-2009 View profile
- John Bryan Elsley 2008-2009 View profile
- David Hicks 2008-2021 View profile
- IEL Management Services LTD 2008-2012 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Other service activities n.e.c.
- Incorporated
- 15/10/2008
- Registered office
- Kings Langley
- Also a registered charity
- The Book Trade Charity
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.
7 directors on the board
- Meryl Jane Halls Director · appointed 2022
- Emily-Jane Taylor Director · appointed 2016
- Ann Veronica Woodhall Director · appointed 2012
- Jeremy Richard Simon Brinton Director · appointed 2019
- Jonathan Charles Peter Nowell Director · appointed 2017
- Ian Stewart Chapman Director · appointed 2022
- David Edward Henry Neale Director · appointed 2016
Directors past 6 years
- Emily-Jane Taylor Director · appointed 2016
- Ann Veronica Woodhall Director · appointed 2012
- Jeremy Richard Simon Brinton Director · appointed 2019
- Jonathan Charles Peter Nowell Director · appointed 2017
- David Edward Henry Neale Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Jeremy Richard Simon Brinton Director · appointed 2019
- Jonathan Charles Peter Nowell Director · appointed 2017
- David Edward Henry Neale Director · appointed 2016
Portfolio (4)
- Meryl Jane Halls Director · appointed 2022
- Emily-Jane Taylor Director · appointed 2016
- Ann Veronica Woodhall Director · appointed 2012
- Ian Stewart Chapman Director · appointed 2022
Also govern a charity
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 06725178
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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