Company · Oxford
The Tolkien Estate Limited
Book publishing
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Christopher Reuel Tolkien 2011-2017 View profile
- Priscilla Mary Anne Reuel Tolkien 2011-2022 View profile
- Michael George Reuel Tolkien 2011-2024 View profile
- Steven Andrew Maier 2011-2024 View profile
- Cathleen Blackburn 2011-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Book publishing
- Incorporated
- 10/11/2011
- Registered office
- Oxford
- Previous names
- Fourth AGE Limited (until 21/02/2013)
Group
No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above The Tolkien Estate Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.
1 other company 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
- Total assets
- £11,207,528
- Cash
- £4,677,603
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
- Profit/loss
- £7,269,280
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.
5 directors on the board
- Amanda Mary Doyle Director · appointed 2024
- Simon Mario Reuel Tolkien Director · appointed 2011
- Royd Allan Reuel Tolkien Director · appointed 2024
- Baillie Jean Tolkien Director · appointed 2011
- Rachel Clare Reuel Tolkien Director · appointed 2024
Directors past 6 years
- Simon Mario Reuel Tolkien Director · appointed 2011
- Baillie Jean Tolkien Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (5)
- Amanda Mary Doyle Director · appointed 2024
- Simon Mario Reuel Tolkien Director · appointed 2011
- Royd Allan Reuel Tolkien Director · appointed 2024
- Baillie Jean Tolkien Director · appointed 2011
- Rachel Clare Reuel Tolkien Director · appointed 2024
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
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 07842430
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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