Company
Sword Books Limited
Sword Books Limited is an active UK company (number 08585863), incorporated 2013, with 3 current directors including Susan Victoria Hosker and William Griffith Hosker. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 1
- Eileen Hosker 2013-2022 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 26/06/2013
Ownership
Owned by (3) 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.
- David Griffith Hosker
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-08-29 - Susan Victoria Hosker
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-08-29 - William Griffith Hosker ceased 2025-08-29
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Sword Books Limited
is controlled by David Griffith Hosker
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-08-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David Griffith Hosker.
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
- £1,160,741
- Total assets
- £1,161,941
- Employees
- 6
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.
3 directors on the board
- William Griffith Hosker Director · appointed 2013
- Susan Victoria Hosker Director · appointed 2015
- David Griffith Hosker Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- William Griffith Hosker Director · appointed 2013
- Susan Victoria Hosker Director · appointed 2015
- David Griffith Hosker Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- William Griffith Hosker Director · appointed 2013
- Susan Victoria Hosker Director · appointed 2015
- David Griffith Hosker Director · appointed 2013
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
- 08585863
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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