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Merton Books Limited
Book publishing
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Peter Holt Schooling 2014-2022 View profile
- Fiona Carolyn Humphrey 2014-2022 View profile
- Patricia Holt-Schooling 2014-2021 View profile
- Angela Mcmullen 2022-2025 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Book publishing
- Incorporated
- 17/02/2014
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Patricia Holt-Schooling ceased 2021-01-20
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Neal Street Productions Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-07-21
Group
- Merton Books Limited
is controlled by Patricia Holt-Schooling
Evidence
ceased 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2021-01-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Patricia Holt-Schooling.
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.
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
- Melissa Jane Swerling Director · appointed 2022
- Dame Philippa Jill Olivier Harris Director · appointed 2022
- Nicolas Jerome Danton Brown Director · appointed 2022
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Melissa Jane Swerling Director · appointed 2022
- Dame Philippa Jill Olivier Harris Director · appointed 2022
- Nicolas Jerome Danton Brown Director · appointed 2022
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
- 08898639
- 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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