Company
Letters Live Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Nicholas David Allott 2017-2022 View profile
- Adam Gareth Selves 2015-2016 View profile
- Jennifer Jane Todd 2015-2016 View profile
- Kathleen Gibb 2015-2026 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 30/01/2015
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.
- Sunnymarch Holdings Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Canongate Books Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Letters Live Limited
is controlled by Sunnymarch Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Sunnymarch Holdings Limited
is controlled by Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch
Evidence
ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2025-11-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch.
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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
- Cash
- £84,355
- Employees
- 0.09
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Grants received
2 grants · £119,794 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £119,794 (2 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Shaun Blanco-Usher Director · appointed 2017
- Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch Director · appointed 2015
- James Edmund Byng Director · appointed 2015
- Adam Ackland Director · appointed 2015
- Judith Pamela Kelly Director · appointed 2023
- Kathleen Lorna Gibb Director · appointed 2015
Directors past 6 years
- Shaun Blanco-Usher Director · appointed 2017
- Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch Director · appointed 2015
- James Edmund Byng Director · appointed 2015
- Adam Ackland Director · appointed 2015
- Kathleen Lorna Gibb Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Judith Pamela Kelly Director · appointed 2023
Portfolio (5)
- Shaun Blanco-Usher Director · appointed 2017
- Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch Director · appointed 2015
- James Edmund Byng Director · appointed 2015
- Adam Ackland Director · appointed 2015
- Kathleen Lorna Gibb Director · appointed 2015
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
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
- 09415433
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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