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Share Bristol

Library activities

Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Karen Anmarie Anderson 2023-2024 Director View profile
  2. Anna Ralph 2023-2026 Director View profile
  3. Joshua Casson 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Joseph David Hall 2020-2023 Director View profile
  5. Alice Firebrace 2020-2021 Director View profile
  6. Kate Helen Strange 2020-2022 Director View profile
  7. Judith Suzanne Gordon 2020-2023 Director View profile
  8. Benjamin Smith 2020-2025 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Library activities
Incorporated
12/05/2020
Registered office
Bristol
Also a registered charity
Share Bristol
Previous names
Share Bristol CIC (until 25/10/2023)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Benjamin Smith ceased 2024-01-01
    25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-05-12 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Share Bristol is controlled by Benjamin Smith
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-05-12, ceased 2024-01-01 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Benjamin Smith.

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.

Grants received

1 grant · £10,000 total

360Giving 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

  • Postcode Community Trust · £10,000

Most recent

  • Postcode Community Trust £10,0002025-10-31
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

3.3y median 3.5y
average tenure
5.6y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

  • Anna Ralph Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026

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.

Professional services 1Property 1Retail and trade 1

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
12596714
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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