Company
Palimpsest Book Production Company Limited
Palimpsest Book Production Company Limited is an active UK company (number SC153712), incorporated 1994, with 4 current directors including Kay Telford and John Forsyth. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 11th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 6
- Andrew Calder Dowell 2020-2023 View profile
- Andrew Thomas O'Neill 2018-2020 View profile
- John Forsyth 2018-2018 View profile
- Ian Dickson 1994-1994 View profile
- David Flint 1994-1994 View profile
- Ruth Morrison 1994-2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 19/10/1994
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.
- Craig William Morrison
25-50% shares · notified 2016-10-17 - Ruth Ailie Morrison ceased 2018-08-01
25-50% shares · notified 2016-10-17
Group
- Palimpsest Book Production Company Limited
is controlled by Craig William Morrison
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-10-17 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Craig William Morrison.
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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.
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.
4 directors on the board
- Kay Telford Director · appointed 2023
- Ruth Ailie Morrison Director · appointed 2018
- John Forsyth Director · appointed 2018
- Craig William Morrison Director · appointed 1994
Directors past 6 years
- Ruth Ailie Morrison Director · appointed 2018
- John Forsyth Director · appointed 2018
- Craig William Morrison Director · appointed 1994
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Kay Telford Director · appointed 2023
- John Forsyth Director · appointed 2018
- Craig William Morrison Director · appointed 1994
Portfolio (1)
- Ruth Ailie Morrison Director · appointed 2018
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC153712
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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