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The above diagram shows the color scheme of the layout in the main result page. The parent entities and officers are those entities, including individual and legal persons, have significant controls over the company in focus. The offspring entities and appointments are those entities that the company in focus can influence on.

Clicking the links on parent entities or officers, and offspring entities or managed companies will put them in focus and show upstream or downstream connections. In general, ascendant entities can be found by moving toward upstream, and descendant entities are by toward downstream. In this way, progenitor entities such as grandparent companies (parents of parent), sibling companies (children of parent), partner companies (parents of child), and progeny entities such as grandchild companies (children of child) can be found easily.

Parent entities and officers
Active 4
  • 1
    Powell, Polly Augusta Marchant
    Born in August 1959
    Individual (19 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2005-11-23 ~ now
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 2
    Grylls, Vaughan Frederick
    Born in December 1943
    Individual (11 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2017-08-18 ~ now
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 3
    Hanks, Zana Samantha
    Individual (18 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2015-05-19 ~ now
    OF - Secretary → CIF 0
  • 4
    BATSFORD BOOKS HOLDINGS LIMITED - now
    PAVILION BOOKS GROUP LIMITED - 2014-07-29
    PAVILION BOOKS HOLDINGS LIMITED - 2021-11-30
    icon of address43, Great Ormond Street, London, England
    Active Corporate (4 parents, 2 offsprings)
    Person with significant control
    icon of calendar 2021-05-26 ~ now
    PE - Ownership of shares – 75% or moreCIF 0
Ceased 21
  • 1
    Mrs Polly Augusta Marchant Powell
    Born in August 1959
    Individual (19 offsprings)
    Person with significant control
    icon of calendar 2016-04-06 ~ 2021-03-09
    PE - Has significant influence or control as a member of a firmCIF 0
    PE - Right to appoint or remove directorsCIF 0
  • 2
    Sanderson, Charles
    Finance Director born in November 1963
    Individual (1 offspring)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2003-02-14 ~ 2003-11-18
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 3
    Collins, Samuel Alexander Mark
    Publisher born in June 1935
    Individual (1 offspring)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1997-05-01 ~ 1998-11-09
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 4
    Leaver, Marcus Edward
    Director born in April 1970
    Individual (14 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2003-02-14 ~ 2005-03-11
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 5
    Butterfield, Nigel Robert Adamson
    Financial Director born in July 1947
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2001-11-20 ~ 2005-11-23
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 6
    Strachan, David Alistair
    Financial Director born in June 1965
    Individual (6 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1998-02-02 ~ 2000-06-23
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 7
    Lassman, Peter
    Director born in December 1952
    Individual (1 offspring)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2001-10-15 ~ 2005-09-01
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 8
    Brown, Cameron Michael
    Publisher born in May 1948
    Individual (2 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1997-05-01 ~ 2001-08-31
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 9
    Georgiou, Christodoulos Savvas
    Individual (1 offspring)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1997-05-01 ~ 1997-08-31
    OF - Secretary → CIF 0
  • 10
    Sams, Allan Conan
    Legal
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2007-02-28 ~ 2015-03-26
    OF - Secretary → CIF 0
  • 11
    Wood, Robin Lee Knoyle
    Publisher born in June 1950
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2005-11-23 ~ 2013-12-23
    OF - Director → CIF 0
    Wood, Robin Lee Knoyle
    Publisher
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2005-11-23 ~ 2007-02-28
    OF - Secretary → CIF 0
  • 12
    Proffit, David Macer, Mr.
    Publisher born in April 1969
    Individual (9 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2005-01-23 ~ 2013-12-23
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 13
    Potterell, Clive Ronald
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2001-06-06 ~ 2005-11-23
    OF - Secretary → CIF 0
  • 14
    Needleman, John Elliot
    Chartered Accountant born in October 1951
    Individual (18 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2001-10-15 ~ 2003-03-27
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 15
    Ness, Robert James
    Finance Director born in December 1959
    Individual (6 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2000-06-22 ~ 2001-11-20
    OF - Director → CIF 0
    Ness, Robert James
    Individual (6 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2001-03-30 ~ 2001-06-06
    OF - Secretary → CIF 0
  • 16
    Webb, Colin Thomas
    Publisher born in October 1947
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1998-05-27 ~ 2001-11-20
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 17
    Phillips, Kevin
    Individual (7 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1997-08-31 ~ 2001-03-30
    OF - Secretary → CIF 0
  • 18
    Lenton, Paul Richard
    Finance Director born in December 1961
    Individual (2 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2004-01-21 ~ 2005-11-23
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 19
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED
    icon of addressSenator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London
    Dissolved Corporate (1 parent, 225 offsprings)
    Equity (Company account)
    2 GBP2022-12-31
    Officer
    1997-04-07 ~ 1997-05-01
    PE - Nominee Secretary → CIF 0
  • 20
    ANOVA BOOKS COMPANY LIMITED - 2014-04-08
    B.T. BATSFORD CHESS & BRIDGE LIMITED - 2007-02-22
    icon of address43, Great Ormond Street, London, England
    Active Corporate (5 parents, 4 offsprings)
    Equity (Company account)
    6,832,833 GBP2024-06-30
    Person with significant control
    2021-03-09 ~ 2021-05-25
    PE - Ownership of shares – 75% or moreCIF 0
  • 21
    icon of addressSenator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London
    Corporate
    Officer
    1997-04-07 ~ 1997-05-01
    PE - Nominee Director → CIF 0
parent relation
Company in focus

BATSFORD BOOKS LIMITED

Previous names
PAVILION BOOKS LIMITED - 2021-11-30
FCB 1229 LIMITED - 1997-05-16
Standard Industrial Classification
58110 - Book Publishing

  • BATSFORD BOOKS LIMITED
    Info
    PAVILION BOOKS LIMITED - 2021-11-30
    FCB 1229 LIMITED - 2021-11-30
    Registered number 03346242
    icon of address43 Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3HZ
    PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY incorporated on 1997-04-07 (28 years 8 months). The company status is Active.
    The last date of confirmation statement was made at 2025-04-07
    CIF 0
child relation
Offspring entities and appointments
Active 0
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