W. & G. Foyle Limited

Active00945131 Private limited company
Incorporated
1 January 1969 (57 years)
Industry
Dormant Company (99999)
Accounts type
Audit exemption subsidiary
Region
Greater London
Address
203 - 206 Piccadilly
London
W1J 9HD

Filing status

Accounts due
31 January 2027
Last accounts
3 May 2025
Conf. stmt due
5 January 2027
Last conf. stmt
22 December 2025

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Johnston, Fiona
Secretary · Appointed 5 December 2022
Director · Appointed 7 February 2020
British
Born May 1980 (46)
Director · Appointed 25 October 2018
British
Born October 1963 (63)
Officer history (27 former)
30 October 2026
Resigned Ashworth, Karen Deborah as Director
16 April 2024
Appointed Ashworth, Karen Deborah as Director
16 January 2024
Resigned Hillyard, Emma Louise as Director
5 December 2022
Appointed Johnston, Fiona as Secretary
14 June 2022
Resigned Molloy, Jane as Director
14 June 2022
Appointed Hillyard, Emma Louise as Director
10 June 2022
Resigned Sullivan, Elisabeth as Secretary
31 December 2021
Resigned Aslam, Laila as Secretary
31 December 2021
Appointed Sullivan, Elisabeth as Secretary
1 July 2020
Appointed Aslam, Laila as Secretary
1 June 2020
Resigned Campbell, Alison as Secretary
7 February 2020
Resigned Best, Paul as Director
7 February 2020
Appointed Molloy, Jane as Director
7 February 2020
Appointed Skipper, Kate as Director
25 October 2018
Resigned Burnett, Robert Kenneth as Director
25 October 2018
Resigned Browne, John as Secretary
25 October 2018
Resigned Browne, John as Director
25 October 2018
25 October 2018
Resigned Foyle, Catherine Mary as Director
25 October 2018
Appointed Campbell, Alison as Secretary
25 October 2018
Resigned Currie, Paul Anthony as Director
25 October 2018
Appointed Daunt, Achilles James as Director
25 October 2018
Appointed Best, Paul as Director
25 October 2018
Resigned Samuel, William Edgar Foyle as Director
24 October 2018
Resigned Aspinall, Beverley Ann as Director
28 April 2017
Resigned Hamilton, Sion as Director
24 November 2016
Appointed Foyle, Catherine Mary as Director
31 October 2015
Resigned Husain, Saleem as Director
16 February 2015
Appointed Currie, Paul Anthony as Director
1 February 2014
Appointed Aspinall, Beverley Ann as Director
1 September 2013
Appointed Hamilton, Sion as Director
14 March 2008
Resigned Wordley, Vivienne Elizabeth as Director
23 January 2008
Appointed Burnett, Robert Kenneth as Director
8 May 2007
Appointed Husain, Saleem as Director
1 January 2006
Resigned Dalmeny Investments Ltd as Corporate Director
30 November 2005
Appointed Wordley, Vivienne Elizabeth as Director
30 November 2005
Appointed Browne, John as Director
30 November 2005
Resigned Mcginley, Michael Peter as Director
7 July 2004
Appointed Mcginley, Michael Peter as Director
8 March 2001
Resigned Foyle, Anthony George Eugene as Director
10 May 2000
Resigned Boal, Francis Steven as Secretary
10 May 2000
Appointed Browne, John as Secretary
16 December 1999
Appointed Samuel, William Edgar Foyle as Director
15 October 1999
Appointed Foyle, Anthony George Eugene as Director
5 July 1999
Appointed Boal, Francis Steven as Secretary
5 July 1999
8 June 1999
Resigned Batty, Christina Agnes Lilian as Director
26 May 1999
7 May 1997
1 April 1997
Resigned Cruickshanks, John as Secretary
1 February 1995
Appointed Dalmeny Investments Ltd as Corporate Director
20 July 1994
Appointed Cruickshanks, John as Secretary
20 July 1994
Resigned Batty, Christina Agnes Lilian as Secretary
19 June 1994
Resigned Batty, Ronald Frederick as Director

Ownership 2 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Paul Elliot Singer
Individual · Notified 25 October 2018
Right to appoint and remove directors
Right to appoint and remove directors (as a firm)
American
Born August 1944 (82)
Corporate entity · Notified 25 October 2018
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Company Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 11284041
Former controllers (1)
25 October 2018
Ceased William Richard Christopher Foyle — Owns 50–75% of shares

Group structure 10 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Book Retail Bidco Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
W. & G. Foyle Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Waterstones Booksellers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
BH Blackwell Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Blackwell (Scotland) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Blackwell (Trustees) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Blackwell Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
W.Heffer & Sons Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Waterstones Barnes & Noble Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
6 November 2026Termination of appointment of a director
3 September 2026Change of details for a person with significant control
4 March 2026Other filing
4 March 2026Other filing
4 March 2026Accounts filing
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