Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books Limited

Active03209411 Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated
7 June 1996 (30 years)
Previously known as
The Centre for Children's Books (until 19 November 2015)
The Centre for the Children's Book (until 9 July 2004)
Industry
Cultural education (85520)
Archives activities (91012)
Museums activities (91020)
Directors
Louise Hunter
Neil Preston
Paula Jane Strachan
Accounts type
Group
Region
North East
Address
30 Lime Street
Ouseburn Valley
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 2PQ

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
21 June 2027
Last conf. stmt
7 June 2026

Charges

Total
3
Outstanding
3
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 9 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Hunter, Louise
Director · Appointed 24 June 2026
British
Born July 1975 (51)
Preston, Neil
Director · Appointed 10 December 2025
British
Born March 1982 (44)
Strachan, Paula Jane
Director · Appointed 10 December 2025
British
Born June 1981 (45)
Director · Appointed 26 March 2025
Also at St. Anthony of Padua Community Association, Explain Market Research Limited
British
Born September 1975 (51)
Watson, Stephen Terence
Director · Appointed 26 March 2025
British
Born August 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 22 October 2021
Also at Seven Stories Trading Limited, Wag and Company North East Friendship Dogs · more companies
British
Born January 1971 (55)
Elliott, Wendy Suzanne
Secretary · Appointed 3 July 2019
Lippe, Rachel Mary
Director · Appointed 6 March 2019
British
Born October 1972 (54)
Director · Appointed 7 December 2016
British
Born July 1970 (56)
Officer history (68 former)
24 June 2026
Appointed Hunter, Louise as Director
10 December 2025
Appointed Preston, Neil as Director
10 December 2025
Appointed Strachan, Paula Jane as Director
10 December 2025
Resigned Kemp, Nick as Director
25 June 2025
Resigned Layfield, Emma Louise as Director
26 March 2025
Resigned Bartlett, Annalei as Director
26 March 2025
Resigned Forster, Louise Claire as Director
26 March 2025
Appointed Watson, Stephen Terence as Director
26 March 2025
Appointed Davis, Kim Louise as Director
12 December 2024
Resigned Butler, Ben as Director
29 March 2023
Appointed Forster, Louise Claire as Director
27 March 2023
Appointed Bartlett, Annalei as Director
27 March 2023
Appointed Layfield, Emma Louise as Director
2 February 2023
Resigned Grenby, Matthew as Director
28 September 2022
Resigned Ritchie, Ella as Director
28 September 2022
Resigned Armellini, Mauricio as Director
29 June 2022
Resigned Rigby, Annie Ruth as Director
29 June 2022
Resigned Sergison, Amy as Director
30 March 2022
Resigned Ripley, Edward as Director
30 March 2022
Resigned Coleman, Jill as Director
23 February 2022
Resigned Ray, Sheena as Director
30 November 2021
Resigned Cripps, Jeremy Robert as Director
22 October 2021
Resigned Dodds, Douglas as Director
22 October 2021
Resigned Pierce, Antony Lewis as Director
22 October 2021
Appointed Riley, Claire as Director
30 March 2021
Resigned Pywell, Christopher Sidney as Director
3 July 2019
Resigned Pelham, Sarah Catherine as Director
3 July 2019
Appointed Sergison, Amy as Director
3 July 2019
Appointed Elliott, Wendy Suzanne as Secretary
1 June 2019
Resigned Saravanamuttu, Manohari as Director
18 April 2019
Resigned Chaplin, Kathryn as Secretary
6 March 2019
Resigned Robinson, Andrew Mark as Director
6 March 2019
Appointed Lippe, Rachel Mary as Director
12 December 2018
Appointed Rigby, Annie Ruth as Director
12 December 2018
Appointed Ray, Sheena as Director
12 December 2018
Appointed Cripps, Jeremy Robert as Director
12 December 2018
Appointed Butler, Ben as Director
12 December 2018
Appointed Coleman, Jill as Director
12 December 2018
Appointed Ripley, Edward as Director
12 December 2018
Appointed Ritchie, Ella as Director
12 December 2018
Appointed Armellini, Mauricio as Director
10 October 2018
Resigned Nicholson, Catriona as Director
10 October 2018
Resigned Morrison, Julia Dawn as Director
10 October 2018
Appointed Pywell, Christopher Sidney as Director
10 October 2018
Resigned Mcdermott, Deirdre as Director
10 October 2018
Resigned Moore, Linda as Director
16 August 2017
Resigned Qureshi, Irna Mumtaz as Director
18 January 2017
Appointed Grenby, Matthew as Director
7 December 2016
Appointed Mcwhinnie, Matthew Thomas as Director
12 October 2016
Resigned Butler, Stella Vera Frances, Dr as Director
12 October 2016
3 February 2016
Resigned Turner, John Richard as Director
21 October 2015
Appointed Morrison, Julia Dawn as Director
21 October 2015
Appointed Kemp, Nick as Director
21 October 2015
Appointed Qureshi, Irna Mumtaz as Director
21 October 2015
Appointed Saravanamuttu, Manohari as Director
21 October 2015
Resigned Hoult, Charles Wilson as Director
21 October 2015
Appointed Dodds, Douglas as Director
21 October 2015
Appointed Pierce, Antony Lewis as Director
15 October 2014
Resigned Watchorn, Caroline Jane, Doctor as Director
12 September 2013
Resigned Joicey, Harold Beverley as Director
12 September 2013
Resigned Hepburn, George Charles as Director
12 September 2013
Resigned Bates, Gordon Francis as Director
12 September 2013
Resigned Grady, Sara Marie as Director
16 May 2013
Resigned Murphy, Caroline Mary as Director
5 December 2012
Resigned Tiplady, Gillian as Director
11 September 2012
Appointed Hoult, Charles Wilson as Director
11 September 2012
Appointed Butler, Stella Vera Frances, Dr as Director
11 September 2012
Resigned Earl, Cuthbert Douglas as Director
11 September 2012
Appointed Moore, Linda as Director
5 October 2011
Resigned Gregory, Richard Peter as Director
5 October 2011
Appointed Watchorn, Caroline Jane, Doctor as Director
6 October 2010
Appointed Robinson, Andrew Mark as Director
6 October 2010
Resigned Flynn, John as Director
7 October 2009
Resigned Bierman, Valerie as Director
7 October 2009
Resigned Watson, Victor George as Director
7 October 2009
Appointed Mcdermott, Deirdre as Director
7 October 2009
Resigned Clarke, John Graham as Director
7 October 2009
Appointed Murphy, Caroline Mary as Director
7 October 2009
Appointed Grady, Sara Marie as Director
7 October 2009
Resigned Clements, Janice Jane as Director
7 October 2009
Appointed Turner, John Richard as Director
7 October 2009
Appointed Pelham, Sarah Catherine as Director
21 January 2009
Appointed Hepburn, George Charles as Director
21 January 2009
Appointed Nicholson, Catriona as Director
21 January 2009
Appointed Bates, Gordon Francis as Director
21 January 2009
Resigned Massey, John as Director
29 October 2008
Resigned Colegate, Veronica Susan as Director
1 October 2008
Resigned Caulton, Timothy James, Dr as Director
30 May 2008
Appointed Chaplin, Kathryn as Secretary
30 May 2008
Resigned Briggs, Mary Rosamund as Secretary
19 March 2008
Resigned Mckeever, Lucy as Director
12 December 2007
Appointed Tiplady, Gillian as Director
26 September 2007
Appointed Joicey, Harold Beverley as Director
26 September 2007
Appointed Colegate, Veronica Susan as Director
26 September 2007
Appointed Gregory, Richard Peter as Director
26 September 2007
Resigned Macrobert, Elizabeth Hannah as Director
30 March 2007
Resigned Brennan, John Joseph as Director
30 March 2007
Resigned Lloyd, David Kynaston as Director
12 October 2006
29 June 2006
Resigned Davies, Mary Kinghorn as Director
2 March 2006
Appointed Flynn, John as Director
2 March 2006
Resigned Almond, David as Director
17 February 2005
Resigned Laurence, Susan Juliet, Dr as Director
17 February 2005
17 February 2005
Resigned Brown, Sally Madeline as Director
8 September 2004
Appointed Mckeever, Lucy as Director
7 July 2004
4 December 2003
Appointed Earl, Cuthbert Douglas as Director
4 December 2003
Appointed Caulton, Timothy James, Dr as Director
26 June 2003
Resigned Young, Sally Anne as Director
26 June 2003
14 November 2002
Resigned O'Hara, Linda Louise as Director
1 September 2001
Appointed Young, Sally Anne as Director
3 July 2001
Resigned Hammill, Elizabeth Masten as Secretary
3 July 2001
Appointed Briggs, Mary Rosamund as Secretary
3 July 2001
Resigned Taylor, Keith, Councillor as Director
14 March 2001
Appointed O'Hara, Linda Louise as Director
14 March 2001
Appointed Brennan, John Joseph as Director
14 March 2001
Appointed Fickling, David Christopher John as Director
14 March 2001
Appointed Lloyd, David Kynaston as Director
14 September 2000
Appointed Almond, David as Director
8 June 2000
Resigned Pullman, Philip Nicholas as Director
8 December 1999
Resigned Hunt, Peter as Director
20 April 1999
Appointed Clarke, John Graham as Director
26 January 1999
Appointed Massey, John as Director
18 November 1998
Appointed Taylor, Keith, Councillor as Director
17 March 1998
Appointed Macrobert, Elizabeth Hannah as Director
13 January 1998
Appointed Davies, Mary Kinghorn as Director
27 October 1997
Appointed Watson, Victor George as Director
27 October 1997
Appointed Hunt, Peter as Director
27 October 1997
Resigned Reynolds, Kimberley Kay as Director
27 October 1997
Appointed Laurence, Susan Juliet, Dr as Director
27 October 1997
Appointed Hammill, Elizabeth Masten as Secretary
27 October 1997
Resigned Clements, Janice Jane as Secretary
30 May 1997
Resigned Hammill, Elizabeth Masten as Director
30 May 1997
Resigned Briggs, Mary Rosamund as Director
28 April 1997
Appointed Brown, Sally Madeline as Director
22 August 1996
Appointed Pullman, Philip Nicholas as Director
22 August 1996
Appointed Reynolds, Kimberley Kay as Director
7 June 1996
Appointed Clements, Janice Jane as Secretary
7 June 1996
Appointed Hammill, Elizabeth Masten as Director
7 June 1996
Appointed Bierman, Valerie as Director
7 June 1996
Appointed Briggs, Mary Rosamund as Director
7 June 1996
Appointed Clements, Janice Jane as Director

Ownership 0 active

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

The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
17 August 2026Appointment of a director
10 July 2026Appointment of a director
10 July 2026Appointment of a director
10 July 2026Confirmation statement with no updates7 June 2026
31 December 2025Group of companies' accounts31 March 2025
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