THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS

Overview

Company Name	THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS
Company Status	Active
Legal Form	Private Limited Company, use of 'Limited' exemption
Company Number	00019993
Jurisdiction	England/Wales
Date of Creation	Jun 30, 1884

Summary

Has Super Secure PSCs	No
Has Charges	No
Has Insolvency History	No
Registered Office is in Dispute	No

What is the purpose of THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS?

Activities of professional membership organisations (94120) / Other service activities

Where is THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS located?

Registered Office Address	24 Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London England
Undeliverable Registered Office Address	No

What were the previous names of THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS?

Previous Company Names
Company Name	From	Until
SOCIETY OF AUTHORS(THE)	Dec 31, 1979	Dec 31, 1979
INCORPORATED SOCIETY OF AUTHORS,PLAYWRIGHTS AND COMPOSERS (THE)	Jun 30, 1884	Jun 30, 1884

What are the latest accounts for THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS?

Next Accounts
Overdue	No
Next Accounts Period End On	Dec 31, 2026
Next Accounts Due On	Sep 30, 2027
Last Accounts
Last Accounts Made Up To	Dec 31, 2025

What is the status of the latest confirmation statement for THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS?

Last Confirmation Statement
Last Confirmation Statement Made Up To	Aug 17, 2027
Next Confirmation Statement Due	Aug 31, 2027
Next Confirmation Statement Made Up To	Aug 17, 2026
Overdue	No

What are the latest filings for THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS?

Filings
Date	Description	Document	Type
Aug 17, 2026	Director's details changed for Ms Vanessa Fox O'loughlin on Aug 17, 2026	2 pages	CH01

Aug 17, 2026	Confirmation statement made on Aug 17, 2026 with updates	4 pages	CS01

Apr 13, 2026	Accounts for a small company made up to Dec 31, 2025	16 pages	AA

Mar 04, 2026	Termination of appointment of Simon Laurence Michael as a director on Mar 01, 2026	1 pages	TM01

Jan 27, 2026	Notification of Daniel Hahn as a person with significant control on Jan 23, 2026	2 pages	PSC01

Jan 27, 2026	Cessation of Barry Patrick Waring Kernon as a person with significant control on Jan 23, 2026	1 pages	PSC07

Jan 18, 2026	Change of details for Mr Barry Patrick Waring Kernon as a person with significant control on Jan 18, 2026	2 pages	PSC04

Jan 18, 2026	Change of details for Ms Tracy Rose Chevalier as a person with significant control on Jan 18, 2026	2 pages	PSC04

Jan 18, 2026	Change of details for Mr Simon Anthony Lee Brett as a person with significant control on Jan 18, 2026	2 pages	PSC04

Dec 03, 2025	Memorandum and Articles of Association	22 pages	MA

Dec 03, 2025	Memorandum and Articles of Association	13 pages	MA

Nov 28, 2025	Appointment of Lucinda Anne Dickens Hawksley as a director on Nov 20, 2025	2 pages	AP01

Nov 28, 2025	Appointment of Dr Polly Rowena Atkin as a director on Nov 20, 2025	2 pages	AP01

Nov 28, 2025	legacy	pages	ANNOTATION
Nov 28, 2025	Appointment of Mr Andrew John West as a director on Nov 20, 2025	2 pages	AP01

Nov 28, 2025	Appointment of Dr Ian Oscar Alexander Giles as a director on Nov 20, 2025	2 pages	AP01

Nov 23, 2025	Termination of appointment of Abie Margaret Longstaff as a director on Nov 20, 2025	1 pages	TM01

Nov 23, 2025	Termination of appointment of Harriet Julia Evans as a director on Nov 20, 2025	1 pages	TM01

Nov 23, 2025	Termination of appointment of Julia Carol Williams as a director on Nov 14, 2025	1 pages	TM01

Nov 12, 2025	Change of details for Mr Barry Patrick Waring Kernon as a person with significant control on Jan 01, 2025	2 pages	PSC04

Nov 11, 2025	Change of details for Ms Tracy Rose Chevalier as a person with significant control on Jan 01, 2025	2 pages	PSC04

Nov 11, 2025	Change of details for Mr Simon Anthony Lee Brett as a person with significant control on Jan 01, 2025	2 pages	PSC04

Aug 22, 2025	Confirmation statement made on Aug 22, 2025 with no updates	3 pages	CS01

Jul 28, 2025	Termination of appointment of Nicholas Winton Rankin as a director on Jul 17, 2025	1 pages	TM01

Jul 28, 2025	Termination of appointment of Helen Sarah Fields as a director on Jul 16, 2025	1 pages	TM01

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Who are the officers of THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS?

Officers
Name	Appointed On	Resigned On	Role	Address	Country of Residence	Nationality	Date of Birth	Number
GANLEY, Anna Louise Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Apr 19, 2024		Secretary	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England				322227860001
ATKIN, Polly Rowena, Dr Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Nov 20, 2025		Director	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	England	British	1980-7	305319690001
EPEGA, Helen Osamede Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Nov 21, 2024		Director	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	England	British	1981-8	329991470001
FOX O'LOUGHLIN, Vanessa Jane Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Nov 21, 2019		Director	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Ireland	British	1969-10	292148670001
GILES, Ian Oscar Alexander, Dr Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Nov 20, 2025		Director	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Scotland	British	1989-1	317829550001
HARRIS, Charles Hilary Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Nov 19, 2021		Director	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	England	British	1952-5	125116780001
HAWKSLEY, Lucinda Anne Dickens Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Nov 20, 2025		Director	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	England	British	1970-8	342997850001
MATHESON, Nadine Jacqueline Theodora Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Nov 16, 2023		Director	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	England	British	1977-1	157467340001
SOUCH, Juliet Elizabeth Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Nov 19, 2021		Director	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	England	British	1965-7	69851070002
WEST, Andrew John Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Nov 20, 2025		Director	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	England	British	1982-4	331709740001
LE FANU, Mark 25 St James Gardens W11 4RE London		Mar 14, 2011	Secretary	25 St James Gardens W11 4RE London		British		20809450001
SOLOMON, Nicola Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Mar 14, 2011	Apr 19, 2024	Secretary	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England				159587540001
ABSE, Dannie, Doctor 85 Hodford Road NW11 8NH London		Sep 22, 1992	Director	85 Hodford Road NW11 8NH London		British	1923-9	36519580001
AGARD, John Frederick 30 Abergavenny Road BN7 1SN Lewes East Sussex	Sep 19, 1995	Sep 15, 1998	Director	30 Abergavenny Road BN7 1SN Lewes East Sussex	England	British	1949-6	45509220001
APPIGNAWESI, Lisa, Doctor 69 Whitehall Park N19 3TW London	Sep 16, 1997	Sep 15, 1998	Director	69 Whitehall Park N19 3TW London		British	1976-1	55353760001
ASH, Russell John Rykehurst House Rotten Row BN7 1TN Lewes East Sussex	Sep 25, 2006	Sep 17, 2009	Director	Rykehurst House Rotten Row BN7 1TN Lewes East Sussex		British	1946-6	116477140001
BAILEY, Paul 79 Davisville Road W12 9SH London	Sep 16, 1997	Oct 03, 2000	Director	79 Davisville Road W12 9SH London		British	1937-2	55353110001
BARKER, Christopher John 37 Crediton Road NW10 3DT London	Sep 10, 2002	Sep 28, 2005	Director	37 Crediton Road NW10 3DT London		British	1953-7	85178500001
BARKER, Patricia Margaret 3 Edlingham Road Newton Hall DH1 5YS Durham City County Durham	Sep 29, 1994	Sep 24, 1996	Director	3 Edlingham Road Newton Hall DH1 5YS Durham City County Durham		British	1943-5	40739680001
BARWISE, Thomas Patrick 84 Drayton Gardens South Kensington SW10 9SB London	Sep 27, 2010	Nov 21, 2013	Director	84 Drayton Gardens South Kensington SW10 9SB London	England	British	1946-6	110618040001
BAVERSTOCK, Alison Mary, Dr Winton Road GU11 3DH Aldershot Normanton House Hampshire United Kingdom	Sep 27, 2012	Nov 19, 2015	Director	Winton Road GU11 3DH Aldershot Normanton House Hampshire United Kingdom	United Kingdom	British	1957-11	173293460001
BEAUMAN, Nicola Catherine Lambs Conduit Street WC1N 3NB London Persephone Books England	Nov 21, 2013	Nov 22, 2016	Director	Lambs Conduit Street WC1N 3NB London Persephone Books England	England	British	1944-6	39370660001
BEAUMAN, Sally Vanessa 55 Whitehall Park N19 3TW London		Sep 29, 1994	Director	55 Whitehall Park N19 3TW London		British	1944-7	18649840001
BEEVOR, Antony James, Sir 54 St Maur Road SW6 4DP London	Sep 17, 2001	Sep 28, 2005	Director	54 St Maur Road SW6 4DP London	United Kingdom	British	1946-12	57752260001
BLACKER, Terence 91 Wendell Road W12 9SB London		Sep 28, 1993	Director	91 Wendell Road W12 9SB London		British	1948-2	6008770001
BRAYFELD, Cela Frances 17 Heathfield Terrace London	Sep 19, 1995	Sep 15, 1998	Director	17 Heathfield Terrace London		British	1945-8	49974370001
BRETT, Simon Anthony Lee Frith House Burpham BN18 9RR Arundel West Sussex	Sep 28, 1993	Sep 16, 1997	Director	Frith House Burpham BN18 9RR Arundel West Sussex	England	British	1945-10	29554530001
BUCHAN, Elizabeth Mary 6 Franconia Road SW4 9ND London	Sep 21, 1999	Sep 10, 2002	Director	6 Franconia Road SW4 9ND London		British	1948-5	66515740001
CANN, Simon Patrick Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Nov 21, 2019	Nov 17, 2022	Director	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	England	British	1966-10	264641360001
CHEVALIER, Tracy Rose 52 Woodsome Road NW5 1RZ London	Sep 30, 2004	Oct 06, 2008	Director	52 Woodsome Road NW5 1RZ London	England	British,American	1962-10	81038670001
CHISHOLM, Anne Katherine 136 Fellows Road NW3 3JH London	Sep 29, 1994	Sep 16, 1997	Director	136 Fellows Road NW3 3JH London		British	1940-7	40938360001
CLARK, Candida Flat 5 2 Tasker Road NW3 2YR London	Sep 28, 2005	Oct 06, 2008	Director	Flat 5 2 Tasker Road NW3 2YR London		British	1970-12	108582910001
CLARK, Eric SW10 9SB London 84 Drayton Gardens England	Nov 19, 2015	Oct 22, 2018	Director	SW10 9SB London 84 Drayton Gardens England	England	British	1937-7	211197440001
CLEE, Nicholas Geoffrey Plimsoll Road N4 2EW London 8	Sep 17, 2009	Sep 27, 2012	Director	Plimsoll Road N4 2EW London 8	United Kingdom	British	1957-8	146947000001
COLLETT, Samantha Jacey Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Nov 29, 2018	Nov 19, 2021	Director	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	England	British	1975-8	95239970002

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Who are the persons with significant control of THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS?

Persons with significant controls
Name	Notified On	Address	Ceased
Mr Daniel Hahn Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Jan 23, 2026	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	No
	Nationality: British Country of Residence: England
	Natures of Control The person holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% but not more than 50% of the shares in the company. The person holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% but not more than 50% of the voting rights in the company.
Mr Simon Anthony Lee Brett Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Nov 17, 2022	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	No
	Nationality: British Country of Residence: England
	Natures of Control The person holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% but not more than 50% of the shares in the company. The person holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% but not more than 50% of the voting rights in the company.
Ms Tracy Rose Chevalier Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Nov 17, 2022	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	No
	Nationality: British,American Country of Residence: England
	Natures of Control The person holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% but not more than 50% of the shares in the company. The person holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% but not more than 50% of the voting rights in the company.
Mr Barry Patrick Waring Kernon Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Apr 06, 2016	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Yes
	Nationality: British Country of Residence: United Kingdom
	Natures of Control The person holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% but not more than 50% of the shares in the company. The person holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% but not more than 50% of the voting rights in the company.
Sir Antony James Beevor Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Apr 06, 2016	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Yes
	Nationality: British Country of Residence: England
	Natures of Control The person holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% but not more than 50% of the shares in the company.
Mr Philip Nicholas Pullman Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Apr 06, 2016	Bedford Row WC1R 4EH London 24 England	Yes
	Nationality: British Country of Residence: England
	Natures of Control The person holds, directly or indirectly, more than 25% but not more than 50% of the shares in the company.

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