# The Society Of Authors

## Details

- **Company number:** [00019993](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00019993)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** PRIV LTD SECT. 30 (Private limited company, section 30 of the Companies Act)
- **Incorporated:** 30 Jun 1884
- **Registered office:** 24 BEDFORD ROW, LONDON, WC1R 4EH
- **Nature of business:** [94120](/sic/94120) Activities of professional membership organisations
- **Corporate group:** [The Society Of Authors](/group/11419) (10 companies)


## Previous names

- Society Of Authors(the) (until 16 May 2016)
- Incorporated Society Of Authors,playwrights And Composers (The) (until 31 Dec 1979)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPEGA, Helen Osamede | director | 21 Nov 2024 |  |
| MATHESON, Nadine Jacqueline Theodora | director | 16 Nov 2023 |  |
| HARRIS, Charles Hilary | director | 19 Nov 2021 |  |
| SOUCH, Juliet Elizabeth | director | 19 Nov 2021 |  |
| FOX O'LOUGHLIN, Vanessa Jane | director | 21 Nov 2019 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Daniel Hahn | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 23 Jan 2026 |  |
| Ms Tracy Rose Chevalier | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 17 Nov 2022 |  |
| Mr Simon Anthony Lee Brett | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 17 Nov 2022 |  |
| Mr Barry Patrick Waring Kernon | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent, voting-rights-25-to-50-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 23 Jan 2026 |
| Mr Philip Nicholas Pullman | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 17 Nov 2022 |
| Sir Antony James Beevor | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 17 Nov 2022 |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Turnover | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2015 | £997,695 | £1,152,528 | £134,963 | 17 |
| 31 Dec 2014 | £963,521 | - | £193,241 | - |
| 31 Dec 2013 | £1,036,992 | £812,404 | £252,791 | - |
| 31 Dec 2012 | - | - | £272,927 | - |
| 31 Dec 2011 | - | £747,479 | £222,791 | - |
| 31 Dec 2010 | - | £717,940 | £308,295 | - |




## Controls

- [Eric Ambler Literary Management Limited](/company/06555594) (06555594)



## Directors' other companies

- [HARRIS, Charles Hilary](/person/5894876) - director at [Frognal Lane Gardens Limited](/company/00586159)
- [HARRIS, Charles Hilary](/person/5894876) - director at [Homegate Properties Limited](/company/09695956)



## Companies at the same address

- [English Pen](/company/05747142) (05747142)