# Hambledon Studios Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [00602400](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00602400)
- **Status:** Dissolved
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 9 Apr 1958
- **Dissolved:** 29 Sep 2026
- **Registered office:** HAMBLEDON STUDIOS LIMITED, DAWSON LANE, BRADFORD, BD4 6HN
- **Nature of business:** [58190](/sic/58190) Other publishing activities
- **Corporate group:** [Hallmark Cards (Holdings) Limited](/group/2779) (49 companies)


## Previous names

- Foxhill Christmas Card Company Limited (until 29 Mar 1988)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAUPT, Hannah Elizabeth | director | 22 Jul 2022 |  |
| DIXSON, Phillipa Jane | secretary | 1 Oct 2018 |  |
| FRANEY, John Malcolm | director | 1 Jul 2019 | 31 May 2026 |
| KARAVIS, Graeme Lewis | director | 18 Apr 2023 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| ROLT, Thomas David | director | 22 Jul 2022 | 1 Mar 2023 |
| CRITCHLOW, Matthew James | director | 30 Nov 2021 | 3 Jun 2022 |
| DEL PRETE, Amanda Louise | director | 10 Dec 2018 | 30 Nov 2021 |
| SINGH, Ricky Roop | director | 1 Nov 2017 | 1 Jul 2019 |
| WRIGHT, Steven Paul | director | 31 Dec 2011 | 1 Jan 2019 |
| NAJIB, Homera | secretary | 1 Jun 2017 | 1 Oct 2018 |
| BUSBY, Timothy Mark | director | 1 Jun 2012 | 1 Nov 2017 |
| GARDINER, Patricia Mary | secretary | 23 Apr 1999 | 1 Jun 2017 |
| SHIELS, Anne | director | 31 Dec 2011 | 24 Dec 2015 |
| RICHEY, Martha Maxine | director | 5 Dec 2006 | 31 Dec 2011 |
| STUART, Ian Iveson | director | 30 Nov 2005 | 31 Dec 2011 |
| CLEMONS, Brian Patrick | director | 30 Nov 2005 | 31 Dec 2006 |
| FARMERY, Anna Louise | director | 31 Dec 2004 | 17 Mar 2006 |
| BROWN, Keith Neville | director | 6 Oct 1997 | 17 Mar 2006 |
| KANE, Timothy James | director | 11 Dec 2001 | 31 Dec 2004 |
| BROWN, Mark William | director | 24 Jan 2000 | 1 Jul 2003 |
| HOWARD, Ivor Edward | director | - | 1 Jul 2003 |
| WHITTAKER, Mark | director | 24 Jan 2000 | 11 Dec 2001 |
| STUART, Paul Agnus | director | 31 Mar 1997 | 11 Dec 2001 |
| BROWN, Alistair Duncan | director | 24 Jan 2000 | 11 Aug 2000 |
| BINGLEY, Matthew Simon | director | 6 Oct 1997 | 30 Sep 1999 |
| TAYLER, John Phillip | secretary | 6 Oct 1997 | 23 Apr 1999 |
| SHARP, Jonathan Paul | director | - | 22 Jun 1998 |
| JOHNSON, David Anthony | director | - | 6 Oct 1997 |
| CHAPMAN, Keith | director | - | 6 Oct 1997 |
| HALE, Donald | secretary | - | 6 Oct 1997 |
| ASHWORTH, William | director | - | 14 Apr 1997 |
| SMITH, Michael Joseph | director | - | 7 Feb 1997 |
| TAYLOR, David James | director | 21 May 1993 | 31 Dec 1996 |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britannia Products Ltd | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 6 Apr 2016 |  |




## Owned by

Hambledon Studios Limited → [Britannia Products Limited](/company/00918596) → [Hallmark Cards PLC](/company/03414540) → [Hallmark Cards UK](/company/01213043) → [Hallmark Cards (Holdings) Limited](/company/02087658)




## Directors' other companies

- [HAUPT, Hannah Elizabeth](/person/5446752) - director at [Joseph Arnold & Co Limited](/company/01218159)
- [HAUPT, Hannah Elizabeth](/person/5446752) - director at [Image Arts Limited](/company/00767728)
- [HAUPT, Hannah Elizabeth](/person/5446752) - director at [Matador Paper Mills Limited](/company/00395465)
- [HAUPT, Hannah Elizabeth](/person/5446752) - director at [Plaintalk Limited](/company/01708369)
- [HAUPT, Hannah Elizabeth](/person/5446752) - director at [Hallmark Cards Property Company Limited](/company/01535845)
- [HAUPT, Hannah Elizabeth](/person/5446752) - director at [Selective Print Limited](/company/01233510)
- [HAUPT, Hannah Elizabeth](/person/5446752) - director at [Hugo & Co Limited](/company/01979139)
- [HAUPT, Hannah Elizabeth](/person/5446752) - director at [Britannia Products Limited](/company/00918596)
- [HAUPT, Hannah Elizabeth](/person/5446752) - director at [Castle Cards Limited](/company/00486398)
- [HAUPT, Hannah Elizabeth](/person/5446752) - director at [HM Acquisitions Company Limited](/company/02849472)