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HACHETTE UK LIMITED

02020173 · Ltd · 40 years old

Carmelite House, London, EC4Y 0DZ

SIC 58110

Companies House data checked 3 September 2026

Type
Ltd
Incorporated
1986
Accounts
Up to date
Conf. Statement
Up to date

Identity verification status for HACHETTE UK LIMITED (ECCTA)

Directors of HACHETTE UK LIMITED must verify their identity by 2026-10-14.

Directors
0 verified · 3 pending
Persons with Significant Control
0 verified

Pending means Companies House has recorded a verification deadline that has not passed yet - nothing has been missed.

Director network

WELBECK PUBLISHING…MANDEVILLE PUBLISH…NEON PLAY LTDKOGAN PAGE LIMITEDHODDER & STOUGHTON…CARLTON BOOKS LIMI…LAURENCE KING PUBL…WELBECK NON-FICTIO…ANDRE DEUTSCH LIMI…WELBECK PUBLISHING…WELBECK CHILDREN'S…WELBECK FICTION LI…MORTIMER BOOKS LTDJOHN CATT EDUCATIO…HACHETTE UK DISTRI…BOOKPOINT LIMITEDHEADLINE PUBLISHIN…HACHETTE UK (HOLDI…OCTOPUS PUBLISHING…STORYFIRE LTD.KITSON,DavidSHELLEY,RichardWRIGHT,MatthewHACHETTEUK LIMIT…
Focal companyDirectorOther companyDirector of focal companyAlso holds directorship at
Current directors
KITSON, Richard Daviddirectorsince 2011-09-30· also at KOGAN PAGE LIMITED, HODDER & STOUGHTON LIMITED, CARLTON BOOKS LIMITED and 10 more
SHELLEY, David Richarddirectorsince 2017-12-12· also at KOGAN PAGE LIMITED, READ - THE READING AGENCY, TATE ENTERPRISES LTD and 50 more
WRIGHT, Dylan Matthewdirectorsince 2026-04-01· also at KOGAN PAGE LIMITED, HACHETTE UK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED, LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP LIMITED and 22 more
Company secretary
WRIGHT, Dylan Matthewsecretarysince 2026-04-01

Connected companies

Other companies this company's current and past directors are or were appointed to.

Active

1LIFE MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITEDactivevia HAMILL, Keith
3 LEINSTER SQUARE LIMITEDactivevia NEILD, Martin John
4IMPRINT GROUP PLCactivevia WARREN, John Anthony
ABP (ALDWYCH) LIMITEDactivevia ADAM, Richard John
ABP (NO.1) LIMITEDactivevia ADAM, Richard John

and 228 more active

In liquidation

1ST INSULATION PARTNERS LIMITEDliquidationvia ADAM, Richard John
BOND CAPITAL PARTNERS (UK) LIMITEDliquidationvia OPZOOMER, Mark William
BUILDING ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE LIMITEDliquidationvia ADAM, Richard John
CARILLION (AM) LIMITEDliquidationvia ADAM, Richard John
CARILLION (AMBS) LIMITEDliquidationvia ADAM, Richard John

and 57 more in liquidation

Dissolved

13114 PUBLISHING LIMITEDdissolvedvia DE CACQUERAY, Pierre, ROCHE, Peter Charles Kenneth
1LMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITEDdissolvedvia HAMILL, Keith
A.F.R. LIMITEDdissolvedvia ADAM, Richard John
ALEXON GROUP PLCdissolvedvia HANDOVER, Richard Gordon
ALL RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITEDdissolvedvia HUGHES, Henry Stuart

and 259 more dissolved

Other status

ARGOS LIMITEDconverted closedvia SWANN, Kathryn Elizabeth
AUTONOMY CORPORATION LIMITEDconverted closedvia OPZOOMER, Mark William
CARILLION IRISHENCO LIMITEDconverted closedvia ADAM, Richard John
HAMPDEN GROUP LIMITEDadministrationvia SWANN, Kathryn Elizabeth
HHGL LIMITEDadministrationvia SWANN, Kathryn Elizabeth

and 2 more with another status

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Financials

Accounts filed as image-based PDF - structured data not available.

Persons with Significant Control

Louis Hachette Group Sa

Corporate entity

N/A N/A

Not a Companies House number - filed at another registry and not matched to the UK register

Owns 50-75% of shares

Hachette Uk (Holdings) Limited

Corporate entity

Companies House 03701589

Owns 75-100% of shares

Lagardère Sa

Corporate entity

N/A N/A

Not a Companies House number - filed at another registry and not matched to the UK register

Owns 75-100% of shares

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