The Economist Books Limited

Active01775942 Private limited company
Incorporated
7 December 1983 (42 years)
Previously known as
Economist Publications and Data Services Limited (until 24 November 1989)
Hovecrete Limited (until 29 March 1984)
Industry
Non-trading company (74990)
Accounts type
Dormant
Region
Greater London
Address
The Adelphi
1 - 11 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6HT

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Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2026
Last accounts
31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due
12 September 2027
Last conf. stmt
29 August 2026

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Wood, Neil Timothy
Director · Appointed 10 August 2026
British
Born February 1965 (61)
Director · Appointed 1 August 2026
British
Born April 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 12 May 2017
British,Danish
Born July 1969 (57)
Secretary · Appointed 1 July 2002
Danish
Officer history (20 former)
10 August 2026
Appointed Wood, Neil Timothy as Director
10 August 2026
Resigned Roy, Marcus Kumar as Director
1 August 2026
Appointed Bradley-Jones, Luke as Director
31 July 2026
Resigned Salame Boro, Lara as Director
1 April 2021
Appointed Roy, Marcus Kumar as Director
31 March 2021
Resigned Naughton, Shane Paul as Director
2 September 2019
Appointed Salame Boro, Lara as Director
30 August 2019
Resigned Stibbs, Christopher John as Director
12 May 2017
Appointed Naughton, Shane Paul as Director
12 May 2017
Resigned Worthington, Michael John as Director
12 May 2017
Appointed Grut, Oscar Kolya Meisen as Director
18 July 2013
Appointed Worthington, Michael John as Director
18 July 2013
Resigned Rashbass, Andrew as Director
16 July 2008
Appointed Rashbass, Andrew as Director
15 July 2008
Resigned Alexander, Helen as Director
13 July 2005
Appointed Stibbs, Christopher John as Director
12 July 2005
Resigned Malik, Kiran Bir Singh as Director
1 July 2002
Appointed Grut, Oscar Kolya Meisen as Secretary
1 July 2002
Resigned Abesser, Susan Jane as Secretary
4 July 2000
Appointed Abesser, Susan Jane as Secretary
4 July 2000
Resigned Wales, Anthony Edward as Secretary
21 July 1997
Appointed Malik, Kiran Bir Singh as Director
1 January 1997
Appointed Alexander, Helen as Director
31 December 1996
Resigned Taylor, Christopher as Director
31 December 1996
Resigned Scardino, Marjorie Morris, Dame as Director
1 December 1995
Appointed Taylor, Christopher as Director
30 June 1995
Resigned Wagener, Jeremy Rupert Sinclair as Director
1 January 1995
Appointed Wales, Anthony Edward as Secretary
31 December 1994
Resigned Bresnan, Patrick Richard as Secretary
1 August 1994
Resigned Alexander, Helen as Director
1 August 1994
Resigned Brough, Stephen Patrick as Director
1 August 1994
Resigned Clayton, Ross as Director
29 July 1994
Resigned Munro, James Peter as Director
6 May 1993
Resigned Gordon, David Sorrell as Director
20 August 1992
Resigned Webster, Adrian Edward Eden as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 30 September 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 10304105
Former controllers (1)
30 September 2016
Ceased The Economist Newspaper Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 18 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Economist Newspaper Limited(the) Owns 25–50% of shares
Bazian Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Economist Digital Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Eurofinance Conferences Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Signal & Noise Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Economist Books Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
The Economist Pension Trustee Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
TVC Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

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