Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Active01984336 Public limited company

Incorporated: 30 January 1986 (40 years)
Industry: Book publishing (58110)
Other publishing activities (58190)
Other software publishing (58290)
Directors: Christopher David Blatchford
Jenny Ridout
Keith Robert Underwood
all 8 directors
Accounts type: Group
Region: Greater London
Address: 50 Bedford Square
London
WC1B 3DP

Website & contact details

Website: bloomsbury-ir.co.uk

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 August 2027
Last accounts: 28 February 2026
Conf. stmt due: 8 July 2027
Last conf. stmt: 24 June 2026

Charges

Total: 13
Outstanding: 0
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 13

Officers 9 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Blatchford, Christopher David

Director · Appointed 19 May 2026

Also at Kingfisher Information Technology Services (UK) Limited

British

Born January 1978 (48)

Ridout, Jenny

Director · Appointed 14 April 2026

Also at A. & C. Black Limited

British

Born October 1972 (54)

Underwood, Keith Robert

Director · Appointed 2 February 2026

Also at Digital Catapult, A & C Black Publishers Limited, Bloomsbury Book Publishing Company Limited · more companies

British

Born October 1976 (50)

Rabbatts, Heather Victoria, Dame

Director · Appointed 14 April 2025

Also at Associated British Foods PLC, 42 M&P Ltd, M&C Saatchi PLC · more companies

British

Born December 1955 (70)

Bason, John George

Director · Appointed 1 April 2022

Also at Sse PLC, Banchory Holdings Limited · more companies

English

Born April 1957 (69)

Young, Margaret Lola, Baroness

Director · Appointed 1 January 2021

Also at Futerra Ltd, The Conduit Foundation · more companies

British

Born June 1951 (75)

Reed, Leslie-Ann

Director · Appointed 17 July 2019

Also at Frontier Developments PLC, Nido Holdco GP Limited (proposed for strike-off), Rhesa UK II Limited (proposed for strike-off) · more companies

British

Born May 1959 (67)

Abu-Deeb, Maya Margaret

Secretary · Appointed 21 January 2019

Newton, John Nigel

Director

Also at Bloomsbury Information Limited, Shire Publications Limited, Hart Publishing Ltd. · more companies

American

Born June 1955 (71)

Officer history (42 former)

19 May 2026

Appointed Blatchford, Christopher David as Director

14 April 2026

Appointed Ridout, Jenny as Director

2 February 2026

Appointed Underwood, Keith Robert as Director

2 February 2026

Resigned Scott-Bayfield, Penelope Samantha Juliette as Director

14 April 2025

Appointed Rabbatts, Heather Victoria, Dame as Director

16 July 2024

Resigned Lambert, Richard Peter, Sir as Director

20 July 2022

Resigned Hall, Steven Richard as Director

1 April 2022

Appointed Bason, John George as Director

21 July 2021

Resigned Warren, John Anthony as Director

1 January 2021

Appointed Young, Margaret Lola, Baroness as Director

21 July 2020

Resigned Glasspool, Jonathan Rennie as Director

17 July 2019

Appointed Reed, Leslie-Ann as Director

17 July 2019

Resigned Jones, Jill Louise as Director

21 January 2019

Appointed Abu-Deeb, Maya Margaret as Secretary

18 January 2019

Resigned Daykin, Michael Richard as Secretary

16 July 2018

Appointed Scott-Bayfield, Penelope Samantha Juliette as Director

16 July 2018

Resigned Pallot, Wendy Monica as Director

31 May 2018

Resigned Charkin, Richard Denis Paul as Director

18 July 2017

Appointed Lambert, Richard Peter, Sir as Director

18 July 2017

Resigned Salz, Anthony Michael Vaughan, Sir as Director

1 March 2017

Resigned Page, Stephen Alexander as Director

1 March 2017

Appointed Hall, Steven Richard as Director

23 July 2015

Appointed Glasspool, Jonathan Rennie as Director

23 July 2015

Appointed Warren, John Anthony as Director

23 July 2015

Resigned Cormack, Ian Donald as Director

29 August 2013

Appointed Salz, Anthony Michael Vaughan, Sir as Director

29 August 2013

Resigned Wilson, Jeremy James O'Brien as Director

20 August 2013

Appointed Page, Stephen Alexander as Director

23 July 2013

Appointed Jones, Jill Louise as Director

11 July 2013

Resigned Thomson, Sarah Jane as Director

8 April 2011

Resigned Adams, Colin Raymond as Director

8 April 2011

Appointed Pallot, Wendy Monica as Director

23 February 2011

Resigned Portal, Ian as Secretary

23 February 2011

Appointed Daykin, Michael Richard as Secretary

1 January 2011

Appointed Cormack, Ian Donald as Director

31 December 2010

Resigned Mayer, Michael as Director

28 May 2010

Appointed Thomson, Sarah Jane as Director

28 May 2010

Resigned Black, Charles Archibald Adam as Director

1 April 2008

Resigned Calder, Elizabeth Nicole as Director

20 December 2007

Resigned Cordeschi, Richard as Secretary

20 December 2007

Appointed Portal, Ian as Secretary

1 October 2007

Appointed Charkin, Richard Denis Paul as Director

3 April 2006

Resigned Scherer, Paul Joseph as Director

24 November 2005

Appointed Wilson, Jeremy James O'Brien as Director

4 April 2005

Resigned Adams, Colin Raymond as Secretary

4 April 2005

Appointed Cordeschi, Richard as Secretary

21 September 2004

Resigned Pringle, Alexandra Jane Reina as Director

21 September 2004

Resigned Odedina, Sarah Elizabeth as Director

21 September 2004

Resigned Ward, David Harper as Director

21 September 2004

Resigned Coleman, Diana Jill, Ms. as Director

21 September 2004

Resigned Fry, Minna Nell as Director

21 September 2004

Resigned Rooney, Kathryn Muriel, Dr as Director

24 June 2004

Resigned Dare, John Ashton as Director

24 June 2004

Appointed Black, Charles Archibald Adam as Director

29 November 2002

Resigned Wherry, Alan Victor as Director

27 June 2002

Appointed Ward, David Harper as Director

23 January 2002

Appointed Mayer, Michael as Director

23 January 2002

Appointed Odedina, Sarah Elizabeth as Director

15 January 2001

Resigned Black, Charles Archibald Adam as Director

10 November 2000

Resigned Hamilton, Matthew William as Director

3 July 2000

Appointed Black, Charles Archibald Adam as Director

3 July 2000

Appointed Coleman, Diana Jill, Ms. as Director

22 June 2000

Appointed Fry, Minna Nell as Director

11 February 2000

Appointed Pringle, Alexandra Jane Reina as Director

8 October 1999

Resigned Reynolds, David Clifton as Director

8 June 1998

Appointed Hamilton, Matthew William as Director

1 May 1996

Appointed Rooney, Kathryn Muriel, Dr as Director

12 April 1995

Resigned Cayzer, Charles William, The Honourable as Director

12 September 1994

Resigned Alletzhander, Albert Joseph as Director

23 June 1994

Resigned Salkeld, Ian as Director

29 April 1994

Appointed Adams, Colin Raymond as Secretary

29 April 1994

Resigned Whyatt, Paul Alan as Secretary

29 April 1994

Appointed Adams, Colin Raymond as Director

21 January 1994

Resigned Raine, Richard Denby as Secretary

21 January 1994

Resigned Raine, Richard Denby as Director

21 January 1994

Appointed Whyatt, Paul Alan as Secretary

23 August 1993

Appointed Dare, John Ashton as Director

30 July 1993

Appointed Scherer, Paul Joseph as Director

6 January 1993

Appointed Raine, Richard Denby as Director

6 January 1993

Appointed Raine, Richard Denby as Secretary

31 December 1992

Resigned Batt, Nigel Paul as Secretary

31 December 1992

Resigned Batt, Nigel Paul as Director

31 December 1992

Resigned Mayer, Michael James as Director

Group structure 34 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC This company

A. & C. Black Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

A & C Black Publishers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Bloomsbury Publishing Singapore Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Featherstone Education Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

John Wisden (Holdings) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Methuen Drama Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Oxford International Publishers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Reed's Almanac Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

A. & C. Black (Distribution) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Adlard Coles Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Alphabooks Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Christopher Helm (Publishers) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

F.Lewis,(publishers),limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Herbert Press Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Nautical Publishing Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Bloomsbury Book Publishing Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Bloomsbury India UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Bloomsbury Information Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Bloomsbury Media Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Bloomsbury Professional Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Hart Publishing Ltd. Owns 75–100% of shares

Head of Zeus Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Oberon Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Osprey Publishing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

British Wildlife Publishing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Shire Publications Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Philip Wilson Publishers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

The Continuum International Publishing Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Athlone Press Limited(the) Owns 75–100% of shares

Hambledon and London Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Sheffield Academic Press Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

T & T Clark Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Thoemmes Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
5 August 2026	Group of companies' accounts	28 February 2026
5 August 2026	Resolutions
24 June 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	24 June 2026
21 May 2026	Appointment of a director
15 April 2026	Appointment of a director