Little, Brown Book Group Limited

Active02304585 Private limited company
Incorporated
12 October 1988 (38 years)
Previously known as
Time Warner Book Group UK Limited (until 31 March 2006)
Time-Life Entertainment Group Limited (until 2 March 2006)
Trushelfco (No.1316) Limited (until 13 December 1988)
Industry
Book publishing (58110)
Other publishing activities (58190)
Sound recording and music publishing activities (59200)
Directors
Owned by
Louis Hachette Group SA
Lagardère SA
Accounts type
Full
Region
Greater London
Address
Carmelite House
50 Victoria Embankment
London
EC4Y 0DZ

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
14 October 2027
Last conf. stmt
30 September 2026

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Wright, Dylan Matthew
Secretary · Appointed 1 April 2026
Director · Appointed 1 April 2026
Also at John Catt Educational Limited, Hodder & Stoughton Limited, The Orion Publishing Group Limited · more companies
British
Born March 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 1 January 2015
Also at John Catt Educational Limited, Hachette UK Limited, Hodder & Stoughton Limited · more companies
British
Born April 1976 (50)
Officer history (29 former)
1 April 2026
Appointed Wright, Dylan Matthew as Director
1 April 2026
Resigned De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
1 April 2026
Appointed Wright, Dylan Matthew as Secretary
1 April 2026
Resigned De Cacqueray, Pierre as Director
31 August 2023
Resigned Bakhouche, Fabrice as Director
15 June 2021
Appointed Bakhouche, Fabrice as Director
29 March 2021
Resigned Nourry, Arnaud as Director
11 October 2019
Resigned Taylor, Emily-Jane as Director
12 December 2017
Resigned Hutchinson, Timothy Hely, Hon as Director
22 March 2017
Resigned Mackenzie, Ursula Ann as Director
15 April 2015
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
15 April 2015
Resigned Taylor, Emily-Jane as Secretary
1 January 2015
Appointed Shelley, David Richard as Director
30 June 2013
Resigned Roche, Peter Charles Kenneth as Director
18 February 2011
Resigned Shaw, Julian as Secretary
18 February 2011
Resigned Shaw, Julian as Director
18 February 2011
Appointed Taylor, Emily-Jane as Director
18 February 2011
Appointed Taylor, Emily-Jane as Secretary
30 November 2009
Resigned Young, David John as Director
13 February 2008
Appointed Shaw, Julian as Secretary
13 February 2008
Appointed Shaw, Julian as Director
13 February 2008
Resigned Batt, Nigel Paul as Director
13 February 2008
Resigned Batt, Nigel Paul as Secretary
31 March 2006
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Director
31 March 2006
Resigned Hall, William Richard as Director
31 March 2006
Appointed Nourry, Arnaud as Director
31 March 2006
Appointed Mackenzie, Ursula Ann as Director
31 March 2006
Appointed Roche, Peter Charles Kenneth as Director
31 March 2006
Appointed Young, David John as Director
31 March 2006
Appointed Hutchinson, Timothy Hely, Hon as Director
31 March 2006
Resigned Rosen, Howard Norman as Director
31 March 2006
Resigned Jones, Bronwen Elizabeth Stuart as Secretary
31 March 2006
Appointed Batt, Nigel Paul as Secretary
31 March 2006
Resigned Evans, Richard John as Director
1 February 2006
Appointed Rosen, Howard Norman as Director
27 January 2006
Resigned Atkinson, Richard Gordon as Director
10 January 2005
Appointed Batt, Nigel Paul as Director
2 August 2004
Resigned Butcher, Andrew as Director
31 March 2004
Appointed Butcher, Andrew as Director
31 March 2004
Resigned Hall, John David as Director
29 January 2004
Appointed Evans, Richard John as Director
31 January 2003
Appointed Jones, Bronwen Elizabeth Stuart as Secretary
31 January 2003
Resigned Holland, Nigel Keith as Secretary
2 April 2001
Resigned Van Rooijen, Jos as Director
19 January 2001
Appointed Hall, John David as Director
27 September 2000
Resigned Sinclair, Ian Reid as Secretary
27 September 2000
Appointed Holland, Nigel Keith as Secretary
1 February 2000
Appointed Atkinson, Richard Gordon as Director
7 January 2000
Resigned Frary, Stephen Richard as Director
17 December 1996
Resigned Dort, Martin as Director
10 December 1996
Resigned Gardner, Martin Jay as Director
6 December 1996
Appointed Frary, Stephen Richard as Director
6 December 1996
Appointed Hall, William Richard as Director
16 June 1994
Appointed Dort, Martin as Director
21 January 1994
Resigned Kirby, Christopher Harwood as Director
29 October 1993
Resigned Viebranz, Curtis Gray as Director
25 October 1993
Appointed Gardner, Martin Jay as Director

Ownership 3 active

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

Louis Hachette Group SA
Corporate entity · Notified 16 December 2024
Owns 50–75% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. N/A
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 03701589
Lagardère SA
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. N/A
Former controllers (1)
16 December 2024
Ceased Vivendi SE — Owns 75–100% of shares

Group structure 22 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited
Andre Deutsch Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Carlton Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hachette Boardgames UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hachette Partworks Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hachette UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Flame Tree Publishing Ltd. Owns 25–50% of shares
Hachette UK Distribution Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hachette UK Pension Trust Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hodder & Stoughton Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Storyfire Ltd. Owns 75–100% of shares
Welbeck Publishing Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Headline Publishing Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Illuminate Publishing Ltd DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
John Catt Educational Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Kogan Page Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Laurence King Publishing Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Little, Brown Book Group Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Mortimer Books Ltd DissolvedOwns 75–100% of shares
Octopus Publishing Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Quercus Editions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Summersdale Publishers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
And 4 more

Filings 200

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
6 October 2026Confirmation statement with no updates30 September 2026
30 September 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
8 April 2026Appointment of a director
1 April 2026Termination of appointment of a secretary
1 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director
Show all 200 filings

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Carlton Books Limited
Hachette Boardgames UK Limited
Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited
Hachette UK Distribution Limited
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