Collins & Brown Limited

Active02366799 Private limited company
Incorporated
30 March 1989 (37 years)
Industry
Book publishing (58110)
Accounts type
Dormant
Region
Greater London
Address
43 Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3HZ

Filing status

Accounts due
30 November 2027
Last accounts
28 February 2026
Conf. stmt due
13 April 2027
Last conf. stmt
30 March 2026

Charges

Total
8
Outstanding
2
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
6

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 18 August 2017
British
Born December 1943 (82)
Hanks, Zana Samantha
Secretary · Appointed 19 May 2015
Director · Appointed 23 November 2005
British
Born August 1959 (67)
Officer history (28 former)
18 August 2017
Appointed Grylls, Vaughan Frederick as Director
19 May 2015
Appointed Hanks, Zana Samantha as Secretary
26 March 2015
Resigned Sams, Allan Conan as Secretary
23 December 2013
Resigned Wood, Robin Lee Knoyle as Director
23 December 2013
Resigned Proffit, David Macer, Mr. as Director
28 February 2007
Appointed Sams, Allan Conan as Secretary
28 February 2007
Resigned Wood, Robin Lee Knoyle as Secretary
23 November 2005
Appointed Wood, Robin Lee Knoyle as Director
23 November 2005
23 November 2005
Appointed Wood, Robin Lee Knoyle as Secretary
23 November 2005
Resigned Lenton, Paul Richard as Director
23 November 2005
Resigned Potterell, Clive Ronald as Secretary
23 November 2005
Appointed Powell, Polly Augusta Marchant as Director
1 September 2005
Resigned Lassman, Peter as Director
11 March 2005
Resigned Leaver, Marcus Edward as Director
23 January 2005
Appointed Proffit, David Macer, Mr. as Director
21 January 2004
Appointed Lenton, Paul Richard as Director
18 November 2003
Resigned Sanderson, Charles as Director
27 March 2003
Resigned Needleman, John Elliot as Director
14 February 2003
Appointed Leaver, Marcus Edward as Director
14 February 2003
Appointed Sanderson, Charles as Director
20 November 2001
Resigned Ness, Robert James as Director
20 November 2001
Resigned Macphee, Katherine as Director
20 November 2001
Appointed Butterfield, Nigel Robert Adamson as Director
20 November 2001
Resigned Shaughnessy, Terrence Michael as Director
20 November 2001
Resigned Bristow, Roger Arthur as Director
20 November 2001
Resigned Ziegler, Colin Christian as Director
15 October 2001
Appointed Lassman, Peter as Director
15 October 2001
Appointed Needleman, John Elliot as Director
31 August 2001
Resigned Brown, Cameron Michael as Director
14 June 2001
Resigned Ruiperez, German Sanchez as Director
6 June 2001
Appointed Potterell, Clive Ronald as Secretary
6 June 2001
Resigned Ness, Robert James as Secretary
30 March 2001
Appointed Ness, Robert James as Secretary
30 March 2001
Resigned Phillips, Kevin as Secretary
23 June 2000
Resigned Strachan, David Alistair as Director
22 June 2000
Appointed Ness, Robert James as Director
9 November 1998
Appointed Ziegler, Colin Christian as Director
9 November 1998
Appointed Macphee, Katherine as Director
9 November 1998
Appointed Shaughnessy, Terrence Michael as Director
9 November 1998
Resigned Collins, Samuel Alexander Mark as Director
2 February 1998
Appointed Strachan, David Alistair as Director
11 November 1997
Resigned Razzall, Edward Timothy as Director
31 August 1997
Resigned Georgiou, Christodoulos Savvas as Secretary
31 August 1997
Appointed Phillips, Kevin as Secretary
20 August 1997
Resigned Legist Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
20 August 1997
Appointed Georgiou, Christodoulos Savvas as Secretary
12 December 1994
Appointed Ruiperez, German Sanchez as Director
30 March 1993
Resigned Legist Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
31 August 1992
Resigned Hawkins, Gillian Ann as Director
7 August 1992
Resigned Townsend, Gabrielle as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 9 March 2021
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited Company
Reg. no. 05566710
Former controllers (1)
9 March 2021
Ceased Polly Augusta Marchant Powell — Right to appoint and remove directors

Group structure 9 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Batsford Books Holdings Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Batsford Books Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Anova Repose Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
B.T. Batsford Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Books Batsford Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Collins & Brown Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
David Bennett Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Batsford Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
22 October 2026Accounts for a dormant company28 February 2026
30 March 2026Confirmation statement with no updates30 March 2026
8 October 2025Accounts for a dormant company28 February 2025
21 May 2025Director's details changed
31 March 2025Confirmation statement with no updates30 March 2025
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