Andre Deutsch Limited

ActiveAccounts overdue 02565846 Private limited company
Incorporated
6 December 1990 (35 years)
Previously known as
Thamesdraft Limited (until 15 March 1991)
Industry
Book publishing (58110)
Directors
Owned by
Louis Hachette Group SA
Hachette UK Limited
Accounts type
Dormant
Region
Greater London
Address
Carmelite House
50 Victoria Embankment
London
EC4Y 0DZ

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2026 (overdue)
Last accounts
31 December 2024
Conf. stmt due
21 October 2027
Last conf. stmt
7 October 2026

Late accounts bring an automatic penalty and can get a company struck off.

Charges

Total
5
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
5

Officers 2 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, Little, Brown Book Group Limited · more companies
British
Born March 1973 (53)
Officer history (35 former)
1 April 2026
Appointed Wright, Dylan Matthew as Director
1 April 2026
Resigned De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
1 April 2026
Resigned De Cacqueray, Pierre as Director
1 April 2026
Appointed Wright, Dylan Matthew as Secretary
17 December 2025
Resigned Kitson, Richard David as Director
17 December 2025
Resigned Shelley, David Richard as Director
2 December 2022
Resigned Smith, Mark Alexander as Director
2 December 2022
Appointed Kitson, Richard David as Director
2 December 2022
Appointed Shelley, David Richard as Director
2 December 2022
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
2 December 2022
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Director
2 December 2022
Resigned Leaver, Marcus Edward as Director
1 April 2019
Appointed Smith, Mark Alexander as Director
1 April 2019
Appointed Leaver, Marcus Edward as Director
1 April 2019
Resigned Goodman, Jonathan Richard as Director
31 January 2018
Resigned Murray Hill, Piers Auriol as Director
29 April 2016
Resigned Whitton, Adrian Matthew as Secretary
29 April 2016
Resigned Whitton, Adrian Matthew as Director
14 October 2011
Resigned Rasmussen, Belinda Ioni as Director
21 July 2008
Appointed Rasmussen, Belinda Ioni as Director
17 August 2004
Resigned Tautz, Helen Jane as Secretary
17 August 2004
Appointed Whitton, Adrian Matthew as Secretary
30 January 2004
Resigned Abdoo, David as Secretary
30 January 2004
Appointed Tautz, Helen Jane as Secretary
27 June 2002
Resigned Kearney, Matthew Joseph as Director
3 October 2000
Appointed Abdoo, David as Secretary
3 October 2000
Appointed Kearney, Matthew Joseph as Director
2 October 2000
Resigned Ogilvie, Alasdair Mcdonald as Director
2 October 2000
Appointed Murray Hill, Piers Auriol as Director
2 October 2000
Resigned Green, Richard John as Director
2 October 2000
Appointed Goodman, Jonathan Richard as Director
2 October 2000
Appointed Whitton, Adrian Matthew as Director
2 October 2000
Resigned Chaston, David Carl Anthony as Secretary
14 January 2000
Resigned Hunt, Christopher as Director
10 December 1999
Appointed Green, Richard John as Director
4 November 1999
Resigned Forrester, Timothy John as Director
4 November 1999
Appointed Ogilvie, Alasdair Mcdonald as Director
28 February 1999
Resigned Brooman, Richard John as Director
5 February 1999
Resigned Dunleavy, Ivan Patrick as Director
2 December 1998
Resigned Ayres, Stephen Thomas as Director
30 November 1998
Resigned Rosenthal, Thomas Gabriel as Director
16 March 1998
Appointed Hunt, Christopher as Director
3 November 1997
Appointed Brooman, Richard John as Director
3 November 1997
Appointed Chaston, David Carl Anthony as Secretary
3 November 1997
Resigned Bloom, Jonathan Simon as Secretary
5 July 1996
Resigned Schofield, Brian Beaumont as Secretary
5 July 1996
Appointed Bloom, Jonathan Simon as Secretary
22 April 1996
Appointed Forrester, Timothy John as Director
12 March 1996
Appointed Schofield, Brian Beaumont as Secretary
12 March 1996
Resigned Harvey, George Kenneth as Secretary
6 July 1995
Appointed Harvey, George Kenneth as Secretary
6 July 1995
Resigned Tobin, Julian Jacob as Secretary
6 July 1995
Appointed Ayres, Stephen Thomas as Director
6 July 1995
Resigned Boulanger, Gerard as Director
6 July 1995
Appointed Dunleavy, Ivan Patrick as Director
6 July 1995
Resigned Graham, David Malcolm as Director
6 July 1995
Resigned Tobin, Julian Jacob as Director
6 July 1995
Resigned Baum, Robin Frederick as Director
19 November 1993
Appointed Graham, David Malcolm as Director
19 November 1993
Appointed Boulanger, Gerard as Director
24 January 1993
Resigned Royds, Pamela as Director
18 August 1992
Resigned Kent, Christopbel as Director
12 August 1992
Resigned Morris, Laura Frances as Director
15 May 1992
Appointed Baum, Robin Frederick as Director
14 May 1992
Resigned Thwaite, Anthony Simon as Director

Ownership 4 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
Hachette UK Limited
Corporate entity · Notified 31 October 2024
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 02020713
Corporate entity · Notified 31 October 2024
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 03701589
Lagardère SA
Corporate entity · Notified 31 October 2024
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. N/A
Former controllers (4)
16 December 2024
Ceased Vivendi SE — Owns 75–100% of shares
31 October 2024
Ceased Welbeck Publishing Group Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares
1 April 2019
Ceased Jonathan Richard Goodman — Owns 50–75% of shares
1 April 2019
Ceased Michael Zilkha — Owns 25–50% of shares

Group structure 22 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited
Andre Deutsch Limited This company 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 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 227

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
7 October 2026Confirmation statement with no updates7 October 2026
7 April 2026Appointment of a director
1 April 2026Appointment of a secretary
1 April 2026Termination of appointment of a secretary
1 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director
Show all 227 filings

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