The Orion Publishing Group Limited

Active02663988 Private limited company
Incorporated
19 November 1991 (34 years)
Previously known as
Orion Books Limited (until 24 February 1992)
Delveraise Limited (until 7 January 1992)
Industry
Book publishing (58110)
Directors
Owned by
Louis Hachette Group SA
Lagardere 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
18 October 2027
Last conf. stmt
4 October 2026

Charges

Total
4
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
4

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, Little, Brown Book Group Limited · more companies
British
Born March 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 16 December 2015
Also at John Catt Educational Limited, Hachette UK Limited, Hodder & Stoughton Limited · more companies
British
Born April 1976 (50)
Officer history (47 former)
1 April 2026
Appointed Wright, Dylan Matthew as Secretary
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
31 August 2023
Resigned Bakhouche, Fabrice as Director
15 June 2021
Appointed Bakhouche, Fabrice as Director
29 March 2021
Resigned Nourry, Arnaud as Director
12 December 2017
Resigned Hutchinson, Timothy Hely, Hon as Director
16 December 2015
Appointed Shelley, David Richard as Director
16 December 2015
Resigned Wood, Jonathan Carrington as Director
16 December 2015
Resigned Edwards, Malcolm John as Director
15 December 2015
Resigned Young, David John as Director
17 July 2015
Resigned Milton, Lisa as Director
20 March 2015
Resigned Swallow, Rowena Gay as Director
20 March 2015
Resigned Swallow, Rowena as Secretary
20 March 2015
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
12 February 2015
Resigned Lamb, Susan as Director
10 July 2014
15 July 2013
Resigned Jarvis, Clare as Director
1 July 2013
Resigned Jarvis, Clare as Secretary
1 July 2013
Appointed Swallow, Rowena as Secretary
1 July 2013
Appointed Swallow, Rowena Gay as Director
30 June 2013
Resigned Weidenfeld, Arthur George, Lord as Director
30 June 2013
Resigned Roche, Peter Charles Kenneth as Director
3 June 2013
Appointed Young, David John as Director
10 June 2011
Appointed Jarvis, Clare as Director
10 June 2011
Resigned Prior, Mark as Director
10 June 2011
Appointed Jarvis, Clare as Secretary
10 June 2011
Resigned Prior, Mark as Secretary
1 January 2011
Appointed Wood, Jonathan Carrington as Director
27 January 2009
Resigned Evans, Martin John as Director
22 June 2007
Resigned Young, David John as Director
22 June 2007
Resigned Kitson, Richard David as Director
19 December 2006
Appointed Kitson, Richard David as Director
27 November 2006
Resigned Meriot, Frederic Georges Claude as Director
30 July 2006
Resigned Trewin, Ion Courtenay Gill as Director
20 April 2006
Appointed Young, David John as Director
3 January 2006
Appointed Prior, Mark as Director
20 July 2005
Appointed Milton, Lisa as Director
15 July 2005
Resigned Bourne, Adrian as Director
16 March 2005
Resigned De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
16 March 2005
Appointed Prior, Mark as Secretary
1 October 2004
Appointed Hutchinson, Timothy Hely, Hon as Director
31 July 2004
Resigned Stockley, David Henry as Director
31 December 2003
18 November 2003
Appointed Bourne, Adrian as Director
23 September 2003
Resigned Cheetham, Anthony John Valerian as Director
22 July 2003
Appointed Nourry, Arnaud as Director
25 June 2003
Resigned Lisimachio, Jean-Louis as Director
1 April 2003
Resigned Bourne, Adrian as Director
18 June 2002
Appointed Stockley, David Henry as Director
4 April 2002
Appointed Bourne, Adrian as Director
1 July 2000
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
30 June 2000
Resigned O'Sullivan, Matthew as Secretary
30 June 2000
Resigned O'Sullivan, Matthew as Director
9 October 1999
Resigned Sturrock, Philip James as Director
15 September 1999
Appointed Edwards, Malcolm John as Director
15 September 1999
Appointed Lamb, Susan as Director
15 September 1999
Appointed Meriot, Frederic Georges Claude as Director
28 July 1999
24 February 1999
Appointed Manderson, Dallas Anthony Robert as Director
24 February 1999
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Director
6 January 1999
Appointed Evans, Martin John as Director
30 October 1998
Appointed Sturrock, Philip James as Director
22 September 1998
22 September 1998
Appointed O'Sullivan, Matthew as Director
21 August 1998
Appointed Lisimachio, Jean-Louis as Director
21 August 1998
Resigned Onians, Richard Anderson as Director
21 August 1998
21 August 1998
Resigned Smith, Martin, Sir as Director
23 May 1997
Resigned Cuckney, John Graham, Lord as Director
21 March 1997
Appointed Onians, Richard Anderson as Director
21 March 1997
Resigned Montgomery, Jeffrey Davis as Director
31 January 1997
Appointed Barber, Nicholas Charles Faithorn as Director
1 January 1996
Appointed O'Sullivan, Matthew as Secretary
1 December 1995
Resigned Roche, Peter Charles Kenneth as Secretary
20 May 1994
Appointed Montgomery, Jeffrey Davis as Director
14 May 1994
Appointed Brooke, Christopher Roger Ettrick as Director
14 May 1994
Resigned Gumienny, Marek Stefan as Director
13 May 1994
13 May 1994
Appointed Gumienny, Marek Stefan as Director
2 May 1994
Appointed Cuckney, John Graham, Lord as Director
31 March 1994
Resigned Chapman, Francis Ian as Director
25 February 1994
28 January 1994
Appointed Trewin, Ion Courtenay Gill as Director
13 October 1993
Resigned Mitchell, William as Director
24 September 1993
Resigned Hessayon, David Gerald, Dr as Director
26 February 1993
Appointed Chapman, Francis Ian as Director
29 June 1992
Appointed Brooke, Christopher Roger Ettrick as Director
26 June 1992
Appointed Mitchell, William as Director
18 June 1992
Appointed Weidenfeld, Arthur George, Lord as Director
18 June 1992
Appointed Smith, Martin, Sir as Director
27 March 1992
Appointed Hessayon, David Gerald, Dr as Director
27 March 1992
8 December 1991
Appointed Cheetham, Anthony John Valerian as Director
2 December 1991
Appointed Roche, Peter Charles Kenneth as Secretary
2 December 1991
Appointed Roche, Peter Charles Kenneth 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
Lagardere 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 23 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 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
The Orion Publishing Group Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
And 3 more

What The Orion Publishing Group say about themselves

“Journey through the Gollancz universe and discover your next great read”

— from store.gollancz.co.uk

Filings 284

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
14 October 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
6 October 2026Confirmation statement with updates4 October 2026
1 April 2026Termination of appointment of a secretary
1 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director
1 April 2026Appointment of a secretary
Show all 284 filings

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