Headline Publishing Group Limited

Active02782638 Private limited company
Incorporated
22 January 1993 (33 years)
Previously known as
Headline Book Publishing Limited (until 22 November 2006)
Hodder Headline Limited (until 29 June 1993)
Mawlaw 195 Limited (until 25 May 1993)
Industry
Book publishing (58110)
Directors
Owned by
Louis Hachette Group 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

Charges

Total
7
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
7

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 12 December 2017
Also at John Catt Educational Limited, Hachette UK Limited, Hodder & Stoughton Limited · more companies
British
Born April 1976 (50)
Officer history (32 former)
1 April 2026
Resigned De Cacqueray, Pierre as Director
1 April 2026
Appointed Wright, Dylan Matthew as Director
1 April 2026
Appointed Wright, Dylan Matthew as Secretary
1 April 2026
Resigned De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
2 November 2020
Resigned Hodder-Williams, James as Director
12 December 2017
Appointed Shelley, David Richard as Director
12 December 2017
Resigned Hely Hutchinson, Timothy Mark as Director
10 November 2017
Resigned Morpeth, Jane Sinclair as Director
30 June 2013
Resigned Roche, Peter Charles Kenneth as Director
2 December 2009
Appointed Hodder-Williams, James as Director
2 December 2009
Resigned Neild, Martin John as Director
13 June 2007
Appointed Neild, Martin John as Director
13 June 2007
Resigned Thomson, Sarah as Director
13 June 2007
Appointed Roche, Peter Charles Kenneth as Director
3 May 2005
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Director
3 May 2005
Resigned Robinson, Stephen Leonard as Secretary
3 May 2005
Resigned Robinson, Stephen Leonard as Director
3 May 2005
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
2 August 2004
Appointed Robinson, Stephen Leonard as Secretary
2 August 2004
Appointed Robinson, Stephen Leonard as Director
2 August 2004
Resigned Buckley, Michael David as Secretary
15 June 2004
Resigned Fairbairn, Colin Graham Campbell as Secretary
15 June 2004
Appointed Buckley, Michael David as Secretary
15 June 2004
1 July 2003
Resigned Weir, Louise as Director
25 February 2002
Appointed Fairbairn, Colin Graham Campbell as Secretary
25 February 2002
Resigned Brown, Anthony Malcolm as Secretary
1 December 2001
Appointed Fairbairn, Colin Graham Campbell as Director
30 November 2001
Resigned Mortimore, Jon William as Director
1 June 2001
Resigned Allen, Elizabeth Frances as Director
30 September 2000
Resigned Ridout, Amanda Jane as Director
31 May 2000
Resigned Hamill, Keith as Director
17 January 2000
Appointed Hamill, Keith as Director
18 October 1999
Resigned Adam, Richard John as Director
18 October 1999
Appointed Mortimore, Jon William as Director
3 September 1999
Appointed Brown, Anthony Malcolm as Secretary
3 September 1999
Resigned Opzoomer, Mark William as Secretary
3 September 1999
Resigned Opzoomer, Mark William as Director
31 December 1997
Resigned Rowley, Diane Heather as Director
12 September 1997
Resigned Littlewood, Simon Roy as Director
7 December 1996
Resigned Brooke, John Alan De Leighton as Director
1 October 1996
Appointed Ridout, Amanda Jane as Director
2 August 1996
Resigned Thomas, Sian Elizabeth as Director
24 April 1996
Appointed Adam, Richard John as Director
1 February 1996
Appointed Weir, Louise as Director
31 January 1996
Appointed Littlewood, Simon Roy as Director
20 December 1995
Resigned Nettleton, Charles as Director
5 July 1995
Resigned Coley, Paul Murray as Secretary
5 July 1995
Resigned Coley, Paul Murray as Director
5 July 1995
Appointed Opzoomer, Mark William as Secretary
21 December 1994
Appointed Opzoomer, Mark William as Director
28 June 1994
Appointed Rowley, Diane Heather as Director
1 November 1993
Appointed Allen, Elizabeth Frances as Director
9 August 1993
Appointed Nettleton, Charles as Director
28 June 1993
Appointed Coley, Paul Murray as Director
28 June 1993
Appointed Thomson, Sarah as Director
28 June 1993
Appointed Brooke, John Alan De Leighton as Director
28 June 1993
Appointed Morpeth, Jane Sinclair as Director
28 June 1993
Appointed Thomas, Sian Elizabeth as Director
28 June 1993
Appointed Hely Hutchinson, Timothy Mark as Director
28 June 1993
Appointed Coley, Paul Murray as Secretary
28 June 1993
Resigned Mawlaw Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
28 June 1993
Resigned Fadil, Susan Carol as Nominee Director
28 June 1993
Resigned Walsh, Stephen Joseph as Director
22 January 1993
Appointed Mawlaw Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
22 January 1993
Appointed Fadil, Susan Carol as Nominee Director
22 January 1993
Appointed Walsh, Stephen Joseph 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
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2018
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 03701589
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 02020173
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 This company 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 189

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
14 October 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
6 October 2026Confirmation statement with no updates30 September 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 189 filings

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Hachette UK Distribution Limited
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