Anova Digital Limited

Active03299568 Private limited company

Incorporated: 31 December 1996 (29 years)
Previously known as: C&B Publishing Limited (until 10 December 2010)
C&B Publishing PLC (until 9 February 2006)
Collins & Brown Holdings Limited (until 14 January 1997)
Industry: Book publishing (58110)
Directors: Vaughan Frederick Grylls
Polly Augusta Marchant Powell
Owned by: Batsford Books Group Limited
Accounts type: Total exemption full
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: 14 January 2027
Last conf. stmt: 31 December 2025

Charges

Total: 8
Outstanding: 0
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 8

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Grylls, Vaughan Frederick

Director · Appointed 18 August 2017

Also at B.T. Batsford Limited, Anova Repose Limited, Collins & Brown Limited · more companies

British

Born December 1943 (82)

Hanks, Zana Samantha

Secretary · Appointed 19 May 2015

Powell, Polly Augusta Marchant

Director · Appointed 23 November 2005

Also at B.T. Batsford Limited, Anova Repose Limited, Collins & Brown Limited · more companies

British

Born August 1959 (67)

Officer history (26 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

Resigned Lenton, Paul Richard as Director

23 November 2005

Appointed Wood, Robin Lee Knoyle as Director

23 November 2005

Resigned Butterfield, Nigel Robert Adamson as Director

23 November 2005

Appointed Wood, Robin Lee Knoyle as Secretary

23 November 2005

Resigned Connole, Michael Damien as Director

23 November 2005

Appointed Powell, Polly Augusta Marchant as Director

23 November 2005

Resigned Potterell, Clive Ronald as Secretary

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

23 September 2002

Resigned Bristow, Roger Arthur as Director

23 November 2001

Resigned Ness, Robert James as Director

31 August 2001

Resigned Brown, Cameron Michael as Director

6 June 2001

Appointed Connole, Michael Damien as Director

6 June 2001

Appointed Butterfield, Nigel Robert Adamson as Director

6 June 2001

Appointed Lassman, Peter as Director

6 June 2001

Resigned Ness, Robert James as Secretary

6 June 2001

Appointed Needleman, John Elliot as Director

6 June 2001

Appointed Potterell, Clive Ronald as Secretary

22 May 2001

Resigned Ogden, Peter James, Sir as Director

25 April 2001

Resigned Razzall, Edward Timothy as Director

30 March 2001

Resigned Phillips, Kevin as Secretary

30 March 2001

Appointed Ness, Robert James as Secretary

15 November 2000

Resigned Tierney Jnr, Paul Edward as Director

23 June 2000

Resigned Strachan, David Alistair as Director

22 June 2000

Appointed Ness, Robert James as Director

28 February 2000

Appointed Ogden, Peter James, Sir as Director

9 November 1998

Resigned Collins, Samuel Alexander Mark as Director

2 February 1998

Appointed Strachan, David Alistair as Director

31 August 1997

Appointed Phillips, Kevin as Secretary

31 August 1997

Resigned Georgiou, Christodoulos Savvas as Secretary

7 February 1997

Appointed Tierney Jnr, Paul Edward as Director

21 January 1997

Appointed Razzall, Edward Timothy as Director

21 January 1997

Appointed Bristow, Roger Arthur as Director

3 January 1997

Appointed Brown, Cameron Michael as Director

3 January 1997

Appointed Collins, Samuel Alexander Mark as Director

3 January 1997

Appointed Georgiou, Christodoulos Savvas as Secretary

3 January 1997

Resigned Legist Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

3 January 1997

Resigned Legist Directors Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

3 January 1997

Resigned Legist Secretaries Limited as Corporate Director

2 January 1997

Appointed Legist Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary

2 January 1997

Appointed Legist Directors Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

2 January 1997

Appointed Legist Secretaries Limited as Corporate Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Batsford Books Group Limited

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

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To
22 October 2026	Total exemption full accounts	28 February 2026
2 January 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	31 December 2025
8 October 2025	Total exemption full accounts	28 February 2025
21 May 2025	Director's details changed
6 January 2025	Confirmation statement with no updates	31 December 2024