Batsford Books Limited

Active03346242 Private limited company
Incorporated
7 April 1997 (29 years)
Previously known as
Pavilion Books Limited (until 30 November 2021)
FCB 1229 Limited (until 16 May 1997)
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
21 April 2027
Last conf. stmt
7 April 2026

Charges

Total
6
Outstanding
2
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
4

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 (21 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 Secretary
23 November 2005
Appointed Wood, Robin Lee Knoyle as Director
23 November 2005
Appointed Powell, Polly Augusta Marchant as Director
23 November 2005
Resigned Lenton, Paul Richard as Director
23 November 2005
Resigned Potterell, Clive Ronald as Secretary
23 November 2005
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
Appointed Butterfield, Nigel Robert Adamson as Director
20 November 2001
Resigned Webb, Colin Thomas as Director
15 October 2001
Appointed Needleman, John Elliot as Director
15 October 2001
Appointed Lassman, Peter as Director
31 August 2001
Resigned Brown, Cameron Michael as Director
6 June 2001
Resigned Ness, Robert James as Secretary
6 June 2001
Appointed Potterell, Clive Ronald as Secretary
30 March 2001
Resigned Phillips, Kevin as Secretary
30 March 2001
Appointed Ness, Robert James as Secretary
23 June 2000
Resigned Strachan, David Alistair as Director
22 June 2000
Appointed Ness, Robert James as Director
9 November 1998
Resigned Collins, Samuel Alexander Mark as Director
27 May 1998
Appointed Webb, Colin Thomas 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
1 May 1997
Appointed Georgiou, Christodoulos Savvas as Secretary
1 May 1997
Appointed Collins, Samuel Alexander Mark as Director
1 May 1997
Appointed Brown, Cameron Michael as Director
1 May 1997
Resigned Legist Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
1 May 1997
Resigned Legist Directors Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
7 April 1997
Appointed Legist Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
7 April 1997
Appointed Legist Directors Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 26 May 2021
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited Company
Reg. no. 08787253
Former controllers (2)
25 May 2021
Ceased Pavilion Books Company Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares
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 Owns 75–100% of shares
David Bennett Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Batsford Books Limited This company 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
13 April 2026Confirmation statement with no updates7 April 2026
8 October 2025Accounts for a dormant company28 February 2025
21 May 2025Director's details changed
22 April 2025Confirmation statement with no updates7 April 2025
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