Summersdale Publishers Limited

Active03419533 Private limited company
Incorporated
14 August 1997 (29 years)
Industry
Book publishing (58110)
Accounts type
Dormant
Region
Greater London
Address
Carmelite House
50 Victoria Embankment
London
EC4Y 0DZ

Website & contact details

Group website
The site of this company’s group or brand.

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
1
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

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
British
Born March 1973 (53)
Officer history (13 former)
1 April 2026
Appointed Wright, Dylan Matthew as Director
1 April 2026
Resigned De Cacqueray, Pierre as Director
1 April 2026
Resigned De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
1 April 2026
Appointed Wright, Dylan Matthew as Secretary
30 September 2025
Resigned Shelley, David Richard as Director
30 September 2025
Resigned Bond, Anna Elizabeth as Director
1 February 2021
Resigned Luxton, Angela as Director
31 December 2020
Resigned Goff, Alison Nicola Fiona as Director
5 October 2020
Appointed Goff, Alison Nicola Fiona as Director
5 October 2020
Appointed Bond, Anna Elizabeth as Director
5 October 2020
Resigned Goff, Alison Nicola Fiona as Director
12 December 2017
Resigned Hely Hutchinson, Tim as Director
1 November 2017
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
1 November 2017
Resigned Williams, Alastair as Secretary
1 November 2017
Appointed Luxton, Angela as Director
1 November 2017
Appointed Goff, Alison Nicola Fiona as Director
1 November 2017
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Director
1 November 2017
Appointed Hely Hutchinson, Tim as Director
1 November 2017
Resigned Williams, Alastair Richard as Director
1 November 2017
Appointed Shelley, David Richard as Director
1 November 2017
Resigned Ferris, Stewart Peter as Director
1 September 1997
Appointed Ferris, Stewart Peter as Director
1 September 1997
Appointed Williams, Alastair Richard as Director
1 September 1997
Appointed Williams, Alastair as Secretary
1 September 1997
Resigned Brighton Secretary Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
1 September 1997
Resigned Brighton Director Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
14 August 1997
Appointed Brighton Secretary Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
14 August 1997
Appointed Brighton Director Limited as Corporate Nominee 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 1 November 2017
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 3597451
Lagardère SA
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. N/A
Former controllers (3)
16 December 2024
Ceased Vivendi SE — Owns 75–100% of shares
1 November 2017
Ceased Alastair Richard Williams — Has significant influence or control
1 November 2017
Ceased Stewart Peter Ferris — Owns 25–50% of shares

Group structure 22 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

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 This company Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings 115

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
19 October 2026Accounts for a dormant company31 December 2025
7 October 2026Confirmation statement with no updates30 September 2026
1 April 2026Appointment of a secretary
1 April 2026Appointment of a director
1 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director
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