Osprey Publishing Limited

Active03471853 Private limited company
Incorporated
26 November 1997 (28 years)
Industry
Book publishing (58110)
Directors
Owned by
Accounts type
Audit exemption subsidiary
Region
Greater London
Address
50 Bedford Square
London
WC1B 3DP

Filing status

Accounts due
30 November 2026
Last accounts
28 February 2025
Conf. stmt due
15 September 2027
Last conf. stmt
1 September 2026

Charges

Total
4
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
4

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 2 February 2026
Also at Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Digital Catapult, A & C Black Publishers Limited · more companies
British
Born October 1976 (50)
Abu-Deeb, Maya Margaret
Secretary · Appointed 21 January 2019
Director · Appointed 23 December 2014
Also at Bloomsbury Information Limited, Shire Publications Limited, Hart Publishing Ltd. · more companies
American
Born June 1955 (71)
Officer history (29 former)
2 February 2026
2 February 2026
Appointed Underwood, Keith Robert as Director
21 January 2019
Appointed Abu-Deeb, Maya Margaret as Secretary
19 January 2019
Resigned Daykin, Michael Richard as Secretary
16 July 2018
Resigned Pallot, Wendy Monica as Director
16 July 2018
28 February 2018
Resigned Charkin, Richard Denis Paul as Director
23 December 2014
Appointed Charkin, Richard Denis Paul as Director
23 December 2014
Appointed Pallot, Wendy Monica as Director
23 December 2014
Resigned Storey, Mark Henry as Director
23 December 2014
Appointed Daykin, Michael Richard as Secretary
23 December 2014
Appointed Newton, John Nigel as Director
23 December 2014
Resigned Henderson-Londono, Ian as Director
15 August 2014
Resigned Kotecha, Rupin as Director
15 August 2014
Resigned Black, Robin Kennedy as Director
30 June 2014
Resigned Gadsby, Oliver Edward as Director
19 May 2014
Resigned Smart, Rebecca Jane as Director
1 May 2014
Appointed Henderson-Londono, Ian as Director
1 October 2013
Resigned Bowman, John Reid as Director
1 October 2013
Appointed Kotecha, Rupin as Director
1 December 2012
Appointed Gadsby, Oliver Edward as Director
4 October 2012
Resigned Simpson, Alison Jane as Director
17 July 2012
Appointed Bowman, John Reid as Director
23 September 2011
Resigned Tinsley, Christian Glenn as Director
23 September 2011
Resigned Tinsley, Christian Glenn as Secretary
17 June 2011
Appointed Storey, Mark Henry as Director
5 June 2009
Appointed Tinsley, Christian Glenn as Director
8 January 2009
Resigned Sturrock, Philip James as Director
1 January 2009
Appointed Simpson, Alison Jane as Director
31 December 2007
Resigned Shepherd, William Peter as Director
10 December 2007
Appointed Tinsley, Christian Glenn as Secretary
5 December 2007
Resigned Lough, Sarah Rosemary as Director
5 December 2007
Resigned Lough, Sarah Rosemary as Secretary
23 April 2007
Appointed Sturrock, Philip James as Director
8 March 2007
Resigned Sharland, Joanna as Director
8 March 2007
Resigned France, Douglas as Director
27 July 2005
Resigned Corsa, William as Director
17 March 2005
Appointed France, Douglas as Director
17 March 2005
Appointed Sharland, Joanna as Director
10 December 2004
Resigned Shadbolt, Marcus John as Director
31 July 2004
Resigned Hogg, David Richard as Director
2 January 2004
Appointed Smart, Rebecca Jane as Director
16 October 2003
Appointed Hogg, David Richard as Director
15 May 2002
Appointed Black, Robin Kennedy as Director
15 May 2002
Resigned Hulton, Frederick William as Director
23 November 2001
Resigned Black, Robin Kennedy as Director
15 May 2001
Resigned Parker, Jonathan Rupert as Director
14 February 2001
Appointed Shadbolt, Marcus John as Director
14 February 2001
Resigned Pennock, George William as Director
30 November 2000
Appointed Pennock, George William as Director
25 May 2000
Appointed Hulton, Frederick William as Director
28 January 1999
Appointed Shepherd, William Peter as Director
20 February 1998
Appointed Corsa, William as Director
20 February 1998
Appointed Black, Robin Kennedy as Director
30 December 1997
Resigned London Law Secretarial Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
30 December 1997
Resigned London Law Services Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
26 November 1997
Appointed London Law Secretarial Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
26 November 1997
Appointed London Law Services Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
26 November 1997
Appointed Parker, Jonathan Rupert as Director
26 November 1997
Appointed Lough, Sarah Rosemary as Secretary
26 November 1997
Appointed Lough, Sarah Rosemary as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Public Limited Company
Reg. no. 01984336

Group structure 34 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
A. & C. Black Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
A & C Black Publishers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bloomsbury Publishing Singapore Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Featherstone Education Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
John Wisden (Holdings) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Methuen Drama Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Oxford International Publishers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Reed's Almanac Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
A. & C. Black (Distribution) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Adlard Coles Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Alphabooks Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Christopher Helm (Publishers) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
F.Lewis,(publishers),limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Herbert Press Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Nautical Publishing Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bloomsbury Book Publishing Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bloomsbury India UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bloomsbury Information Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bloomsbury Media Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bloomsbury Professional Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hart Publishing Ltd. Owns 75–100% of shares
Head of Zeus Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Oberon Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Osprey Publishing Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
British Wildlife Publishing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Shire Publications Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Philip Wilson Publishers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Continuum International Publishing Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Athlone Press Limited(the) Owns 75–100% of shares
Hambledon and London Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Sheffield Academic Press Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
T & T Clark Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Thoemmes Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
3 September 2026Confirmation statement with no updates1 September 2026
20 May 2026Appointment of a secretary
2 February 2026Appointment of a director
2 February 2026Termination of appointment of a director
1 December 2025Other filing
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