Octopus Publishing Group Limited

Active03597451 Private limited company
Incorporated
8 July 1998 (28 years)
Previously known as
F B & B Limited (until 27 August 1998)
Industry
Book publishing (58110)
Directors
Owned by
Louis Hachette Group SA
Lagardere 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
3
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
3

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 (28 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
8 January 2026
Resigned Bond, Anna Elizabeth as Director
31 August 2023
Resigned Bakhouche, Fabrice as Director
1 February 2021
Resigned Luxton, Angela as Director
5 October 2020
Appointed Bond, Anna Elizabeth as Director
5 October 2020
Resigned Goff, Alison Nicola Fiona as Director
31 December 2019
Resigned Welham, Andrew Peter as Director
22 June 2018
Resigned Wastiaux, Marie-Claire as Director
22 June 2018
Appointed Bakhouche, Fabrice as Director
12 December 2017
Appointed Shelley, David Richard as Director
12 December 2017
Resigned Hely Hutchinson, Timothy Mark as Director
13 April 2015
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
13 April 2015
Resigned Luxton, Angela as Secretary
30 June 2013
Resigned Roche, Peter Charles Kenneth as Director
14 June 2013
Resigned Masurel, Henri as Secretary
14 June 2013
Resigned Masurel, Henri as Director
14 June 2013
Appointed Luxton, Angela as Director
14 June 2013
Appointed Luxton, Angela as Secretary
18 July 2008
Appointed Wastiaux, Marie-Claire as Director
5 May 2008
Resigned Dupoizat, Jean Paul as Director
15 April 2008
Resigned Meriot, Frederic Georges Claude as Director
13 June 2007
Resigned Kitson, Richard David as Director
13 June 2007
Resigned Young, David John as Director
13 February 2007
Appointed Welham, Andrew Peter as Director
19 December 2006
Appointed Kitson, Richard David as Director
20 April 2006
Appointed Young, David John as Director
29 July 2005
Resigned Freeman, Derek Keith as Director
6 July 2005
Appointed Goff, Alison Nicola Fiona as Director
1 October 2004
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Director
1 October 2004
Appointed Hely Hutchinson, Timothy Mark as Director
1 October 2004
Appointed Roche, Peter Charles Kenneth as Director
23 September 2004
Resigned Stockley, David Henry as Director
15 June 2004
Appointed Masurel, Henri as Secretary
8 June 2004
Resigned Barlow, Helen Ann as Director
8 June 2004
Resigned Barlow, Helen Ann as Secretary
16 July 2003
Resigned Bamford, Laura Elizabeth as Director
26 June 2003
Resigned Lisimachio, Jean Louis as Director
26 July 2002
Appointed Masurel, Henri as Director
17 April 2002
Appointed Stockley, David Henry as Director
17 April 2002
Appointed Meriot, Frederic Georges Claude as Director
17 April 2002
Appointed Dupoizat, Jean Paul as Director
23 October 2001
Resigned Green, Richard James as Director
23 October 2001
Resigned Hartley, Andrew John as Director
23 October 2001
Appointed Lisimachio, Jean Louis as Director
23 October 2001
Resigned Grade, Michael Ian as Director
8 January 2000
Appointed Grade, Michael Ian as Director
21 August 1998
Appointed Green, Richard James as Director
21 August 1998
Appointed Hartley, Andrew John as Director
8 July 1998
Resigned Hal Management Limited as Corporate Secretary
8 July 1998
Appointed Bamford, Laura Elizabeth as Director
8 July 1998
Appointed Barlow, Helen Ann as Secretary
8 July 1998
Resigned Hal Directors Limited as Corporate Director
8 July 1998
Appointed Barlow, Helen Ann as Director
8 July 1998
Appointed Hal Directors Limited as Corporate Director
8 July 1998
Appointed Freeman, Derek Keith as Director
8 July 1998
Appointed Hal Management Limited as Corporate Secretary

Ownership 3 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 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 03701589
Lagardere SA
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. N/A

Holdings 1

Companies where Octopus Publishing Group Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
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 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 This company 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 188

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
14 October 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
7 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 188 filings

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