Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited

Active03701589 Private limited company
Incorporated
26 January 1999 (27 years)
Previously known as
Hachette Livre UK Limited (until 20 January 2009)
HL 99 Limited (until 1 November 2004)
Ibis (475) Limited (until 26 April 1999)
Industry
Other publishing activities (58190)
Directors
Jean-Christophe Claude Olivier Françoise Marie Thiery De Bercegol Du Moulin
Owned by
Louis Hachette Group SA
Lagardère SA
Hachette Livre SA
Accounts type
Full
Region
Greater London
Address
Carmelite House
50 Victoria Embankment
London
EC4Y 0DZ

Website & contact details

Group website
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Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
14 October 2027
Last conf. stmt
30 September 2026

Officers 4 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)
Thiery De Bercegol Du Moulin, Jean-Christophe Claude Olivier Françoise Marie
Director · Appointed 9 October 2024
French
Born May 1967 (59)
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 (24 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
9 October 2024
Appointed Thiery De Bercegol Du Moulin, Jean-Christophe Claude Olivier Françoise Marie as Director
9 October 2024
Resigned Ferran, Stéphanie Jean as Director
1 March 2024
Appointed Ferran, Stéphanie Jean as Director
1 March 2024
Resigned Leroy, Pierre Léon Raymond as Director
31 August 2023
Resigned Bakhouche, Fabrice as Director
15 June 2021
Appointed Leroy, Pierre Léon Raymond as Director
29 March 2021
Resigned Nourry, Arnaud as Director
22 June 2018
Appointed Bakhouche, Fabrice as Director
22 June 2018
Resigned Wastiaux, Marie-Claire as Director
12 December 2017
Resigned Hely Hutchinson, Timothy Mark as Director
12 December 2017
Appointed Shelley, David Richard as Director
15 December 2015
Resigned Young, David John as Director
30 June 2013
Resigned Roche, Peter Charles Kenneth as Director
18 July 2008
Appointed Wastiaux, Marie-Claire as Director
2 May 2008
Resigned Dupoizat, Jean Paul as Director
13 June 2007
Resigned Goff, Alison Nicola Fiona as Director
13 June 2007
Resigned Edwards, Malcolm John as Director
13 June 2007
Resigned Evans, Martin John as Director
13 June 2007
Resigned Walters, Philip John Kedgerley as Director
13 June 2007
Resigned Johnson, Marlene as Director
13 June 2007
Resigned Mackenzie, Ursula Ann as Director
13 June 2007
Resigned Taylor, Susan Elizabeth as Director
13 June 2007
Resigned Neild, Martin John as Director
13 June 2007
Resigned Edwards, Malcolm John as Director
19 September 2006
Appointed Taylor, Susan Elizabeth as Director
20 April 2006
Appointed Mackenzie, Ursula Ann as Director
20 April 2006
Appointed Young, David John as Director
1 April 2006
Appointed Edwards, Malcolm John as Director
1 April 2006
Appointed Evans, Martin John as Director
3 March 2006
Appointed Johnson, Marlene as Director
29 July 2005
Resigned Freeman, Derek Keith as Director
21 June 2005
Appointed Goff, Alison Nicola Fiona as Director
16 March 2005
Appointed Neild, Martin John as Director
16 March 2005
Appointed Edwards, Malcolm John as Director
16 March 2005
Appointed Walters, Philip John Kedgerley as Director
16 March 2005
Appointed Freeman, Derek Keith as Director
25 September 2004
Appointed Roche, Peter Charles Kenneth as Director
25 September 2004
Appointed Hely Hutchinson, Timothy Mark as Director
22 July 2003
Appointed Nourry, Arnaud as Director
25 June 2003
Resigned Lisimachio, Jean Louis as Director
12 October 1999
Appointed Dupoizat, Jean Paul as Director
14 April 1999
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
14 April 1999
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Director
14 April 1999
Appointed Lisimachio, Jean Louis as Director
14 April 1999
Resigned Tsd Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
14 April 1999
Resigned Tsd Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
26 January 1999
Appointed Tsd Secretaries Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
26 January 1999
Appointed Tsd Nominees Limited as Corporate Nominee Director

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
Lagardère SA
Corporate entity · Notified 5 October 2023
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 320 366 446
Hachette Livre SA
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. N/A

Other holdings 5

Companies where Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Owns 75–100% of shares
Active
Former controllers (1)
1 December 2023
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 This company
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 Owns 75–100% of shares
And 4 more

Filings 172

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
7 October 2026Confirmation statement with no updates30 September 2026
6 October 2026Notification of a person with significant control
16 September 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
1 April 2026Termination of appointment of a secretary
1 April 2026Termination of appointment of a director
Show all 172 filings

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Andre Deutsch Limited
Carlton Books Limited
Hachette Boardgames UK Limited
Hachette UK Distribution Limited
Hachette UK Limited
Hachette UK Pension Trust Limited

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