Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 20 October 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 6 October 2026
John Catt Educational Limited
- Incorporated
- 30 March 2006 (20 years)
- Previously known as
- Jonchris Ltd (until 1 September 2006)This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
- Industry
- Book publishing (58110) Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58142)Other publishing activities (58190)
- Owned by
- Louis Hachette Group SALagardère SA
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- Carmelite House50 Victoria EmbankmentLondonEC4Y 0DZ
Charges
- Total
- 4
- Outstanding
- 2
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 1
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
British
Born March 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 30 November 2021
British
Born April 1976 (50)
Officer history (11 former)
1 April 2026
Resigned De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
1 April 2026
1 April 2026
Appointed Wright, Dylan Matthew as Secretary
1 April 2026
31 March 2023
30 November 2021
Resigned Rudge, James as Director
30 November 2021
30 November 2021
30 November 2021
30 November 2021
Appointed De Cacqueray, Pierre as Secretary
30 November 2021
Resigned Barnes, Jonathan Mark as Director
30 November 2021
31 August 2016
Resigned Bingham, Derek as Director
8 April 2014
8 April 2014
Appointed Barnes, Jonathan Mark as Director
8 April 2014
Appointed Rudge, James as Director
8 April 2014
8 April 2014
15 April 2013
18 July 2008
Resigned Ahier, David as Director
1 September 2006
Appointed Ahier, David as Director
1 September 2006
Appointed Bingham, Derek as Director
30 March 2006
30 March 2006
30 March 2006
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
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 02020173
Lagardère SA
Corporate entity · Notified 20 September 2023
Owns 75–100% of shares
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. N/A
Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 03701589
Former controllers (2)
16 December 2024
Ceased Vivendi SE — Owns 75–100% of shares
20 September 2023
Ceased Deben Publishing Ltd — Owns 75–100% 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
John Catt Educational Limited This company 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
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
Financials
Figures from 2021 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £2,095,327
- up £788,141 (60%)
- Cash
- £946,544
- up £451,862 (91%)
- Employees
- 18
- no change
- Debt Ratio
- 31%
- Current Ratio
- 4.0x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £531,660 | £508,834 | £509,600 |
| Current Assets | £2,494,166 | £1,692,763 | £869,889 |
| Debtors | £1,239,027 | £1,020,975 | £675,913 |
| Cash | £946,544 | £494,682 | £178,422 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £621,531 | £563,854 | £336,626 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £297,542 | £323,379 | £333,175 |
| Net Current Assets | £1,872,635 | £1,128,909 | £533,263 |
| Net Assets | £2,095,327 | £1,307,186 | £701,976 |
| Shareholder Funds | £701,976 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2026 | Termination of appointment of a secretary | |||
| 1 April 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 1 April 2026 | Appointment of a secretary | |||
| 1 April 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 28 October 2025 | Cessation of a person with significant control |
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