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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2026-10-18 (in 5mo)

Last made up 2025-10-04

Watchouts

1 item

Cash

£53K

+12% vs 2023

Net assets

£27M

+40.4% vs 2023

Employees

90

-4.3% vs 2023

Profit before tax

£8M

+26% vs 2023

Watchouts

Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating

Name history

Renamed 2 times since incorporation

  1. THE ORION PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED 1992-02-24 → present
  2. ORION BOOKS LIMITED 1992-01-07 → 1992-02-24
  3. DELVERAISE LIMITED 1991-11-19 → 1992-01-07

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Turnover £57,159,821£65,043,353
Operating profit £5,633,070£7,042,492
Profit before tax £6,440,653£8,116,894
Net profit £4,963,031£6,258,958
Cash £47,036£52,691
Total assets less current liabilities £7,535,016£26,719,682
Net assets £19,428,590£27,285,798
Equity £19,428,590£27,285,798
Average employees 9490
Wages £5,168,079£5,611,887

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-31
Operating margin 9.9%10.8%
Net margin 8.7%9.6%
Return on capital employed 74.8%26.4%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 75.7%46.1%
Current ratio 1.09x2.05x

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 101
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Constantin
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The uncertainty as to the future impact on the Company of the current inflation and cost of living crisis in particular has been considered as part of the Company's adoption of the going concern basis of preparation. The Company continue to distribute books and have implemented cost saving measures across a number of areas to further mitigate any impact in 2025 and beyond. The Company will continue to be supported by Hachette group, and a written confirmation has been obtained from the group to the directors confirming the support will be effective for a period of at least one year from the date of signing of the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024. In assessing going concern, there was consideration of the potential impacts of inflation and the cost of living crisis on the Company's forecasts; the directors are satisified that the Company will be able to meet its obligations as they fall due and therefore that the going concern basis of preparation remains appropriate.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

3 active · 47 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew Secretary 2026-04-01
SHELLEY, David Richard Director 2015-12-16 Apr 1976 British
WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew Director 2026-04-01 Mar 1973 British
Show 47 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
DE CACQUERAY, Pierre Secretary 2015-03-20 2026-04-01
DE CACQUERAY, Pierre Secretary 2000-07-01 2005-03-16
JARVIS, Clare Secretary 2011-06-10 2013-07-01
O'SULLIVAN, Matthew Secretary 1996-01-01 2000-06-30
PRIOR, Mark Secretary 2005-03-16 2011-06-10
ROCHE, Peter Charles Kenneth Secretary 1991-12-02 1995-12-01
SWALLOW, Rowena Secretary 2013-07-01 2015-03-20
BAKHOUCHE, Fabrice Director 2021-06-15 2023-08-31
BARBER, Nicholas Charles Faithorn Director 1997-01-31 1998-09-22
BOURNE, Adrian Director 2003-11-18 2005-07-15
BOURNE, Adrian Director 2002-04-04 2003-04-01
BROOKE, Christopher Roger Ettrick Director 1994-05-14 1998-08-21
BROOKE, Christopher Roger Ettrick Director 1992-06-29 1994-05-13
CARY ELWES, Charles Gervase Rundle Director 1994-02-25 2003-12-31
CHAPMAN, Francis Ian Director 1993-02-26 1994-03-31
CHEETHAM, Anthony John Valerian Director 1991-12-08 2003-09-23
CUCKNEY, John Graham, Lord Director 1994-05-02 1997-05-23
DE CACQUERAY, Pierre Director 1999-02-24 2026-04-01
DE COURCY, Rosemary Minnie Frances, Director Director 1992-03-27 1999-07-28
EDWARDS, Malcolm John Director 1999-09-15 2015-12-16
EVANS, Martin John Director 1999-01-06 2009-01-27
GUMIENNY, Marek Stefan Director 1994-05-13 1994-05-14
HESSAYON, David Gerald, Dr Director 1992-03-27 1993-09-24
HUTCHINSON, Timothy Hely, Hon Director 2004-10-01 2017-12-12
JARVIS, Clare Director 2011-06-10 2013-07-15
KITSON, Richard David Director 2006-12-19 2007-06-22
LAMB, Susan Director 1999-09-15 2015-02-12
LISIMACHIO, Jean-Louis Director 1998-08-21 2003-06-25
MANDERSON, Dallas Anthony Robert Director 1999-02-24 2014-07-10
MERIOT, Frederic Georges Claude Director 1999-09-15 2006-11-27
MILTON, Lisa Director 2005-07-20 2015-07-17
MITCHELL, William Director 1992-06-26 1993-10-13
MONTGOMERY, Jeffrey Davis Director 1994-05-20 1997-03-21
NOURRY, Arnaud Director 2003-07-22 2021-03-29
O'SULLIVAN, Matthew Director 1998-09-22 2000-06-30
ONIANS, Richard Anderson Director 1997-03-21 1998-08-21
PRIOR, Mark Director 2006-01-03 2011-06-10
ROCHE, Peter Charles Kenneth Director 1991-12-02 2013-06-30
SMITH, Martin, Sir Director 1992-06-18 1998-08-21
STOCKLEY, David Henry Director 2002-06-18 2004-07-31
STURROCK, Philip James Director 1998-10-30 1999-10-09
SWALLOW, Rowena Gay Director 2013-07-01 2015-03-20
TREWIN, Ion Courtenay Gill Director 1994-01-28 2006-07-30
WEIDENFELD, Arthur George, Lord Director 1992-06-18 2013-06-30
WOOD, Jonathan Carrington Director 2011-01-01 2015-12-16
YOUNG, David John Director 2013-06-03 2015-12-15
YOUNG, David John Director 2006-04-20 2007-06-22

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Louis Hachette Group Sa Corporate entity Shares 50–75% 2024-12-16 Active
Vivendi Se Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2023-12-01 Ceased 2024-12-16
Hachette Uk (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active
Lagardere Sa Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 282 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-04-01 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2026-04-01 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2026-04-01 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-04-01 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2025-10-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-10-14 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2025-10-14 PSC07 persons-with-significant-control Cessation of a person with significant control PDF
2025-08-07 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-10-15 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-15 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2024-10-15 PSC02 persons-with-significant-control Notification of a person with significant control PDF
2024-07-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-10-23 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-08-31 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-08-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-10-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-10-14 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-07-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-06-15 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
8

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
2

last 12 months

Officers resigned
2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

Year-on-year

FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

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