HACHETTE UK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£212M
-33.3% vs 2023
Employees
1
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£53M
+34.9% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- HACHETTE UK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 2009-01-20 → present
- HACHETTE LIVRE UK LIMITED 2004-11-01 → 2009-01-20
- HL 99 LIMITED 1999-04-26 → 2004-11-01
- IBIS (475) LIMITED 1999-01-26 → 1999-04-26
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £666,000 | £678,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£51,970 | -£179,601 | |
| Profit before tax | £39,239,833 | £52,948,201 | |
| Net profit | £38,973,114 | £53,977,396 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £318,110,479 | £356,087,874 | |
| Net assets | £318,110,479 | £212,087,874 | |
| Equity | £318,110,479 | £212,087,874 | |
| Average employees | 1 | 1 | |
| Wages | £594,171 | £672,615 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.8% | -26.5% | |
| Net margin | 5851.8% | 7961.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | -0.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.61x | 3.92x | |
| Interest cover | -0.39x | -0.03x |
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 'Reduced Disclosure Framework'
- 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 high 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.”
Group structure
- HACHETTE UK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED · parent
- HACHETTE UK LIMITED 100%
- THE ORION PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED 100%
- OCTOPUS PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED 100%
- HACHETTE PARTWORKS LIMITED 100%
- HACHETTE BOARDGAMES UK LIMITED 100%
- LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP LIMITED 100%
- QUERCUS EDITIONS LIMITED 100%
- HODDER & STOUGHTON LIMITED 100%
- HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED 100%
- HACHETTE UK DISTRIBUTION LIMITED 100%
- HACHETTE UK PENSION TRUST LIMITED 100%
- HACHETTE AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 100%
- HACHETTE NEW ZEALAND LIMITED 100%
- HACHETTE BOOK PUBLISHING INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED 100%
- ALLIANCE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES PTY LTD 100%
- HACHETTE SINGAPORE PRIVATE LTD 100%
- NEON PLAY LIMITED 70%
- STORYFIRE LIMITED 100%
- SUMMERSDALE PUBLISHERS LIMITED 100%
- SHORT BOOKS LIMITED 100%
- LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LIMITED 100%
- LAURENCE KING VERLAG GMBH 100%
- ILLUMINATE PUBLISHING LTD 100%
- JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL LIMITED 100%
- PAPERBLANKS LIMITED 100%
- PAPERBLANKS JOURNALS LIMITED 100%
- WELBECK PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED 100%
- WELBECK PUBLISHING GROUP SERVICES LIMITED 100%
- MORTIMER BOOKS LIMITED 100%
- CARLTON BOOKS LIMITED 100%
- ANDRE DEUTSCH LIMITED 100%
- WELBECK FICTION LIMITED 100%
- WELBECK NON-FICTION LIMITED 100%
- WELBECK CHILDREN'S LIMITED 100%
- WELBECK PUBLISHING PTY LTD 100%
- FLAME TREE PUBLISING LTD 49.24%
Significant events
- “The Company will continue to act as a holding company throughout 2025. Company profits are expected to remain high as a result of sustained levels of income from investments in subsidiary undertakings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 24 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew | Secretary | 2026-04-01 | — | — |
| SHELLEY, David Richard | Director | 2017-12-12 | Apr 1976 | British |
| THIERY DE BERCEGOL DU MOULIN, Jean-Christophe Claude Olivier Françoise Marie | Director | 2024-10-09 | May 1967 | French |
| WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew | Director | 2026-04-01 | Mar 1973 | British |
Show 24 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE CACQUERAY, Pierre | Secretary | 1999-04-14 | 2026-04-01 |
| TSD SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-01-26 | 1999-04-14 |
| BAKHOUCHE, Fabrice | Director | 2018-06-22 | 2023-08-31 |
| DE CACQUERAY, Pierre | Director | 1999-04-14 | 2026-04-01 |
| DUPOIZAT, Jean Paul | Director | 1999-10-12 | 2008-05-02 |
| EDWARDS, Malcolm John | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2007-06-13 |
| EDWARDS, Malcolm John | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2007-06-13 |
| EVANS, Martin John | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2007-06-13 |
| FERRAN, Stéphanie Jean | Director | 2024-03-01 | 2024-10-09 |
| FREEMAN, Derek Keith | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2005-07-29 |
| GOFF, Alison Nicola Fiona | Director | 2005-06-21 | 2007-06-13 |
| HELY HUTCHINSON, Timothy Mark | Director | 2004-09-25 | 2017-12-12 |
| JOHNSON, Marlene | Director | 2006-03-03 | 2007-06-13 |
| LEROY, Pierre Léon Raymond | Director | 2021-06-15 | 2024-03-01 |
| LISIMACHIO, Jean Louis | Director | 1999-04-14 | 2003-06-25 |
| MACKENZIE, Ursula Ann | Director | 2006-04-20 | 2007-06-13 |
| NEILD, Martin John | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2007-06-13 |
| NOURRY, Arnaud | Director | 2003-07-22 | 2021-03-29 |
| ROCHE, Peter Charles Kenneth | Director | 2004-09-25 | 2013-06-30 |
| TAYLOR, Susan Elizabeth | Director | 2006-09-19 | 2007-06-13 |
| WALTERS, Philip John Kedgerley | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2007-06-13 |
| WASTIAUX, Marie-Claire | Director | 2008-07-18 | 2018-06-22 |
| YOUNG, David John | Director | 2006-04-20 | 2015-12-15 |
| TSD NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-01-26 | 1999-04-14 |
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 2023-12-01 |
| Lagardère Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2023-10-05 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 169 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-18 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-01 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-18 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-06-18 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-06-18 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-06-18 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-12 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
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
-
Turnover
+1.8%
£666,000 £678,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-33.3%
£318,110,479 £212,087,874
-
Employees
0%
1 1
-
Operating profit
-245.6%
-£51,970 -£179,601
-
Profit before tax
+34.9%
£39,239,833 £52,948,201
-
Wages
+13.2%
£594,171 £672,615
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