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Octopus Publishing Group Limited

03597451

active
ltd
england wales
Companies House
Health Score
65 / 100

Some Concerns

25/30
Filing
0/30
Financial
40/40
Risk

No risk factors detected.

Details

Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DZ
Incorporated 08/07/1998

Previously known as

F B & B Limited · until 27/08/1998

Compliance

Last accounts

31/12/2024

full

Next accounts due

30/09/2026

On track

Confirmation statement

Last: 30/09/2025

Due 14/10/2026

On track

Industry

58110
Book publishing

Officers

Mr David Richard Shelley

director · Since 12/12/2017

GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 50

Also on 17 other boards

Mr Dylan Matthew Wright

secretary · Since 01/04/2026

Also on 24 other boards

Mr Dylan Matthew Wright

director · Since 01/04/2026

BRITISH · ENGLAND · Age 53

Also on 24 other boards

David Richard Shelley

director · Since 12/12/2017

British · England · Age 50

Dylan Matthew Wright

secretary · Since 01/04/2026

Dylan Matthew Wright

director · Since 01/04/2026

British · England · Age 53

Former

Hal Directors Limited

corporate director · Resigned 08/07/1998

Hal Management Limited

corporate secretary · Resigned 08/07/1998

Andrew John Hartley

director · Resigned 23/10/2001

Richard James Green

director · Resigned 23/10/2001

Michael Ian Grade

director · Resigned 23/10/2001

Jean Louis Lisimachio

director · Resigned 26/06/2003

Laura Elizabeth Bamford

director · Resigned 16/07/2003

Helen Ann Barlow

director · Resigned 08/06/2004

Helen Ann Barlow

secretary · Resigned 08/06/2004

David Henry Stockley

director · Resigned 23/09/2004

Derek Keith Freeman

director · Resigned 29/07/2005

David John Young

director · Resigned 13/06/2007

Richard David Kitson

director · Resigned 13/06/2007

Frederic Georges Claude Meriot

director · Resigned 15/04/2008

Jean Paul Dupoizat

director · Resigned 05/05/2008

Henri Masurel

director · Resigned 14/06/2013

Henri Masurel

secretary · Resigned 14/06/2013

Peter Charles Kenneth Roche

director · Resigned 30/06/2013

Angela Luxton

secretary · Resigned 13/04/2015

Timothy Mark Hely Hutchinson

director · Resigned 12/12/2017

Marie-Claire Wastiaux

director · Resigned 22/06/2018

Andrew Peter Welham

director · Resigned 31/12/2019

Alison Nicola Fiona Goff

director · Resigned 05/10/2020

Angela Luxton

director · Resigned 01/02/2021

Fabrice Bakhouche

director · Resigned 31/08/2023

Anna Elizabeth Bond

director · Resigned 08/01/2026

Pierre De Cacqueray

director · Resigned 01/04/2026

Pierre De Cacqueray

secretary · Resigned 01/04/2026

Persons with Significant Control

Lagardere Sa

75–100% shares

4, Rue De Presbourg, Paris 16, 75116

Reg: N/A · N/A · Limited By Shares

Notified 06/04/2016

Hachette Uk (Holdings) Limited

75–100% shares

50, Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DZ

Reg: 03701589 · Companies House · Limited By Shares

Notified 06/04/2016

Louis Hachette Group Sa

50–75% shares

4, Rue De Presbourg, Paris, 75116

Reg: N/A · N/A · Limited By Shares

Notified 16/12/2024

Former PSCs

Vivendi Se

Ceased 16/12/2024

Change History

officer appointedWRIGHT, Dylan Matthew
2026-08-24
officer appointedSHELLEY, David Richard
2026-08-24
officer appointedWRIGHT, Dylan Matthew
2026-08-24
statusactive
2026-08-24

Active

typeltd
2026-08-24

Private Limited Company

address line1Carmelite House
2026-08-24

CARMELITE HOUSE

post townLondon
2026-08-24

LONDON