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Laurence King Publishing LTD
Book publishing
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 23
- Adrian James Warwick Greenwood 2020-2020 View profile
- Marc Antoine Wahli 2017-2020 View profile
- Elizabeth Rose Jenner 2017-2018 View profile
- Duncan George Ingram 2016-2020 View profile
- Maria Patricia Treacy-Lord 2012-2021 View profile
- Simon Thomas Gwynn 2009-2013 View profile
- Joanne Jane Lightfoot 2009-2020 View profile
- George Nicholas Perren 2003-2016 View profile
- Lesley Virginia Ripley 2001-2009 View profile
- Philip Ashley Cooper 2001-2015 View profile
- John Michael May 1994-2003 View profile
- Donald Ferguson Sommerville 1993-1994 View profile
- Rosemary Bradley 1993 View profile
- David Gwynder Lewis 1994 View profile
- Stanley Rene Kekwick 1992 View profile
- Laurence Richard King 2021 View profile
- Robin Philip Hyman 2004 View profile
- Judith Mary Rasmussen 2006 View profile
- Pierre De Cacqueray 2020-2026 View profile
- Maria Treacy-Lord 2012-2020 View profile
- John Victor Stoddart 1998-2012 View profile
- Matthew James Barbrook 1995-1998 View profile
- David Michael Speakman 1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Book publishing
- Incorporated
- 17/06/1976
- Registered office
- London
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2020-09-01 - Hachette UK Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2023-09-20
Group
- Laurence King Publishing LTD
is controlled by Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2020-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited.
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- The Watts Publishing Group Limited
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- Swapequal Limited
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
3 directors on the board
- Dylan Matthew Wright Director · appointed 2026
- Richard David Kitson Director · appointed 2020
- David Richard Shelley Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Richard David Kitson Director · appointed 2020
- David Richard Shelley Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Dylan Matthew Wright Director · appointed 2026
- Richard David Kitson Director · appointed 2020
- David Richard Shelley Director · appointed 2020
Also govern a charity
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01263586
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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