Hachette UK Limited
Company 02020173 Active
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3
directors on the board
9.5y median 8.6y
average tenure
19.7y
longest tenure
2
directors past 6 years
0 vs 3 portfolio
first-time directors
1
also govern a charity
2
left in the last 12 months
Where else this board sits
Tech and media 38Education 1Finance 1Retail and trade 1
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Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
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Company details
| Number | 02020173 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 15/05/1986 |
| Address | CARMELITE HOUSE, 50 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON, EC4Y 0DZ |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
58110 - Book publishing
Ownership - persons with significant control (4)
- Hachette Uk (Holdings) Limited
ownership of shares 75-100% - Lagardère Sa
ownership of shares 75-100% - Louis Hachette Group Sa
ownership of shares 50-75% - Vivendi Se ceased
ownership of shares 75-100%
Officers (56)
- Wright, Dylan Matthew Director · appointed 2026
- Shelley, David Richard Director · appointed 2017
- Kitson, Richard David Director · appointed 2006
- Bakhouche, Fabrice Former Director · appointed 2021 · resigned 2023
- Murray Hill, Hilary Former Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2025
- Tribe, Elisabeth Jane Former Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2023
- Webster, Thomas Peter Former Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2012
- Taylor, Susan Elizabeth Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2007
- Young, David John Former Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2007
- Johnson, Marlene Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2015
- Evans, Martin John Former Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2007
- Nourry, Arnaud Former Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2021
- Roche, Peter Charles Kenneth Former Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2013
- DE Cacqueray, Pierre Former Secretary · appointed 2004 · resigned 2026
- Robinson, Stephen Leonard Former Secretary · appointed 2004 · resigned 2005
- Buckley, Michael David Former Secretary · appointed 2004 · resigned 2004
- Stockdale, Michael Clive Reginald Former Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2006
- Swann, Kathryn Elizabeth Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2004
- Philipps, Roland Alexander Former Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2007
- Fairbairn, Colin Graham Campbell Former Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2004
- Hodder Williams, James Former Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2022
- Warren, John Anthony Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2004
- Attwooll, David John Former Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2002
- Mortimore, Jon William Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2001
- Nettleton, Charles Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2005
- Brown, Anthony Malcolm Former Secretary · appointed 1999 · resigned 2002
- Bryars, Anthony Martin Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2002
- Handover, Richard Gordon Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2003
- Hamill, Keith Former Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2000
- Walters, Philip John Kedgerley Former Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2009
- Ridout, Amanda Jane Former Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2001
- Warnford Davis, Karelyn Mandy Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1999
- Lloyd, John Eliot Fraser Former Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1999
- Opzoomer, Mark William Former Secretary · appointed 1994 · resigned 1999
- Tapissier, Mary Former Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2007
- Edwards, Malcolm John Former Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2007
- Steven, Brian Michael Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1998
- Stileman, Richard Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2001
- Neild, Martin John Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2009
- Attenborough, Philip John Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1996
- Biggs-Davison, Thomas George Julian Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1993
- Hughes, Henry Stuart Former Secretary · appointed 1993 · resigned 1994
- Wright, Patrick Michael Mckee Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1993
- Attenborough, Michael Francis Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1993
- Major, Eric Patrick Former Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1995
- Pickett, Kenneth Edwin Former Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 1995
- Morpeth, Jane Sinclair Former Director · appointed 1991 · resigned 1993
- Dawson, Jeremy Former Director · resigned 1994
- Coley, Paul Murray Former Secretary · resigned 1995
- Hely Hutchinson, Timothy Mark Former Director · resigned 2017
- Donoughmore, Richard Michael John, the Earl of Donoughm Former Director · resigned 1997
- Thomas, Sian Elizabeth Former Director · resigned 1996
- Brooke, John Alan De Leighton Former Director · resigned 1993
- Beavan, Susan Patricia Former Director · resigned 1993
- Weston, Christopher John Former Director · resigned 1999
- Fletcher, Susan Jane Former Director · resigned 2007
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