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The Orion Publishing Group Limited

Book publishing

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 39

  1. Fabrice Bakhouche 2021-2023 Director View profile
  2. Rowena Gay Swallow 2013-2015 Director View profile
  3. David John Young 2013-2015 Director View profile
  4. Clare Jarvis 2011-2013 Director View profile
  5. Jonathan Carrington Wood 2011-2015 Director View profile
  6. Richard David Kitson 2006-2007 Director View profile
  7. Lisa Milton 2005-2015 Director View profile
  8. Mark Prior 2005-2011 Director View profile
  9. Hutchinson, Timothy Hely, Hon 2004-2017 Director View profile
  10. Adrian Bourne 2003-2005 Director View profile
  11. Arnaud Nourry 2003-2021 Director View profile
  12. David Henry Stockley 2002-2004 Director View profile
  13. Susan Lamb 1999-2015 Director View profile
  14. Malcolm John Edwards 1999-2015 Director View profile
  15. Frederic Georges Claude Meriot 1999-2006 Director View profile
  16. Dallas Anthony Robert Manderson 1999-2014 Director View profile
  17. Martin John Evans 1999-2009 Director View profile
  18. Philip James Sturrock 1998-1999 Director View profile
  19. Jean Louis Lisimachio 1998-2003 Director View profile
  20. Richard Anderson Onians 1997-1998 Director View profile
  21. Nicholas Charles Faithorn Barber 1997-1998 Director View profile
  22. Matthew O'Sullivan 1996-2000 Director View profile
  23. Jeffrey Davis Montgomery 1994-1997 Director View profile
  24. Christopher Roger Ettrick Brooke 1994-1998 Director View profile
  25. Marek Stefan Gumienny 1994-1994 Director View profile
  26. Lord John Graham Cuckney 1994-1997 Director View profile
  27. Charles Gervase Rundle Cary Elwes 1994-2003 Director View profile
  28. Ion Courtenay Gill Trewin 1994-2006 Director View profile
  29. Francis Ian Chapman 1993-1994 Director View profile
  30. William Mitchell 1992-1993 Director View profile
  31. Sir Martin Smith 1992-1998 Director View profile
  32. Lord Arthur George Weidenfeld 1992-2013 Director View profile
  33. Dr David Gerald Hessayon 1992-1993 Director View profile
  34. Cheetham, Rosemary Minnie Frances, Director 1992-1999 Director View profile
  35. Anthony John Valerian Cheetham 1991-2003 Director View profile
  36. Rowena Swallow 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  37. Clare Jarvis 2011-2013 Secretary View profile
  38. Pierre De Cacqueray 1999-2026 Secretary View profile
  39. Peter Charles Kenneth Roche 1991-2013 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Book publishing
Incorporated
19/11/1991
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

Group

  1. The Orion Publishing Group Limited is controlled by Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited.

62 other companies in this group

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.

2 directors on the board

5.4y median 5.4y
average tenure
10.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

1
left in the last 12 months

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.

Tech and media 33Education 1Finance 1Retail and trade 1

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
02663988
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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