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Octopus Publishing Group Limited
Book publishing
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Previous officers 23
- Anna Elizabeth Bond 2020-2026 View profile
- Fabrice Bakhouche 2018-2023 View profile
- Marie-Claire Wastiaux 2008-2018 View profile
- Andrew Peter Welham 2007-2019 View profile
- Richard David Kitson 2006-2007 View profile
- David John Young 2006-2007 View profile
- Alison Nicola Fiona Goff 2005-2020 View profile
- Timothy Mark Hely Hutchinson 2004-2017 View profile
- Peter Charles Kenneth Roche 2004-2013 View profile
- David Henry Stockley 2002-2004 View profile
- Jean Paul Dupoizat 2002-2008 View profile
- Frederic Georges Claude Meriot 2002-2008 View profile
- Jean Louis Lisimachio 2001-2003 View profile
- Michael Ian Grade 2000-2001 View profile
- Andrew John Hartley 1998-2001 View profile
- Richard James Green 1998-2001 View profile
- Laura Elizabeth Bamford 1998-2003 View profile
- Derek Keith Freeman 1998-2005 View profile
- HAL Directors Limited 1998-1998 View profile
- Angela Luxton 2013-2021 View profile
- Pierre De Cacqueray 2004-2026 View profile
- Henri Masurel 2002-2013 View profile
- Helen Ann Barlow 1998-2004 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Book publishing
- Incorporated
- 08/07/1998
- 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.
- Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Octopus 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.
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- Welbeck Fiction Limited
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- Hachette Boardgames UK Limited
- Bookpoint Limited
- MAP Productions Limited
- Welbeck Children's Limited
- Rising Stars UK Limited
- Ward Lock Limited
- Conran Octopus Limited
- Mitchell Beazley Limited
- Blandford Publishing Limited
- FBB1 Limited
- Spring Books Limited
- Edward Arnold (Publishers) Limited
- Weidenfeld Limited
- Kyle Cathie Limited
- Laurence King Publishing LTD
- The Orion Publishing Group Limited
- Short Books Limited
- 13114 Publishing Limited
- Mitchell Beazley International Limited
- Quercus Editions Limited
- Galore Park Publishing Limited
- Cassell Limited
- Victor Gollancz Limited
- N B Limited
- Robert Gibson & Sons Glasgow, Limited
- Brainbow Limited
- TLF Limited
- Futura Publications Limited
- Hachette UK Distribution Limited
- Millers Publications Limited
- Piatkus Books Limited
- Hodder & Stoughton Educational Limited
- Quercus Publishing Limited
- Orion Books Limited
- The Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited
- Sphere Books Limited
- Storyfire LTD.
- Digital Property Guides Limited
- NEW English Library Limited
- Hachette UK Limited
- Welbeck NON-Fiction Limited
- Littlehampton Book Services Limited
- John Murray (Publishers) Limited
- Octopus Books Limited
- George Weidenfeld Holdings Limited
- The Watts Publishing Group Limited
- London Property Guide Limited
- 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.
2 directors on the board
- Dylan Matthew Wright Director · appointed 2026
- David Richard Shelley Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- David Richard Shelley Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Dylan Matthew Wright Director · appointed 2026
- David Richard Shelley Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Anna Elizabeth Bond Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2026
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
- 03597451
- 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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