BATSFORD BOOKS GROUP LIMITED
Company details
- Registered name
- BATSFORD BOOKS GROUP LIMITED
- Company number
- 05566710
- Registered office
- 43 GREAT ORMOND STREET, LONDON, WC1N 3HZ, ENGLAND
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated on
- 19 September 2005
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 20 years
- Previous names
- PAVILION BOOKS GROUP LIMITED (to 30 Nov 2021) · ANOVA BOOKS GROUP LIMITED (to 30 Nov 2021)
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 58110 — Book publishing
- Accounts — next due
- 30 Nov 2026
- Accounts — last made up to
- 28 Feb 2025
- Confirmation statement — next due
- 03 Oct 2026
- Confirmation statement — last
- 19 Sept 2025
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- 1 of 5 registered charges outstanding — a lender has a claim over the assets.
- A person with significant control here also controls 1 other company.
Companies House register snapshot, read 02/09/2026.
Officers
3 active · 8 resigned
People with significant control
Beneficial owners holding over 25% of shares, voting rights or the right to appoint directors
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Connections
Serving officers
Change history
Reconstructed from the dated records Companies House publishes
| Date | Change | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/11/2021 | Registered name changed | ANOVA BOOKS GROUP LIMITED | PAVILION BOOKS GROUP LIMITED |
| 30/11/2021 | Registered name changed | PAVILION BOOKS GROUP LIMITED | BATSFORD BOOKS GROUP LIMITED |
| 09/03/2021 | Person with significant control ceased | Mrs Polly Augusta Marchant Powell | — |
| 09/03/2021 | Person with significant control added | — | Batsford Books Holdings Limited |
| 18/08/2017 | Director appointed | — | GRYLLS, Vaughan Frederick |
| 06/04/2016 | Person with significant control added | — | Mrs Polly Augusta Marchant Powell |
| 31/08/2015 | Director resigned | BUTTERFIELD, Nigel Robert Adamson | — |
| 19/05/2015 | Secretary appointed | — | HANKS, Zana Samantha |
| 26/03/2015 | Secretary resigned | SAMS, Allan Conan | — |
| 23/12/2013 | Director resigned | WOOD, Robin Lee Knoyle | — |
| 23/12/2013 | Director resigned | PROFFIT, David Macer, Mr. | — |
| 14/09/2009 | Charge registered | — | Debenture |
| 13/03/2007 | Charge registered | — | Guarantee & debenture |
| 28/02/2007 | Charge registered | — | Supplemental debenture |
| 28/02/2007 | Secretary resigned | WOOD, Robin Lee Knoyle | — |
| 28/02/2007 | Secretary appointed | — | SAMS, Allan Conan |
| 23/11/2005 | Charge registered | — | Debenture |
| 23/11/2005 | Charge registered | — | Debenture |
| 23/11/2005 | Director appointed | — | BUTTERFIELD, Nigel Robert Adamson |
| 04/11/2005 | Corporate-director resigned | LUDGATE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD | — |
Financial highlights
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Charges
1 outstanding · 4 satisfied
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About BATSFORD BOOKS GROUP LIMITED (05566710)
BATSFORD BOOKS GROUP LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 19 September 2005 and registered in the United Kingdom under company number 05566710. Its registered office is at 43 GREAT ORMOND STREET, LONDON, WC1N 3HZ, ENGLAND. The recorded nature of business is book publishing (SIC 58110). The company is currently active , with statutory accounts last made up to 28 February 2025. 11 active officers are on record , and the person with significant control is Batsford Books Holdings Limited. 1 outstanding charge is registered against it. This profile is provided by opendata.bot by Noetikos, aggregating official data from Companies House bulk data , last refreshed 9 September 2026.
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