Mortimer Books Ltd
- Company number
- 05156636
- Status
- Active - Proposal To Strike Off
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 17 Jun 2004
- Dissolved
- 22 Sep 2026
- Nature of business
- Book publishing
- Corporate group
- Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited (26 companies)
Registered office
Previous names
- Newincco 367 Limited (until 15 Sep 2005)
- Jonathan Goodman Publishing Limited (until 4 Apr 2019)
Officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED | Corporate-Nominee-Director | 17 Jun 2004 | 17 Jun 2004 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 1 LIMITED | Corporate-Nominee-Director | 17 Jun 2004 | 17 Jun 2004 |
| OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED | Corporate-Secretary | 17 Jun 2004 | 17 Jun 2004 |
| GOODMAN, Jonathan Richard | Secretary | 17 Jun 2004 | 6 Jun 2005 |
| WHITTON, Adrian Matthew | Secretary | 6 Jun 2005 | 29 Apr 2016 |
| ZILKHA, Michael | Director | 17 Jun 2004 | 1 Apr 2019 |
| GOODMAN, Jonathan Richard | Director | 17 Jun 2004 | 1 Apr 2019 |
| LEAVER, Marcus Edward | Director | 1 Apr 2019 | 2 Dec 2022 |
| SMITH, Mark Alexander | Director | 1 Apr 2019 | 2 Dec 2022 |
| KITSON, Richard David | Director | 2 Dec 2022 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| SHELLEY, David Richard | Director | 2 Dec 2022 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| DE CACQUERAY, Pierre | Director | 2 Dec 2022 | 1 Apr 2026 |
| DE CACQUERAY, Pierre | Secretary | 2 Dec 2022 | 1 Apr 2026 |
| WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew | Secretary | 1 Apr 2026 | |
| WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew | Director | 1 Apr 2026 |
Control
| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Zilkha | Ownership Of Shares 25 To 50 Percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 1 Apr 2019 |
| Mr Jonathan Richard Goodman | Ownership Of Shares 50 To 75 Percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 1 Apr 2019 |
| Lagardère Sa | Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent | 2 Dec 2022 | |
| Hachette Uk (Holdings) Limited | Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent | 2 Dec 2022 | |
| Louis Hachette Group Sa | Ownership Of Shares 50 To 75 Percent | 2 Dec 2022 | |
| Hachette Uk Limited | Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent | 2 Dec 2022 | |
| Welbeck Publishing Group Limited | Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent Right To Appoint And Remove Directors |
1 Apr 2019 |
Accounts
Connections
Owned by
Mortimer Books Ltd → Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited
Controls
- Carlton Books Limited (02625229)
Directors’ other companies
- WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew - Director at Illuminate Publishing Ltd
Companies at the same address
- Andre Deutsch Limited (02565846)
- Carlton Books Limited (02625229)
- Hachette Boardgames UK Limited (13189839)
- Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited (03701589)
- Hachette UK Distribution Limited (03541391)
- Hachette UK Limited (02020173)
- Hachette UK Pension Trust Limited (04434704)
- Headline Publishing Group Limited (02782638)
- Hodder & Stoughton Limited (00651692)
- Illuminate Publishing Ltd (07470163)