# Mortimer Books Ltd

## Details

- **Company number:** [05156636](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05156636)
- **Status:** Dissolved
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 17 Jun 2004
- **Dissolved:** 22 Sep 2026
- **Registered office:** CARMELITE HOUSE, 50 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON, EC4Y 0DZ
- **Nature of business:** [58110](/sic/58110) Book publishing
- **Corporate group:** [Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited](/group/10767) (26 companies)


## Previous names

- Newincco 367 Limited (until 15 Sep 2005)
- Jonathan Goodman Publishing Limited (until 4 Apr 2019)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew | director | 1 Apr 2026 |  |
| WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew | secretary | 1 Apr 2026 |  |
| DE CACQUERAY, Pierre | director | 2 Dec 2022 | 1 Apr 2026 |
| DE CACQUERAY, Pierre | secretary | 2 Dec 2022 | 1 Apr 2026 |
| SHELLEY, David Richard | director | 2 Dec 2022 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| KITSON, Richard David | director | 2 Dec 2022 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| SMITH, Mark Alexander | director | 1 Apr 2019 | 2 Dec 2022 |
| LEAVER, Marcus Edward | director | 1 Apr 2019 | 2 Dec 2022 |
| GOODMAN, Jonathan Richard | director | 17 Jun 2004 | 1 Apr 2019 |
| ZILKHA, Michael | director | 17 Jun 2004 | 1 Apr 2019 |
| WHITTON, Adrian Matthew | secretary | 6 Jun 2005 | 29 Apr 2016 |
| GOODMAN, Jonathan Richard | secretary | 17 Jun 2004 | 6 Jun 2005 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 1 LIMITED | corporate-nominee-director | 17 Jun 2004 | 17 Jun 2004 |
| OLSWANG DIRECTORS 2 LIMITED | corporate-nominee-director | 17 Jun 2004 | 17 Jun 2004 |
| OLSWANG COSEC LIMITED | corporate-secretary | 17 Jun 2004 | 17 Jun 2004 |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hachette Uk Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 2 Dec 2022 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |




## Owned by

Mortimer Books Ltd → [Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited](/company/03701589)



## Controls

- [Carlton Books Limited](/company/02625229) (02625229)



## Directors' other companies

- [WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew](/person/5448232) - director at [Illuminate Publishing Ltd](/company/07470163)
- [WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew](/person/5448232) - director at [Welbeck Publishing Group Limited](/company/11452965)



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- [Andre Deutsch Limited](/company/02565846) (02565846)
- [Carlton Books Limited](/company/02625229) (02625229)
- [Hachette Boardgames UK Limited](/company/13189839) (13189839)
- [Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited](/company/03701589) (03701589)
- [Hachette UK Distribution Limited](/company/03541391) (03541391)
- [Hachette UK Limited](/company/02020173) (02020173)
- [Hachette UK Pension Trust Limited](/company/04434704) (04434704)
- [Headline Publishing Group Limited](/company/02782638) (02782638)
- [Hodder & Stoughton Limited](/company/00651692) (00651692)
- [John Catt Educational Limited](/company/05762466) (05762466)