--- title: "HACHETTE UK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED — Ownership Dossier" canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/94102da5-ef8e-5361-945f-8cfc26493ef3 json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/94102da5-ef8e-5361-945f-8cfc26493ef3 identifier: oo:GB-COH-03701589 jurisdiction: GB risk: Low source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph --- # HACHETTE UK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED **Type:** Company **Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb) **Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-03701589` **Risk level:** Low **Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/94102da5-ef8e-5361-945f-8cfc26493ef3 **Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/94102da5-ef8e-5361-945f-8cfc26493ef3 ## Cross-source identity The same real-world entity, resolved across sources: - **Hachette Uk (Holdings) Limited** — source · `gb-coh:02020713` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/84b48cc6-b91f-46ff-8a78-b18de649d629 ## Ownership & control ### Owners / controllers - **HACHETTE UK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/94102da5-ef8e-5361-945f-8cfc26493ef3 - **Lagardère Sa** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/90bf69cc-5c24-47a4-b8f0-a99bdeb9331a - **Hna Group Limited** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/39fdd0fe-fde3-4abb-93e5-92894f10de08 - **Hna Group Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/39fdd0fe-fde3-4abb-93e5-92894f10de08 ### Holdings / subsidiaries - **HACHETTE BOARDGAMES UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/93c88573-1809-56b3-822e-150bfa531d8c - **NEON PLAY LTD** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/473c33db-8e5b-5d71-a54e-5a4ab80dda88 - **ANDRE DEUTSCH LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/03807919-a3de-5993-9859-45c28c9ab3be - **LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d91f2ea2-7530-55cd-82a8-53d17cda1c49 - **ILLUMINATE PUBLISHING LTD** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a956c231-c377-5c64-a481-a1b24755df70 - **SUMMERSDALE PUBLISHERS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ae2ff686-1a22-50d0-884b-acb7f55a46a0 - **HACHETTE UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/346b3325-46a3-5f84-a392-be14dd1cc9ac - **THE ORION PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/57a49252-edca-55bb-b469-1dcdb0edd9af - **NEON PLAY LTD** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/473c33db-8e5b-5d71-a54e-5a4ab80dda88 - **OCTOPUS PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/07a7d490-52a3-54d8-93fb-e493e8d1411f - **THE ORION PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/57a49252-edca-55bb-b469-1dcdb0edd9af - **HACHETTE BOARDGAMES UK LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/93c88573-1809-56b3-822e-150bfa531d8c …and **17** more subsidiaries/holdings. Resolve the full list with `get_dossier` on the WhiteIntel MCP (`npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server`) or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. ### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner) A **4-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. ## Company profile (live · UK Companies House) - **Company number:** `03701589` - **Status:** active - **Type:** ltd - **Incorporated:** 1999-01-26 - **Registered office:** Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London, EC4Y 0DZ - **SIC:** 58190 ### Officers - WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew — secretary · appointed 2026-04-01 - SHELLEY, David Richard — director · British · appointed 2017-12-12 - THIERY DE BERCEGOL DU MOULIN, Jean-Christophe Claude Olivier Françoise Marie — director · French · appointed 2024-10-09 - WRIGHT, Dylan Matthew — director · British · appointed 2026-04-01 - DE CACQUERAY, Pierre — secretary · French · appointed 1999-04-14 · resigned 2026-04-01 - TSD SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 1999-01-26 · resigned 1999-04-14 - BAKHOUCHE, Fabrice — director · French · appointed 2018-06-22 · resigned 2023-08-31 - DE CACQUERAY, Pierre — director · French · appointed 1999-04-14 · resigned 2026-04-01 - DUPOIZAT, Jean Paul — director · French · appointed 1999-10-12 · resigned 2008-05-02 - EDWARDS, Malcolm John — director · British · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2007-06-13 - EDWARDS, Malcolm John — director · British · appointed 2005-03-16 · resigned 2007-06-13 - EVANS, Martin John — director · British · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2007-06-13 - FERRAN, Stéphanie Jean — director · French · appointed 2024-03-01 · resigned 2024-10-09 - FREEMAN, Derek Keith — director · British · appointed 2005-03-16 · resigned 2005-07-29 - GOFF, Alison Nicola Fiona — director · British · appointed 2005-06-21 · resigned 2007-06-13 - HELY HUTCHINSON, Timothy Mark — director · British · appointed 2004-09-25 · resigned 2017-12-12 - JOHNSON, Marlene — director · British · appointed 2006-03-03 · resigned 2007-06-13 - LEROY, Pierre Léon Raymond — director · French · appointed 2021-06-15 · resigned 2024-03-01 - LISIMACHIO, Jean Louis — director · French · appointed 1999-04-14 · resigned 2003-06-25 - MACKENZIE, Ursula Ann — director · British · appointed 2006-04-20 · resigned 2007-06-13 ### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control) - [Louis Hachette Group Sa](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/39fdd0fe-fde3-4abb-93e5-92894f10de08) — 50–75% shares · corporate PSC · France — since 2024-12-16 - Lagardère Sa — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · France — since 2023-10-05 - [Vivendi Se](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/39fdd0fe-fde3-4abb-93e5-92894f10de08) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · France — ceased 2023-12-01 ## Provenance - OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03701589 - companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03701589 ## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable) The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent: ```bash npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure ``` Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **HACHETTE UK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/94102da5-ef8e-5361-945f-8cfc26493ef3 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing. --- _This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **HACHETTE UK (HOLDINGS) LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/94102da5-ef8e-5361-945f-8cfc26493ef3 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/94102da5-ef8e-5361-945f-8cfc26493ef3._ _Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._