---
title: "USBORNE PUBLISHING LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b393e20c-dd43-5035-9f78-780f72f05093
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b393e20c-dd43-5035-9f78-780f72f05093
identifier: oo:GB-COH-01124359
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# USBORNE PUBLISHING LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-01124359`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b393e20c-dd43-5035-9f78-780f72f05093  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b393e20c-dd43-5035-9f78-780f72f05093  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **USBORNE PUBLISHING LIMITED** — GLEIF · `lei:9845001370F066AIAE80` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/672b46d5-978c-5a12-9184-1b978143c2cd

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Martin Usborne** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/37bf34eb-dcd4-5201-8eae-4c7f858fc6f4
- **Ms Nicola Susan Marie Usborne** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/c07a27b5-b662-543a-82e9-b7b009db2c38
- **Mr Thomas Peter Usborne** (beneficial owner) — 75% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bdd3bbb1-348a-5b19-a397-39f6a1c59f5c
- **Ms Nicola Susan Marie Usborne** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2c6959c4-0801-4369-baeb-01c5d586bbe6
- **Mr Martin Usborne** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/4011f33d-0972-40ef-98e9-88c6a7fd741c
- **Mr Thomas Peter Usborne** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/3860fd72-01f6-4220-90da-c92c39279975
- **Mrs Anjanette Pavell** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/db55e89e-64d0-4bba-a917-10bfedf71156

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **USBORNE MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/45596b07-24d5-5719-9069-d4892a8281cb
- **USBORNE REFERENCE PUBLISHING LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/414a0ad6-613a-5a06-ab21-bc951638d278
- **USBORNE EDUCATION LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/32fcc6f5-28f1-5b6b-9203-69d9d76d0c55
- **USBORNE BOOKS AT HOME LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/80166dc2-afab-59b9-a39d-f1870dddbc1f
- **USBORNE EDUCATION LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/32fcc6f5-28f1-5b6b-9203-69d9d76d0c55
- **USBORNE REFERENCE PUBLISHING LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/414a0ad6-613a-5a06-ab21-bc951638d278
- **USBORNE BOOKS AT HOME LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/80166dc2-afab-59b9-a39d-f1870dddbc1f
- **USBORNE MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/45596b07-24d5-5719-9069-d4892a8281cb

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **7-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:** `01124359`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1973-07-24
- **Registered office:** 83-85 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8RT
- **SIC:** 58110

### Officers

- USBORNE, Nicola — director · British · appointed 2018-09-18
- BALL, Keith Martyn — secretary · British · resigned 2014-06-23
- PARSONS, Andrea — secretary · appointed 2014-06-23 · resigned 2023-08-31
- PARSONS, Andrea — secretary · appointed 2014-04-16 · resigned 2014-04-16
- HEDDEN, Andrew — director · American · appointed 2024-04-23 · resigned 2026-05-19
- LUCCHESE, Iole — director · Canadian · appointed 2021-06-23 · resigned 2024-04-22
- ROBINSON, Maurice Richard — director · American · appointed 1993-01-29 · resigned 2021-06-06
- USBORNE, Thomas Peter — director · British · resigned 2023-03-30

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Ms Nicola Susan Marie Usborne — 50–75% shares · individual PSC — since 2023-03-30
- Mr Martin Usborne — 50–75% shares · individual PSC — since 2023-03-30
- Mrs Anjanette Pavell — 50–75% shares · individual PSC · England — ceased 2025-12-17
- Mr Thomas Peter Usborne — 50–75% shares · individual PSC — ceased 2023-03-30

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01124359
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01124359

## 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 **USBORNE PUBLISHING LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b393e20c-dd43-5035-9f78-780f72f05093 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **USBORNE PUBLISHING LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b393e20c-dd43-5035-9f78-780f72f05093 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/b393e20c-dd43-5035-9f78-780f72f05093._

_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"._