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CARLTON BOOKS LIMITED

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02625229·incorporated 1991-06-28

CARLTON BOOKS LIMITED is an active UK private limited company, incorporated on 28 June 1991 at Companies House (number 02625229; OpenRegistry canonical ID GB-02625229-carlton-books-limited). Sophymarine's OpenRegistry classifies it under SIC 58110 (Book publishing), one of 9,815 active UK entities in that code and one of 1,094,587 active companies registered in London (postcode EC4Y). Programmatic access via MCP at https://openregistry.sophymarine.com/mcp.

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1991-06-28
Registered Address
CARMELITE HOUSE, 50 VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, LONDON, EC4Y 0DZ, ENGLAND
SIC
58110 — Book publishing
Country of origin
United Kingdom

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Accounts

Last filed accounts made up to 2024-12-31. Next accounts due 2026-09-30. Financial year-end: 31/12. Filing class: FULL.

Confirmation statement

Last confirmation statement made up to 2025-10-31. Next confirmation statement due 2026-11-14.

Mortgages and charges

2 charges recorded against the company at Companies House: 0 outstanding, 2 satisfied, 0 partially satisfied.

Persons with significant control

CARLTON BOOKS LIMITED has 6 persons with significant control on file:

  • Mortimer Books Ltd (England reg. 05156636). Notified 2016-04-06.
    • Owns 75% or more of shares
  • Welbeck Publishing Group Limited. Notified 2019-04-01.
    • Owns 75% or more of shares
    • Holds 75% or more of voting rights
    • Has the right to appoint and remove directors
    • Right To Appoint And Remove Directors As Firm
  • Hachette Uk Ltd (England reg. 02020173). Notified 2022-12-02.
    • Owns 75% or more of shares
  • Lagardère Sa (France reg. N/A). Notified 2022-12-02.
    • Owns 75% or more of shares
  • Hachette Uk (Holdings) Ltd (England reg. 03701589). Notified 2022-12-02.
    • Owns 75% or more of shares
  • Louis Hachette Group Sa (France reg. N/A). Notified 2024-12-16.
    • Owns 50–75% of shares

1 historical PSC record has ceased:

  • Vivendi Se (France reg. N/A). Notified 2023-12-01. Ceased 2024-12-16.
    • Owns 75% or more of shares

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Source: Companies House Free Company Data, refreshed 2026-06-06. Official record: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.