LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LTD

Active Company number 01263586

LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LTD (company number 01263586) is a private limited company incorporated on 17 June 1976. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in London, EC4Y 0DZ. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is book publishing (58110).

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Red flags: and what changed in the last 12 months
Key figures: against the year before
Filing deadlines: accounts due 31 Dec 2026; confirmation statement due 18 Oct 2027
Financials ledger: no filed accounts held yet
Who runs and owns it: 4 PSCs
Shareholders: the current register from the filings: each holder, class, shares and percentage
Charges: 0 outstanding of 9 charges registered
Filing history and methodology: with sources and a disclaimer

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Company details

Company number: 01263586
Status: Active
Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 17 June 1976
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Registered office: Carmelite House
50 Victoria Embankment
London
EC4Y 0DZ
England

Nature of business (SIC 2007)

58110 — Book publishing

Accounts and confirmation statement

Accounting reference date: 31 December
Accounts category: FULL
Accounts last made up to: 31 December 2024
Next accounts due: 31 December 2026
Confirmation statement last made up to: 4 October 2026
Next confirmation statement due: 18 October 2027

Control, officers and charges

Persons with significant control: 4 current (6 including ceased)
Corporate controllers: Hachette Uk (Holdings) Ltd
Hachette Uk Limited
Lagardère Sa
Louis Hachette Group Sa
Charges (mortgages): 9 registered, 0 outstanding, 9 satisfied

Questions about LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LTD

Is LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LTD active?

Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 7 October 2026.)

When was LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LTD incorporated?

LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LTD was incorporated on 17 June 1976, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 7 October 2026.)

Where is LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LTD registered?

Its registered office is in London, EC4Y 0DZ. (Companies House register, as at 7 October 2026.)

Who controls LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LTD?

The register lists 4 current persons with significant control (6 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Hachette Uk (Holdings) Ltd; Hachette Uk Limited; Lagardère Sa; Louis Hachette Group Sa. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01263586/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 7 October 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows

When are LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LTD's next accounts due?

The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 December 2026. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 December 2024. (Companies House register, as at 7 October 2026.)

Does LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LTD file dormant accounts?

Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Full accounts”, made up to 31 December 2024. (Companies House register, as at 7 October 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file

Does LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LTD have any charges registered against it?

Yes. The register shows 9 charges: 0 outstanding and 9 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01263586/charges. (Companies House register, as at 7 October 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one

Is LAURENCE KING PUBLISHING LTD on a sanctions list?

No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 9 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.

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