hachette uk limited Company Information
Company Number
02020173
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Industry
Book publishing
Shareholders
hachette uk (holdings) ltd
Group Structure
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Contact
Registered Address
carmelite house, 50 victoria embankment, london, EC4Y 0DZ
Website
http://www.hachette.co.ukhachette uk limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of HACHETTE UK LIMITED at £0 based on a Turnover of £0 and 0.6x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
hachette uk limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of HACHETTE UK LIMITED at £31m based on an EBITDA of £8.9m and a 3.5x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
hachette uk limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of HACHETTE UK LIMITED at £542.1m based on Net Assets of £258.5m and 2.1x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Hachette Uk Limited Overview
Hachette Uk Limited is a live company located in london, EC4Y 0DZ with a Companies House number of 02020173. It operates in the book publishing sector, SIC Code 58110. Founded in May 1986, it's largest shareholder is hachette uk (holdings) ltd with a 100% stake. Hachette Uk Limited is a mature, unknown sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £0 with unknown growth in recent years.
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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Hachette Uk Limited a 1.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 2 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
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Employees
with 366 employees, this is above the industry average (18)
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Pay Structure
on an average salary of £88.9k, the company has a higher pay structure (£44.5k)
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Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 17 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (30 weeks)
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Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 30.4%, this is a lower level of debt than the average (42.5%)
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HACHETTE UK LIMITED financials
Hachette Uk Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is 0 and the company has net assets of £258.5 million. According to their latest financial statements, Hachette Uk Limited has 366 employees and maintains cash reserves of £11.1 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Turnover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | |||||||||||||||
Gross Profit | |||||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | -3,790,697 | 1,237,609 | 2,737,058 | 2,720,727 | -19,798,938 | 784,568 | -1,567,747 | -17,032,754 | 2,039,205 | 2,143,205 | -460,961 | -600,374 | -1,860,840 | -110,086 | 311,487 |
Interest Payable | 1,790,240 | 2,008,837 | 2,381,736 | 2,753,269 | 4,335,983 | 4,804,825 | 912,043 | 695,919 | 892,085 | 503,116 | 141,801 | 83,724 | 639 | 307 | 9,250 |
Interest Receivable | 3,357,614 | 1,180,260 | 1,239,790 | 1,240,125 | 1,019,922 | 1,475,010 | 619,461 | 598,312 | 491,012 | 445,584 | 152,415 | 59,850 | 61,086 | 66,554 | 153,547 |
Pre-Tax Profit | 29,991,786 | 33,012,367 | 21,820,324 | 17,318,481 | 11,499,666 | 17,851,981 | 12,596,747 | 12,270,529 | 13,052,716 | 14,308,106 | 15,677,160 | 11,561,960 | 10,321,779 | 16,127,374 | 6,455,784 |
Tax | -2,256,882 | -1,601,030 | -1,968,153 | -306,418 | -593,725 | 1,191,085 | -1,829,917 | -1,036,976 | -264,913 | -398,876 | 161,331 | -210,690 | 406,166 | -19,101 | -150,612 |
Profit After Tax | 27,734,904 | 31,411,337 | 19,852,171 | 17,012,063 | 10,905,941 | 19,043,066 | 10,766,830 | 11,233,553 | 12,787,803 | 13,909,230 | 15,838,491 | 11,351,270 | 10,727,945 | 16,108,273 | 6,305,172 |
Dividends Paid | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10,000,000 | 0 | 16,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 0 |
Retained Profit | 7,734,904 | 11,411,337 | 9,852,171 | 17,012,063 | 10,905,941 | 19,043,066 | 10,766,830 | 11,233,553 | 12,787,803 | 13,909,230 | 5,838,491 | 11,351,270 | -5,272,055 | -3,891,727 | 6,305,172 |
Employee Costs | 32,548,267 | 30,162,797 | 27,526,853 | 24,651,330 | 21,955,282 | 18,181,735 | 16,408,565 | 16,946,720 | 16,733,693 | 13,992,784 | 12,173,755 | 10,813,685 | 6,724,397 | 5,534,881 | 5,035,700 |
Number Of Employees | 366 | 344 | 303 | 292 | 262 | 193 | 195 | 174 | 186 | 159 | 145 | 140 | 69 | 68 | 67 |
EBITDA* | 8,858,602 | 14,354,153 | 15,663,078 | 16,130,282 | -6,458,091 | 12,822,072 | 4,102,045 | -11,641,278 | 6,860,278 | 6,244,215 | 2,860,703 | 1,255,081 | -1,448,803 | 231,611 | 682,256 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 27,945,538 | 31,155,352 | 87,030,154 | 91,681,818 | 95,906,998 | 98,507,724 | 43,471,776 | 23,757,817 | 17,278,796 | 6,567,285 | 19,748,351 | 18,420,832 | 1,330,908 | 1,570,640 | 1,448,560 |
Intangible Assets | 56,792,061 | 59,474,388 | 11,702,177 | 13,727,740 | 16,376,245 | 19,013,840 | 9,082,566 | 10,988,011 | 11,948,184 | 13,709,405 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Investments & Other | 176,842,154 | 183,490,889 | 167,814,518 | 158,586,953 | 116,170,561 | 139,587,777 | 141,929,915 | 127,065,009 | 133,665,983 | 150,460,153 | 105,232,608 | 109,451,728 | 109,451,728 | 108,761,518 | 108,761,518 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 75,721,074 | 72,525,711 | 61,251,390 | 72,903,411 | 48,484,920 | 47,998,925 | 30,940,215 | 30,352,428 | 27,843,869 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Fixed Assets | 337,300,827 | 346,646,340 | 327,798,239 | 336,899,922 | 276,938,724 | 305,108,266 | 225,424,472 | 192,163,265 | 190,736,832 | 170,736,843 | 124,980,959 | 127,872,560 | 110,782,636 | 110,332,158 | 110,210,078 |
Stock & work in progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Debtors | 0 | 69,988,758 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42,667,738 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group Debtors | 6,197,748 | 0 | 44,669,821 | 60,805,876 | 108,554,695 | 72,607,339 | 62,159,215 | 34,559,450 | 42,270,959 | 0 | 42,394,977 | 35,586,390 | 20,337,973 | 39,841,514 | 40,625,726 |
Misc Debtors | 16,828,415 | 1,217,300 | 16,763,320 | 13,375,535 | 13,126,705 | 8,866,962 | 8,136,156 | 8,036,860 | 5,262,068 | 0 | 3,647,958 | 5,153,813 | 4,973,159 | 2,911,260 | 6,075,795 |
Cash | 11,143,117 | 16,648,135 | 26,639,070 | 32,583,852 | 26,962,882 | 17,199,177 | 16,699,992 | 25,109,298 | 22,426,602 | 33,121,951 | 16,871,812 | 11,396,211 | 12,351,988 | 5,307,825 | 11,693,444 |
misc current assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,939,661 | 6,025,430 | 6,505,752 | 5,909,359 | 1,489,654 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total current assets | 34,169,280 | 87,854,193 | 88,072,211 | 106,765,263 | 148,644,282 | 103,613,139 | 93,020,793 | 74,211,360 | 75,868,988 | 77,279,343 | 62,914,747 | 52,136,414 | 37,663,120 | 48,060,599 | 58,394,965 |
total assets | 371,470,107 | 434,500,533 | 415,870,450 | 443,665,185 | 425,583,006 | 408,721,405 | 318,445,265 | 266,374,625 | 266,605,820 | 248,016,186 | 187,895,706 | 180,008,974 | 148,445,756 | 158,392,757 | 168,605,043 |
Bank overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bank loan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Creditors | 3,626,496 | 2,271,482 | 2,231,756 | 1,344,141 | 1,556,401 | 1,170,083 | 2,525,198 | 1,917,826 | 1,504,189 | 58,091,078 | 525,840 | 615,665 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 0 | 69,660,838 | 44,538,713 | 78,662,497 | 79,113,663 | 63,246,060 | 65,985,896 | 25,268,870 | 49,073,379 | 0 | 18,256,488 | 17,522,092 | 306,918 | 4,214,957 | 10,378,361 |
other short term finances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 8,498,235 | 8,350,046 | 8,510,500 | 8,483,321 | 7,340,963 | 8,213,871 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other current liabilities | 20,491,143 | 22,177,662 | 21,346,647 | 17,311,010 | 11,994,291 | 10,654,069 | 12,815,993 | 11,600,101 | 8,700,510 | 1,562,500 | 7,415,678 | 5,957,340 | 4,175,491 | 4,942,398 | 5,073,303 |
total current liabilities | 32,615,874 | 102,460,028 | 76,627,616 | 105,800,969 | 100,005,318 | 83,284,083 | 81,327,087 | 38,786,797 | 59,278,078 | 59,653,578 | 26,198,006 | 24,095,097 | 4,482,409 | 9,157,355 | 15,451,664 |
loans | 20,000,000 | 12,192,841 | 7,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 25,000,000 | 25,817,588 | 25,399,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 48,459,963 | 55,219,996 | 64,607,561 | 73,257,408 | 76,573,833 | 83,308,666 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,518,137 | 0 | 7,032,147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other liabilities | 8,769,000 | 2,657,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14,407,604 | 13,732,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
provisions | 3,089,754 | 5,750,301 | 8,435,066 | 2,304,272 | 83,330 | 85,229 | 1,540,475 | 7,711,412 | 6,452,215 | 1,638,698 | 544,592 | 599,260 | 0 | 0 | 26,250 |
total long term liabilities | 80,318,717 | 75,821,137 | 80,042,627 | 95,561,680 | 98,175,300 | 108,393,895 | 38,822,921 | 39,387,694 | 20,859,819 | 15,371,566 | 544,592 | 599,260 | 0 | 0 | 26,250 |
total liabilities | 112,934,591 | 178,281,165 | 156,670,243 | 201,362,649 | 198,180,618 | 191,677,978 | 120,150,008 | 78,174,491 | 80,137,897 | 75,025,144 | 26,742,598 | 24,694,357 | 4,482,409 | 9,157,355 | 15,477,914 |
net assets | 258,535,516 | 256,219,368 | 259,200,207 | 242,302,536 | 227,402,388 | 217,043,427 | 198,295,257 | 188,200,134 | 186,467,923 | 172,991,042 | 161,153,108 | 155,314,617 | 143,963,347 | 149,235,402 | 153,127,129 |
total shareholders funds | 258,535,516 | 256,219,368 | 259,200,207 | 242,302,536 | 227,402,388 | 217,043,427 | 198,295,257 | 188,200,134 | 186,467,923 | 172,991,042 | 161,153,108 | 155,314,617 | 143,963,347 | 149,235,402 | 153,127,129 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | -3,790,697 | 1,237,609 | 2,737,058 | 2,720,727 | -19,798,938 | 784,568 | -1,567,747 | -17,032,754 | 2,039,205 | 2,143,205 | -460,961 | -600,374 | -1,860,840 | -110,086 | 311,487 |
Depreciation | 4,799,608 | 4,279,496 | 9,928,487 | 10,299,398 | 10,193,942 | 9,132,628 | 2,899,463 | 2,851,892 | 2,528,751 | 4,101,010 | 3,321,664 | 1,855,455 | 412,037 | 341,697 | 370,769 |
Amortisation | 7,849,691 | 8,837,048 | 2,997,533 | 3,110,157 | 3,146,905 | 2,904,876 | 2,770,329 | 2,539,584 | 2,292,322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tax | -2,256,882 | -1,601,030 | -1,968,153 | -306,418 | -593,725 | 1,191,085 | -1,829,917 | -1,036,976 | -264,913 | -398,876 | 161,331 | -210,690 | 406,166 | -19,101 | -150,612 |
Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Debtors | -44,984,532 | 21,047,238 | -24,400,291 | -23,081,498 | 40,693,094 | 28,237,640 | 28,286,848 | -2,428,158 | 32,709,158 | -3,375,197 | 5,302,732 | 15,429,071 | -17,441,642 | -3,948,747 | 46,701,521 |
Creditors | 1,355,014 | 39,726 | 887,615 | -212,260 | 386,318 | -1,355,115 | 607,372 | 413,637 | -56,586,889 | 57,565,238 | -89,825 | 615,665 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -1,686,519 | 831,015 | 4,035,637 | 3,798,582 | 2,858,359 | -9,194,071 | 8,248,039 | 2,899,591 | 7,138,010 | -5,853,178 | 1,458,338 | 1,781,849 | -766,907 | -130,905 | 5,073,303 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -2,660,547 | -2,684,765 | 6,130,794 | 2,220,942 | -1,899 | -1,455,246 | -6,170,937 | 1,259,197 | 4,813,517 | 1,094,106 | -54,668 | 599,260 | 0 | -26,250 | 26,250 |
Cash flow from operations | 48,594,200 | -10,108,139 | 49,149,262 | 44,712,626 | -44,502,132 | -26,228,915 | -23,330,246 | -5,677,671 | -70,749,155 | 62,026,702 | -966,853 | -11,387,906 | 15,632,098 | 4,004,102 | -41,070,324 |
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Change in Investments | -6,648,735 | 15,676,371 | 9,227,565 | 42,416,392 | -23,417,216 | -2,342,138 | 14,864,906 | -6,600,974 | -16,794,170 | 45,227,545 | -4,219,120 | 0 | 690,210 | 0 | 108,761,518 |
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Bank loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group/Directors Accounts | -69,660,838 | 25,122,125 | -34,123,784 | -451,166 | 15,867,603 | -2,739,836 | 40,717,026 | -23,804,509 | 49,073,379 | -18,256,488 | 734,396 | 17,215,174 | -3,908,039 | -6,163,404 | 10,378,361 |
Other Short Term Loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Long term loans | 7,807,159 | 5,192,841 | -13,000,000 | 0 | -5,000,000 | -817,588 | 418,560 | 25,399,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -6,611,844 | -9,548,019 | -8,622,668 | -2,174,067 | -7,607,741 | 91,522,537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other long term liabilities | 6,111,001 | 2,657,999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -14,407,604 | 674,736 | 13,732,868 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | 1,567,374 | -828,577 | -1,141,946 | -1,513,144 | -3,316,061 | -3,329,815 | -292,582 | -97,607 | -401,073 | -57,532 | 10,614 | -23,874 | 60,447 | 66,247 | 144,297 |
cash flow from financing | -66,205,904 | 8,204,193 | -49,842,898 | -6,250,292 | -603,179 | 84,340,402 | 40,171,297 | -22,412,034 | 50,036,120 | -6,652,448 | 745,010 | 17,191,300 | -3,847,592 | -6,097,157 | 157,344,615 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -5,505,018 | -9,990,935 | -5,944,782 | 5,620,970 | 9,763,705 | 499,185 | -8,409,306 | 2,682,696 | -10,695,349 | 16,250,139 | 5,475,601 | -955,777 | 7,044,163 | -6,385,619 | 11,693,444 |
overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
change in cash | -5,505,018 | -9,990,935 | -5,944,782 | 5,620,970 | 9,763,705 | 499,185 | -8,409,306 | 2,682,696 | -10,695,349 | 16,250,139 | 5,475,601 | -955,777 | 7,044,163 | -6,385,619 | 11,693,444 |
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HACHETTE UK LIMITED group structure
Hachette Uk Limited has 23 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
LAGARDERE SCA
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HACHETTE UK LIMITED
02020173
23 subsidiaries
hachette uk limited directors
Hachette Uk Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Pierre De Cacqueray (Sep 2004) and Mr Richard Kitson (Sep 2011).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Pierre De Cacqueray | 61 years | Sep 2004 | - | Director | |
Mr Richard Kitson | England | 47 years | Sep 2011 | - | Director |
Mrs Hilary Murray Hill | England | 59 years | Jan 2015 | - | Director |
Mr David Shelley | England | 48 years | Dec 2017 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
0
0%
operating profit
-3.8m
-406%
gross margin
0%
0%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
258.5m
+0.01%
total assets
371.5m
-0.15%
cash
11.1m
-0.33%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
hachette uk limited company details
company number
02020173
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
58110 - Book publishing
incorporation date
May 1986
age
38
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Full Accounts
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
hluk (euston road) limited (December 2008)
hodder headline limited (July 2007)
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auditor
CONSTANTIN
address
carmelite house, 50 victoria embankment, london, EC4Y 0DZ
Bank
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Legal Advisor
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hachette uk limited Charges & Mortgages
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