Ladybird Books Limited

Company Name	Ladybird Books Limited
Company Status	Active
Company Number	00200130
Category	Private Limited Company
Incorporation Date	29 August 1924(99 years, 8 months ago)

Business Activity

Section J	Information and communication
SIC 2211	Publishing of books
SIC 58110	Book publishing

Directors

Director Name	Mr Thomas Daryl Weldon
Date of Birth	August 1963 (Born 60 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Current
Appointed	31 December 2010(86 years, 4 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	13 years, 3 months
Role	Publisher
Country of Residence	England
Correspondence Address	20 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 2SA

Director Name	Ms Francesca Dow
Date of Birth	August 1963 (Born 60 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Current
Appointed	31 December 2010(86 years, 4 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	13 years, 3 months
Role	Publisher
Country of Residence	England
Correspondence Address	20 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 2SA

Director Name	Mr Mark William Gardiner
Date of Birth	April 1961 (Born 63 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Current
Appointed	31 March 2014(89 years, 7 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	10 years
Role	Finance Director
Country of Residence	England
Correspondence Address	20 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 2SA

Secretary Name	Ms Sinead Mary Martin
Status	Current
Appointed	30 June 2016(91 years, 10 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	7 years, 9 months
Role	Company Director
Correspondence Address	20 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 2SA

Director Name	John David Williamson
Date of Birth	November 1939 (Born 84 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	26 March 1992(67 years, 7 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	2 years, 9 months (resigned 31 December 1994)
Role	Chartered Accountant
Correspondence Address	Knowles Green Cottage Knowles Green Hargrave Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP29 5HZ

Director Name	David Patrick Collington
Date of Birth	September 1934 (Born 89 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	26 March 1992(67 years, 7 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	9 months, 1 week (resigned 31 December 1992)
Role	Company Director
Correspondence Address	64 Granville Street Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3BN

Director Name	Brian Douglas Louis Cotton
Date of Birth	September 1944 (Born 79 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	26 March 1992(67 years, 7 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	9 months, 1 week (resigned 31 December 1992)
Role	Company Director
Correspondence Address	The Gables Helmingham Road Otley Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9NR

Director Name	Alan Trueman Warren
Date of Birth	September 1941 (Born 82 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	26 March 1992(67 years, 7 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	2 years, 9 months (resigned 21 December 1994)
Role	Chartered Accountant
Correspondence Address	27 Nicolson Road Loughborough Leicestershire LE11 3SD

Director Name	Paula Kahn
Date of Birth	November 1940 (Born 83 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	26 March 1992(67 years, 7 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	2 years, 9 months (resigned 31 December 1994)
Role	Publisher
Country of Residence	United Kingdom
Correspondence Address	4 Mica House Barnsbury Square London N1 1RN

Director Name	Anthony David Forbes Watson
Date of Birth	September 1954 (Born 69 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	26 March 1992(67 years, 7 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	12 years, 11 months (resigned 28 February 2005)
Role	Publisher
Correspondence Address	Saffron House Ewelme Wallingford Oxfordshire OX10 6HP

Director Name	Michael Hugh Gabb
Date of Birth	May 1937 (Born 87 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	26 March 1992(67 years, 7 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	9 months, 1 week (resigned 31 December 1992)
Role	Company Director
Correspondence Address	1 Carisbrooke Road Mountsorrel Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 7BR

Secretary Name	David Frank Lewis
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	26 March 1992(67 years, 7 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	7 years, 1 month (resigned 30 April 1999)
Role	Company Director
Correspondence Address	10 Elm Avenue Attenborough Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG9 6BH

Director Name	Peter Michael Mayer
Date of Birth	March 1936 (Born 88 years ago)
Nationality	American
Status	Resigned
Appointed	21 December 1994(70 years, 4 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	2 years (resigned 31 December 1996)
Role	Chief Executive
Correspondence Address	26 Stratford Road London W8 6QD

Director Name	Mr William Edward Howarth
Date of Birth	June 1961 (Born 62 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	01 March 1995(70 years, 6 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	4 years, 2 months (resigned 30 April 1999)
Role	Accountant
Country of Residence	England
Correspondence Address	31 The Ridings Ockbrook Derby Derbyshire DE72 3SF

Director Name	Mr Trevor David Glover
Date of Birth	April 1940 (Born 84 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	03 July 1995(70 years, 10 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	4 months, 3 weeks (resigned 24 November 1995)
Role	Company Director
Correspondence Address	15 Lebanon Gardens London SW18 1RQ

Director Name	Mr John Henry Rolfe
Date of Birth	May 1938 (Born 86 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	03 July 1995(70 years, 10 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	2 years, 1 month (resigned 01 August 1997)
Role	Company Director
Correspondence Address	73 Elborough Street London SW18 5DR

Director Name	Mr Laurence James
Date of Birth	April 1954 (Born 70 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	04 November 1996(72 years, 2 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	1 year, 9 months (resigned 14 August 1998)
Role	Company Executive
Country of Residence	England
Correspondence Address	Stroma Silver Street South Cerney Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 5TS Wales

Director Name	Michael Geoffrey Herridge
Date of Birth	August 1950 (Born 73 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	19 January 1999(74 years, 5 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	3 years, 2 months (resigned 15 April 2002)
Role	Publisher
Correspondence Address	Chartwell Low Road Barrowby Grantham Lincolnshire NG32 1DB

Secretary Name	Ms Helena Caroline Peacock
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	01 May 1999(74 years, 8 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	17 years, 2 months (resigned 30 June 2016)
Role	Solicitor
Country of Residence	United Kingdom
Correspondence Address	28 Lancaster Grove London NW3 4PB

Director Name	Charles Richard Power
Date of Birth	April 1964 (Born 60 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	05 April 2002(77 years, 7 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	10 months, 4 weeks (resigned 28 February 2003)
Role	Finance Director
Correspondence Address	17 Cumberland Street London SW1V 4LS

Director Name	Sally Margaret Doris Floyer
Date of Birth	April 1945 (Born 79 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	20 August 2002(78 years after company formation)
Appointment Duration	5 years, 7 months (resigned 31 March 2008)
Role	Publisher
Country of Residence	United Kingdom
Correspondence Address	17 Stile Hall Gardens Chiswick London W4 3BS

Director Name	Mr Brian James Landers
Date of Birth	April 1949 (Born 75 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	20 May 2003(78 years, 9 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	6 years, 2 months (resigned 31 July 2009)
Role	Finance Director
Country of Residence	United Kingdom
Correspondence Address	Briarbank House 12a Childs Hill Road Bookham Leatherhead Surrey KT23 3QG

Director Name	Mr John Crowther Makinson
Date of Birth	October 1954 (Born 69 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	28 February 2005(80 years, 6 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	1 year, 10 months (resigned 01 January 2007)
Role	Publisher
Country of Residence	England
Correspondence Address	25 Richmond Crescent London N1 0LY

Director Name	Peter Field
Date of Birth	August 1946 (Born 77 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	01 January 2007(82 years, 4 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	4 years (resigned 31 December 2010)
Role	Publisher
Country of Residence	United Kingdom
Correspondence Address	80 Strand London WC2R 0RL

Director Name	Stephanie Barton
Date of Birth	March 1957 (Born 67 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	07 January 2008(83 years, 5 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	2 years, 11 months (resigned 31 December 2010)
Role	Publisher
Country of Residence	United Kingdom
Correspondence Address	7 Welby Gardens Grantham Lincolnshire NG31 8AN

Director Name	Mrs Suzanne Margaret Brennan
Date of Birth	January 1969 (Born 55 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	14 June 2010(85 years, 10 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	3 years, 9 months (resigned 31 March 2014)
Role	Finance Director
Country of Residence	United Kingdom
Correspondence Address	80 Strand London WC2R 0RL

Contact

Website	vintageladybird.com
Telephone	07 692307692
Telephone region	Mobile

Location

Registered Address	20 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 2SA
Region	London
Constituency	Cities of London and Westminster
County	Greater London
Ward	Vincent Square
Built Up Area	Greater London
Address Matches	Over 60 other UK companies use this postal address

Shareholders

2m at £1	Penguin Books LTD 100.00% Ordinary
1 at £1	Penguin Random House LTD 0.00% Ordinary

Financials

Year	2014
Turnover	£20,809,000
Gross Profit	£8,787,000
Net Worth	£4,771,000
Current Liabilities	£755,000

Accounts

Latest Accounts	31 December 2022 (1 year, 3 months ago)
Next Accounts Due	30 September 2024 (5 months, 1 week from now)
Accounts Category	Full
Accounts Year End	31 December

Returns

Latest Return	26 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Next Return Due	9 April 2024 (overdue)

Filing History

28 September 2017	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2016 (19 pages)
29 March 2017	Confirmation statement made on 26 March 2017 with updates (5 pages)
12 October 2016	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2015 (18 pages)
20 July 2016	Appointment of Ms Sinead Mary Martin as a secretary on 30 June 2016 (2 pages)
18 July 2016	Termination of appointment of Helena Caroline Peacock as a secretary on 30 June 2016 (1 page)
29 March 2016	Annual return made up to 26 March 2016 with a full list of shareholders Statement of capital on 2016-03-29 GBP 2,000,000 (4 pages)
19 October 2015	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2014 (15 pages)
27 March 2015	Annual return made up to 26 March 2015 with a full list of shareholders Statement of capital on 2015-03-27 GBP 2,000,000 (4 pages)
10 December 2014	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2013 (22 pages)
2 May 2014	Appointment of Mr Mark William Gardiner as a director (3 pages)
1 April 2014	Termination of appointment of Suzanne Brennan as a director (1 page)
27 March 2014	Annual return made up to 26 March 2014 with a full list of shareholders Statement of capital on 2014-03-27 GBP 2,000,000 (5 pages)
25 June 2013	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2012 (19 pages)
3 April 2013	Annual return made up to 26 March 2013 with a full list of shareholders (5 pages)
2 May 2012	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2011 (19 pages)
29 March 2012	Annual return made up to 26 March 2012 with a full list of shareholders (5 pages)
15 July 2011	Director's details changed for Thomas Daryl Weldon on 1 July 2011 (3 pages)
15 July 2011	Director's details changed for Thomas Daryl Weldon on 1 July 2011 (3 pages)
1 June 2011	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2010 (19 pages)
7 April 2011	Annual return made up to 26 March 2011 with a full list of shareholders (5 pages)
15 February 2011	Appointment of Thomas Daryl Weldon as a director (3 pages)
15 February 2011	Appointment of Francesca Dow as a director (3 pages)
15 February 2011	Termination of appointment of Peter Field as a director (2 pages)
19 January 2011	Termination of appointment of Stephanie Barton as a director (2 pages)
29 June 2010	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2009 (11 pages)
18 June 2010	Appointment of Suzanne Margaret Brennan as a director (3 pages)
15 April 2010	Annual return made up to 26 March 2010 with a full list of shareholders (5 pages)
9 January 2010	Director's details changed for Peter Field on 1 November 2009 (3 pages)
9 January 2010	Director's details changed for Peter Field on 1 November 2009 (3 pages)
10 August 2009	Appointment terminated director brian landers (1 page)
17 July 2009	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2008 (12 pages)
6 April 2009	Return made up to 26/03/09; full list of members (4 pages)
2 October 2008	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2007 (12 pages)
16 April 2008	Return made up to 26/03/08; full list of members (4 pages)
1 April 2008	Appointment terminated director sally floyer (1 page)
25 February 2008	Director appointed stephanie barton (2 pages)
10 May 2007	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2006 (12 pages)
26 April 2007	Return made up to 26/03/07; full list of members (7 pages)
2 March 2007	New director appointed (2 pages)
2 March 2007	Director resigned (1 page)
5 November 2006	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2005 (12 pages)
12 April 2006	Return made up to 26/03/06; full list of members (7 pages)
5 February 2006	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2004 (12 pages)
7 November 2005	Delivery ext'd 3 mth 31/12/04 (1 page)
10 June 2005	Return made up to 26/03/05; full list of members (7 pages)
22 March 2005	Director resigned (1 page)
21 March 2005	New director appointed (2 pages)
2 November 2004	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2003 (12 pages)
13 April 2004	Return made up to 26/03/04; full list of members (7 pages)
30 October 2003	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2002 (12 pages)
11 June 2003	New director appointed (2 pages)
3 April 2003	Director resigned (1 page)
3 April 2003	Return made up to 26/03/03; full list of members (7 pages)
21 March 2003	Director resigned (1 page)
8 February 2003	Auditor's resignation (3 pages)
5 November 2002	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2001 (15 pages)
4 September 2002	New director appointed (2 pages)
24 April 2002	New director appointed (2 pages)
24 April 2002	Director resigned (1 page)
17 April 2002	Return made up to 26/03/02; full list of members 363(288) ‐ Director's particulars changed (6 pages)
29 October 2001	Full accounts made up to 31 December 2000 (16 pages)
12 June 2001	Registered office changed on 12/06/01 from: 27 wrights lane london W8 5TZ (1 page)
6 April 2001	Return made up to 26/03/01; full list of members (6 pages)
28 April 2000	Return made up to 26/03/00; full list of members 363(190) ‐ Location of debenture register address changed 363(288) ‐ Director's particulars changed 363(353) ‐ Location of register of members address changed (6 pages)
28 April 2000	Full accounts made up to 31 December 1999 (15 pages)
30 December 1999	Resolutions ELRES ‐ Elective resolution (1 page)
20 September 1999	Full accounts made up to 31 December 1998 (17 pages)
11 May 1999	New secretary appointed (2 pages)
8 April 1999	Registered office changed on 08/04/99 from: beeches road loughborough leics LE11 2NQ (1 page)
1 April 1999	Return made up to 26/03/99; full list of members (6 pages)
10 February 1999	New director appointed (2 pages)
7 October 1998	Full group accounts made up to 31 December 1997 (105 pages)
24 August 1998	Auditor's resignation (1 page)
21 August 1998	Director resigned (1 page)
9 October 1997	Full group accounts made up to 31 December 1996 (79 pages)
20 August 1997	Director resigned (1 page)
2 April 1997	Director resigned (1 page)
2 April 1997	Return made up to 26/03/97; no change of members (6 pages)
12 November 1996	New director appointed (2 pages)
8 October 1996	Full accounts made up to 31 December 1995 (22 pages)
8 October 1996	Full group accounts made up to 31 December 1995 (49 pages)
6 August 1996	Auditor's resignation (2 pages)
4 April 1996	Return made up to 26/03/96; full list of members (6 pages)
17 January 1996	Director resigned (2 pages)
4 October 1995	Full accounts made up to 31 December 1994 (22 pages)
6 July 1995	New director appointed (2 pages)
6 July 1995	New director appointed (2 pages)
18 April 1995	Return made up to 26/03/95; full list of members 363(288) ‐ Director's particulars changed (6 pages)
2 April 1993	Return made up to 26/03/93; full list of members 363(288) ‐ Director's particulars changed (5 pages)
9 April 1992	Return made up to 26/03/92; no change of members (7 pages)
18 July 1986	Registered office changed on 18/07/86 from: p o box 12 beeches road loughborough leics LE11 2NG (1 page)
15 May 1986	Return made up to 13/03/86; full list of members (7 pages)
22 August 1981	Accounts made up to 31 December 1980 (14 pages)
18 October 1972	Company name changed\certificate issued on 18/10/72 (2 pages)
1 September 1924	Registered office changed on 01/09/24 from: registered office changed (4 pages)
29 August 1924	Incorporation (22 pages)

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