BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
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Overview
- Company type
- Public Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1986-01-30
- Registered office
- 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP
- Postcode
- WC1B 3DP
- Capital
- 937,547 GBP
- Accounts category
- Group
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-02-28
- Next due by
- 2027-08-31
- Financial year end
- 28 February
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-06-24
- Next due by
- 2027-07-08
Nature of business (SIC)
- 58110 Book publishing
- 58190 Other publishing activities
- 58290 Other software publishing
Officers 10 current · 41 resigned
Group structure 15 subsidiaries
Showing 12 of 15.
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 8
£21,163,207 total awarded value where published.
Showing the 5 most recent of 8.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Contracts Finder).
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2025 (period to 2025-02-28) — 5 years on the registry.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Gender pay gap
17.45%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- bloomsbury.com
- Phone
- 01256302699, 01256812521
Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house established in 1986. It has companies in London, New York, Sydney and Delhi.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED | 1986-09-16 |
| M.B.N.1 LIMITED | 1986-05-28 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 36 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W1D 3QY | 2011-08-19 |
| 38 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W1D 3HB | 2005-06-06 |
| 2 SOHO SQUARE, LONDON, W1V 6HB | 1996-11-26 |
| 4 BLOOMSBURY PLACE, LONDON, WC1A 2QA | 1987-08-25 |
| 9 HAZLEWELL ROAD, LONDON, SW15 6LU | 1986-12-08 |
| 1 MUSEUM PLACE, CARDIFF, CF1 3TX | 1986-05-14 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 759 similar companies in WC, trading since 1986
The class of 1986
51%
of the 18,365 companies incorporated in 1986 are still active today; 42% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Leasehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2019-09-23
- Where
- Greater London (3), Oxfordshire (1)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB1263 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2019-09-23 | — |
| ON350378 | Oxfordshire | Leasehold | 2019-07-04 | — |
| NGL925868 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2012-05-04 | — |
| NGL915774 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2011-01-25 | — |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.