DAVID HIGHAM ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Company number 00304776 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
David Higham Associates operates as a premier, heritage literary agency demonstrating robust financial health, characterized by strong liquidity and steady profitability. While the broader publishing sector faces disruption from digital transformation and AI rights issues, DHA's substantial cash reserves and consistent dividend payouts reflect a mature, well-managed firm with a competitive moat built on legacy relationships and high-value intellectual property representation. Their financials align closely with sector norms for established independent agencies, prioritizing partner profit distribution over aggressive capital accumulation.
Shareholders' funds
£906,199
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1935-09-05
- Employees
- 46 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- Waverley House 6th Floor,, 7-12 Noel Street, London, England, W1F 8GQ
- Postcode
- W1F 8GQ
- Capital
- 6 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 0 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-03-30
- Next due by
- 2027-04-13
Nature of business (SIC)
- 82990 Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 7 current · 14 resigned
Group structure 2 subsidiaries
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TOBY EADY ASSOCIATES LIMITED Dissolved
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z7304199 (Tier 2), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- davidhigham.co.uk
Since 1935, DHA has represented exceptional writers and illustrators who have shaped the literary world. Our reputation today is built on our dedication to our authors and support of their visionary work in print, in translation and on screen worldwide.
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| WAVERLEY HOUSE 7TH FLOOR, WAVERLEY HOUSE,, 7-12 NOEL STREET, LONDON, W1F 8GQ | 2017-12-20 |
| 5-8 LOWER JOHN STREET, GOLDEN SQUARE, LONDON, W1F 9HA | 2013-12-17 |
| 5-8 LOWER JOHN STREET, GOLDEN SQUARE, LONDON W1E 9HA | 2007-06-12 |
Among its peers
Top 10%
by shareholders' funds, of 6,741 similar companies in W
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (46 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1935.
Competitors London
This company ranks 586 among other business support service activities not elsewhere classified in London.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2025-10-02
- Where
- Greater London (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BB42070 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2025-10-02 | — |
| NGL975568 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2017-12-18 | — |
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