USBORNE PUBLISHING LIMITED
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Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1973-07-24
- Registered office
- 83-85 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8RT
- Postcode
- EC1N 8RT
- Capital
- 10,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-01-31
- Next due by
- 2026-10-31
- Financial year end
- 31 January
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-09
- Next due by
- 2026-11-23
Nature of business (SIC)
- 58110 Book publishing
Officers 2 current · 6 resigned
Group structure 4 subsidiaries
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USBORNE BOOKS AT HOME LIMITED Active - Proposal to Strike off
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USBORNE EDUCATION LIMITED Active - Proposal to Strike off
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USBORNE MUSIC PUBLISHING LIMITED Active - Proposal to Strike off
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USBORNE REFERENCE PUBLISHING LIMITED Active - Proposal to Strike off
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z7603286 (Tier 3), registered since 2003.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Gender pay gap
7.4%
Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity
Contact details
- Website
- usborne.com
- Phone
- 03031231113
We are the leading UK independent publisher of children's books. Our books are available worldwide. Browse our catalogue and find out where to buy Usborne books
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 20 GARRICK STREET, LONDON WC2E 9BJ | 1990-03-19 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 588 similar companies in EC, trading since 1973
The class of 1973
52%
of the 7,318 companies incorporated in 1973 are still active today; 41% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 6 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 5
- Most recent registration
- 2019-06-06
- Price paid, where recorded
- £20,885,000
- Where
- Greater London (4), Oxfordshire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NGL321852 | Greater London | Freehold | 2019-06-06 | £20,885,000 |
| NGL952615 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2015-07-16 | — |
| NGL949681 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2015-03-10 | — |
| NGL949686 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2015-03-10 | — |
| ON315034 | Oxfordshire | Leasehold | 2014-10-09 | — |
| ON310008 | Oxfordshire | Leasehold | 2013-11-15 | — |
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.