Lion Hudson
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| Parent company | SPCK Group |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founder | David Dorricott |
| Country of origin | England |
| Headquarters location | Oxford, England |
| Distribution | Marston Book Services (UK),[1] Koorong, Trafalgar Square Publishing (US)[2] |
| Key people | Suzanne Wilson-Higgins, Managing Director; Caroline Gregory, Finance & Shared Services Director. |
| Publication types | Children's Bible Retelling, books, literature, ebooks, audio books |
| Nonfiction topics | Religion, Christianity |
| Fiction genres | Literature |
| Imprints | Lion Books; Lion Scholar; Lion Children's Books; Lion Fiction; Candle Books; Monarch Books |
| No. of employees | 27 |
| Official website | www |
Lion Hudson is UK's largest publisher of children's Christian books. It is based in Oxford, United Kingdom. Since 2021, it has been an imprint of SPCK.
History
It had its origins as Lion Publishing (founded in 1971) and Hudson International (founded in 1977) which merged to become Lion Hudson PLC in 2003. The company became owned by the AFD Group in the Isle of Man in August 2017 upon the acquisition of the assets of "Lion Hudson PLC in administration" (now liquidated).
Lion Hudson was purchased by SPCK in 2021 and is now an imprint of SPCK.[3] It is the UK's largest publisher of children's Christian books.[4][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Marston Book Services". Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Lion Hudson Ltd -".
- ^ a b Wood, Heloise (21 April 2021). "SPCK buys Lion Hudson's publishing business". The Bookseller.
- ^ "Lion Hudson". Independent Publishers Group.
