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Lion Hudson

Logo: http://www.lionhudson.com/page.asp?pid=index, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3

Christian publisher1

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.2 It is part of Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2003Founded1

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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.2

Corporate structure

Lion Hudson is part of a group headed by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

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. It is the UK's largest publisher of children's Christian books.

From Wikipedia’s article on Lion Hudson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Hudson International1
  2. Succeeded Lion Publishing1

Timeline

  1. 2021Acquired Acquired by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge1
  2. 2003Founded Founded1

Sources

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