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PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LIMITED

00734421 · Ltd · 64 years old

One Embassy Gardens, London, SW11 7BW

SIC 58110

Companies House data checked 7 September 2026

Type
Ltd
Incorporated
1962
Accounts
Up to date
Conf. Statement
Up to date

Identity verification status for PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LIMITED (ECCTA)

Directors of PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LIMITED must verify their identity by 2026-11-18.

Directors
0 verified · 2 pending
Persons with Significant Control
0 verified

Pending means Companies House has recorded a verification deadline that has not passed yet - nothing has been missed.

Director network

QUADRILLE PUBLISHI…FLANAME 6 LIMITEDFLANAME 7 LIMITEDFLANAME 4 LIMITEDFLANAME 0 LIMITEDFLANAME 5 LIMITEDFLANAME 2 LIMITEDFLANAME 1 LIMITEDFLANAME 3 LIMITEDFLANAME 8 LIMITEDALLEN LANE THE PEN…HAMISH HAMILTON LI…SNOWDOG ENTERPRISE…VENTURA PUBLISHING…HAMISH HAMILTON CH…SALSPOT LIMITEDFREDERICK WARNE & …PELHAM BOOKS LIMIT…MICHAEL JOSEPH LIM…PENGUIN BOOKS LIMI…GARDINER…WilliamWELDON,DarylPENGUINRANDOM H…
Focal companyDirectorOther companyDirector of focal companyAlso holds directorship at
Current directors
GARDINER, Mark Williamdirectorsince 2020-04-01· also at QUADRILLE PUBLISHING LIMITED, FLANAME 6 LIMITED, FLANAME 7 LIMITED and 75 more
WELDON, Thomas Daryldirectorsince 2020-04-01· also at QUADRILLE PUBLISHING LIMITED, FLANAME 6 LIMITED, FLANAME 8 LIMITED and 70 more
Company secretary
MARTIN, Sinead Marysecretarysince 2016-09-15

Connected companies

Other companies this company's current and past directors are or were appointed to.

Active

28 HAMPTON PARK COTHAM BRISTOL MANAGEMENT LIMITEDactivevia WILLIAMS, Coram
ALDWYCH FINANCE LIMITEDactivevia BRENNAN, Suzanne Margaret
ALLEN LANE THE PENGUIN PRESS LIMITEDactivevia GARDINER, Mark William, WELDON, Thomas Daryl, BRENNAN, Suzanne Margaret, CARSON, Peter Thomas Staheyeff, CLARKE, Roger Grenville Quinton, FIELD, Peter, FORBES WATSON, Anthony David, LANDERS, Brian James, MAKINSON, John Crowther, POWER, Charles Richard, WEBSTER, John Walter
AMNESTY FREESTYLE LIMITEDactivevia LANDERS, Brian James
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK SECTION CHARITABLE TRUSTactivevia LANDERS, Brian James

and 184 more active

In liquidation

DISC DISTRIBUTION LIMITEDliquidationvia CLARKE, Roger Grenville Quinton
SHAZAM ENTERTAINMENT LIMITEDliquidationvia ZALAZNICK, Lauren Jane

Dissolved

ACACIA INTERACTIVE LIMITEDdissolvedvia FIELD, Peter, FORBES WATSON, Anthony David, LANDERS, Brian James, MAKINSON, John Crowther, POWER, Charles Richard
ADDISON WESLEY LONGMAN LIMITEDdissolvedvia LANDERS, Brian James
BOOKS PLUS LIMITEDdissolvedvia LANDERS, Brian James
BSB HOLDINGS LIMITEDdissolvedvia MAKINSON, John Crowther
CAUSEWAY PRESS LIMITEDdissolvedvia FALLON, John Joseph

and 72 more dissolved

Other status

FA SUB 3 LIMITEDconverted closedvia ROMAN, Emmanuel
GLG HOLDINGS LTDconverted closedvia ROMAN, Emmanuel
KANO COMPUTING LIMITEDinsolvency proceedingsvia MAKINSON, John Crowther
KNOX PINES LTD.converted closedvia ROMAN, Emmanuel
LIBERTY PEAK LTD.converted closedvia ROMAN, Emmanuel

and 1 more with another status

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Financials

Period: 2024-12-31
Turnover
Net Assets
£436.4m
Employees
0
Data quality: 45% · full accounts

Persons with Significant Control

Bertelsmann Uk Limited

Corporate entity

Companies House 03185285

Owns 75-100% of shares

Holds 75-100% of voting rights

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