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Guinness World Records Limited

Guinness World Records Limited is an active UK company (number 00541295), incorporated 1954, with 3 current directors including Alison Ozanne and Ryan Barrington-Foote. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 49

  1. Rod Calvin Bergen 2008-2012 Director View profile
  2. Donald Crawford Joyce 2008-2014 Director View profile
  3. Bruce David Steinberg 2005-2008 Director View profile
  4. Charles James Burdick 2005-2005 Director View profile
  5. Robert Ian Lawes 2002-2004 Director View profile
  6. Charles Jerome Caminada 2002-2005 Director View profile
  7. Nigel Norman Birrell 2002-2005 Director View profile
  8. Timothy Walker Ricketts 2001-2002 Director View profile
  9. Charles John Falzon 2001-2002 Director View profile
  10. William Stuart Harris 2001-2002 Director View profile
  11. Timothy James Hilton 2001-2001 Director View profile
  12. Ian Castello Cortes 2000-2001 Director View profile
  13. Lisa Chrisine Kennedy 2000-2001 Director View profile
  14. Michael Constantine Papamichael 2000-2001 Director View profile
  15. Stephen Nelson 2000-2001 Director View profile
  16. Andrew John Fennell 2000-2001 Director View profile
  17. Michael Jeffrey Feldman 2000-2001 Director View profile
  18. Wendy Nathan 2000-2001 Director View profile
  19. Raymond James Joy 1999-2001 Director View profile
  20. Simon Boddie 1999-1999 Director View profile
  21. Nicholas Toby Fell 1998-1999 Director View profile
  22. Colin Archibald Storm 1998-1998 Director View profile
  23. Malcolm Campbell Roughead 1998-2000 Director View profile
  24. Alice Mary Cleoniki Avis 1997-2000 Director View profile
  25. Sarah Frances Raja-Brown 1996-1999 Director View profile
  26. Philip Edward Yea 1996-1998 Director View profile
  27. Christopher Conran Irwin 1994-2001 Director View profile
  28. Brian Ford Baldock 1993-1996 Director View profile
  29. William Struan Mcbride 1992 Director View profile
  30. Fred Buxton 1997 Director View profile
  31. Donald Richmond Mcqueen Mcfarlan 1992 Director View profile
  32. Adrian Robert Morris 1996 Director View profile
  33. Shaun Coleman Dowling 1994 Director View profile
  34. Francis Ian Chapman 1998 Director View profile
  35. Peter John Matthews 1996 Director View profile
  36. Colin Sydney George 1993 Director View profile
  37. Ian Donough Crofton 1993 Director View profile
  38. Norris Dewar Mcwhirter 1996 Director View profile
  39. Mark Julian Cohen 1994 Director View profile
  40. Raymond John Marshall 2019-2023 Secretary View profile
  41. Catherine Frances Loughran 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  42. Terence Tsang 2016-2018 Secretary View profile
  43. Scrip Secretaries Limited 2008-2016 Corporate-secretary View profile
  44. Janet Lesley Rowland 2007-2008 Secretary View profile
  45. Nicola Ormrod 2006-2007 Secretary View profile
  46. Katharine Helen Byrne 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  47. Simon Marshall Pearce 2004-2005 Secretary View profile
  48. Susanne Margaret Bunn 1998-2001 Secretary View profile
  49. Geoffrey William King 1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/11/1954

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Guinness World Records Limited is controlled by Gwruk Acquisition Corp Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Gwruk Acquisition Corp Limited.

3 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

3 directors on the board

14.8y median 14.1y
average tenure
18.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Tech and media 6Business services 3

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00541295
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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