Penguin Random House Limited
Company 00734421 Active
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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.
2 directors on the board
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2020
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2020
Directors past 6 years
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2020
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2020
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2020
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.
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Random House UK Ventures Limited 2 shared directors
- Barrie & Jenkins Limited 2 shared directors
- Hammond,Hammond and Company,Limited 2 shared directors
- Herbert Jenkins Limited 2 shared directors
- Hutchinson & CO.(Publishers)Limited 2 shared directors
- Plane Tree Publishers Limited 2 shared directors
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Company details
| Number | 00734421 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 05/09/1962 |
| Address | ONE EMBASSY GARDENS, 8 VIADUCT GARDENS, LONDON, SW11 7BW |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
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.
- Bertelsmann UK Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Owns 21 single-purpose vehicles (project/asset SPVs) iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- 08265900
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Hugo's Language Books Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Dorling Kindersley Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Penguin Books Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - The Random House Group Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Flaname 2 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-11-17 - Flaname 1 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-11-17 - Flaname 7 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-11-17 - Flaname 3 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-11-17 - Flaname 8 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-11-17 - Flaname 6 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-11-17 - Flaname 4 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-11-17 - Flaname 0 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-11-17 - Flaname 5 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2017-11-17 - 07845171
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-04-01 - Little Tiger Press Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-07-06 - Caterpillar Books LTD
75-100% shares · notified 2023-04-18 - Stripes Publishing Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2023-04-18 - HAY House UK Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-01-02 - PRH International Services Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-12-19 - Yeti Bidco Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-05-27
Officers (43)
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2020
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2020
- Sinead Mary Martin Secretary · appointed 2016
Show 40 former officers
- Robert Raymond Grant Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2024
- James Johnston Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2020
- Philip Joseph Hoffman Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2017
- Bernd Hirsch Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2020
- Emmanuel Roman Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
- Milena Alberti-Perez Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
- Bettina Wulf Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2016
- Lauren Jane Zalaznick Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2017
- Gotz, Thomas Andreas, Dr Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2020
- Thomas Hermann Rabe Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2020
- Coram Williams Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2020
- Markus Franz-Joseph Dohle Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2020
- Hesse, Thomas, Dr Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2013
- Judith Hartmann Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2015
- Gail Rebuck Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2020
- John Joseph Fallon Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2020
- Suzanne Margaret Brennan Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2013
- Brian James Landers Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2009
- John Crowther Makinson Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2016
- Charles Richard Power Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2003
- Helena Caroline Peacock Secretary · appointed 2000 · resigned 2016
- David Andrew Wan Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2002
- Michael Lynton Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2000
- Anthony David Forbes Watson Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2005
- Sally Margaret Doris Floyer Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2008
- Alex Holtz Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1997
- Roger Grenville Quinton Clarke Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1999
- Cecily Julia Engle Secretary · appointed 1995 · resigned 2000
- Steven Raymond Parr Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1996
- Derek Armand Smith Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1996
- John Frances Moore Director · resigned 1995
- Trevor David Glover Director · resigned 1995
- Peter Field Director · resigned 2012
- Peter Thomas Staheyeff Carson Director · resigned 1997
- Elizabeth Margaret Attenborough Director · resigned 1995
- John Henry Rolfe Director · resigned 1997
- Nigel John Williams Secretary · resigned 1995
- John Walter Webster Director · resigned 1996
- Marvin Brown Director · resigned 1997
- Peter Michael Mayer Director · resigned 1996
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