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Penguin Random House Limited

Penguin Random House Limited is an active UK company (number 00734421), incorporated 1962, with 2 current directors, Thomas Daryl Weldon and Mark William Gardiner. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Previous officers 40

  1. Robert Raymond Grant 2020-2024 Director View profile
  2. James Johnston 2018-2020 Director View profile
  3. Philip Joseph Hoffman 2017-2017 Director View profile
  4. Bernd Hirsch 2016-2020 Director View profile
  5. Emmanuel Roman 2015-2017 Director View profile
  6. Milena Alberti-Perez 2015-2017 Director View profile
  7. Bettina Wulf 2015-2016 Director View profile
  8. Lauren Jane Zalaznick 2014-2017 Director View profile
  9. Dr Thomas Andreas Gotz 2014-2020 Director View profile
  10. Thomas Hermann Rabe 2013-2020 Director View profile
  11. Coram Williams 2013-2020 Director View profile
  12. Markus Franz-Joseph Dohle 2013-2020 Director View profile
  13. Dr Thomas Hesse 2013-2013 Director View profile
  14. Judith Hartmann 2013-2015 Director View profile
  15. Gail Rebuck 2013-2020 Director View profile
  16. John Joseph Fallon 2013-2020 Director View profile
  17. Suzanne Margaret Brennan 2009-2013 Director View profile
  18. Brian James Landers 2003-2009 Director View profile
  19. John Crowther Makinson 2002-2016 Director View profile
  20. Charles Richard Power 2000-2003 Director View profile
  21. David Andrew Wan 2000-2002 Director View profile
  22. Michael Lynton 1996-2000 Director View profile
  23. Anthony David Forbes Watson 1996-2005 Director View profile
  24. Sally Margaret Doris Floyer 1996-2008 Director View profile
  25. Alex Holtz 1996-1997 Director View profile
  26. Roger Grenville Quinton Clarke 1996-1999 Director View profile
  27. Steven Raymond Parr 1995-1996 Director View profile
  28. Derek Armand Smith 1995-1996 Director View profile
  29. John Frances Moore 1995 Director View profile
  30. Trevor David Glover 1995 Director View profile
  31. Peter Field 2012 Director View profile
  32. Peter Thomas Staheyeff Carson 1997 Director View profile
  33. Elizabeth Margaret Attenborough 1995 Director View profile
  34. John Henry Rolfe 1997 Director View profile
  35. John Walter Webster 1996 Director View profile
  36. Marvin Brown 1997 Director View profile
  37. Peter Michael Mayer 1996 Director View profile
  38. Helena Caroline Peacock 2000-2016 Secretary View profile
  39. Cecily Julia Engle 1995-2000 Secretary View profile
  40. Nigel John Williams 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
05/09/1962

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. Penguin Random House Limited is controlled by Bertelsmann UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Bertelsmann UK Limited.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£411,942,341
Total assets
£411,942,341
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£45,548,372

Filed as Full accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£411,942,341
2024-12-31Not reported£436,393,969

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

2 directors on the board

6.3y median 6.3y
average tenure
6.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 76Tech and media 34Property 18Transport 2

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
00734421
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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