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The Random House Group Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 23

  1. Michael John Symons 2015-2017 Director View profile
  2. Brian John Davies 2009-2015 Director View profile
  3. Peter David Bowron 2008-2009 Director View profile
  4. Markus Franz-Joseph Dohle 2008-2022 Director View profile
  5. Peter Patrick Janson-Smith 1999-2005 Director View profile
  6. Mark Baxter Barty-King 1999-2003 Director View profile
  7. Barry William Hempstead 1999-2002 Director View profile
  8. Peter Olson 1998-2008 Director View profile
  9. Ian Michael Hudson 1997-2008 Director View profile
  10. Pieter Gert Wessel Snyman 1997 Director View profile
  11. Baroness Gail Ruth Rebuck 2013 Director View profile
  12. John Michael Mottram 1994 Director View profile
  13. Simon King 1999 Director View profile
  14. David John Godwin 1993 Director View profile
  15. Amelia Thorpe 1999 Director View profile
  16. Carmen Therese Callil 1994 Director View profile
  17. Alberto Vitale 2002 Director View profile
  18. Edmund David Crane 1992 Director View profile
  19. Simon Harcourt Master 2011 Director View profile
  20. Helena Caroline Peacock 2014-2016 Secretary View profile
  21. Roger Ling Smith 2011-2014 Secretary View profile
  22. Anthony Sudlow Mcconnell 1992-2000 Secretary View profile
  23. Antony Brian Robertson 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/05/1969

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. The Random House Group Limited is controlled by Penguin Random House Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. 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.

136 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.

Financials

Net assets
£111,358,471
Total assets
£222,891,008
Cash
£193,451
Employees
1,616
Turnover
£274,803,594
Profit/loss
£19,432,651

Filed as Full accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31£274,803,594£111,358,471
2024-12-31£255,133,870£109,851,570

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.

4 directors on the board

13y median 11.2y
average tenure
26y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

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 37Property 27Transport 2Business services 1

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
00954009
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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