The Random House Group Limited
Company 00954009 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.
4 directors on the board
- Nihar Malaviya Director · appointed 2023
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2013
- Robert Angus Waddington Director · appointed 2017
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2000
Directors past 6 years
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2013
- Robert Angus Waddington Director · appointed 2017
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2000
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (4)
- Nihar Malaviya Director · appointed 2023
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2013
- Robert Angus Waddington Director · appointed 2017
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2000
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.
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Company details
| Number | 00954009 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 12/05/1969 |
| 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.
- Penguin Random House Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Owns 41 companies multi-entity operator, one site iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
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75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Century Hutchinson Publishing Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Jonathan Cape,Limited
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75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Sinclair-Stevenson Limited
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75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Transworld Publishers Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Cresset Press Limited(the)
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Random House UK Ventures Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Barrie & Jenkins Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Century Publishing CO. Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Hutchinson Childrens Books Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Woodlands Books Limited
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75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-10-02 - PRH Pension Trustee Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-12-18
Officers (28)
- Nihar Malaviya Director · appointed 2023
- Robert Angus Waddington Director · appointed 2017
- Sinead Mary Martin Secretary · appointed 2016
- Thomas Daryl Weldon Director · appointed 2013
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2000
Show 23 former officers
- Michael John Symons Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2017
- Helena Caroline Peacock Secretary · appointed 2014 · resigned 2016
- Roger Ling Smith Secretary · appointed 2011 · resigned 2014
- Brian John Davies Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2015
- Peter David Bowron Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2009
- Markus Franz-Joseph Dohle Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2022
- Peter Patrick Janson-Smith Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2005
- Mark Baxter Barty-King Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2003
- Barry William Hempstead Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2002
- Peter Olson Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2008
- Ian Michael Hudson Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2008
- Anthony Sudlow Mcconnell Secretary · appointed 1992 · resigned 2000
- Pieter Gert Wessel Snyman Director · resigned 1997
- Rebuck, Gail Ruth, Baroness Director · resigned 2013
- John Michael Mottram Director · resigned 1994
- Simon King Director · resigned 1999
- David John Godwin Director · resigned 1993
- Amelia Thorpe Director · resigned 1999
- Antony Brian Robertson Secretary · resigned 1993
- Carmen Therese Callil Director · resigned 1994
- Alberto Vitale Director · resigned 2002
- Edmund David Crane Director · resigned 1992
- Simon Harcourt Master Director · resigned 2011
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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