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Bertelsmann UK Limited

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

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Previous officers 14

  1. Michael Beisheim 2010-2023 Director View profile
  2. Robert Raymond Grant 2008-2025 Director View profile
  3. Fernando Carro De Prada 2007-2009 Director View profile
  4. Ian Michael Hudson 2001-2008 Director View profile
  5. Roger Ling Smith 1999-1999 Director View profile
  6. Anthony Sudlow Mcconnell 1999-2001 Director View profile
  7. Markus Wilhelm 1998-2007 Director View profile
  8. Gahrau, Erich, Doctor 1997-1999 Director View profile
  9. Philip Arthur Goodwin 1997-2002 Director View profile
  10. Charles Harcourt Gervis Green 1997-2001 Director View profile
  11. Dr Jorg Hernler 1997-2010 Director View profile
  12. David Charles Aitman 1997-2002 Director View profile
  13. DH & B Managers Limited 1996-1998 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  14. DH & B Directors Limited 1996-1998 Corporate-nominee-director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
12/04/1996

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Bertelsmann UK Limited on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

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
£1,284,781,721
Total assets
£1,374,918,392
Cash
£1
Employees
3
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£90,017,022

Filed as Full accounts.

Five-year trend

Period endingTurnoverNet assets
2025-12-31Not reported£1,284,781,721
2025-12-31Not reported£1,284,781,721
2024-12-31Not reported£1,194,764,699

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.

3 directors on the board

9.3y median 0.9y
average tenure
26y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
1
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 43Tech and media 29Arts and leisure 9Property 9Other services 5Business services 2Manufacturing 2Transport 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
03185285
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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