Bertelsmann UK Limited
Company 03185285 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.
3 directors on the board
- Gary Stephen Spencer Director · appointed 2025
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2000
- David John D'Urbano Director · appointed 2025
9.3y median 0.9y
average tenure
26y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2000
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Gary Stephen Spencer Director · appointed 2025
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2000
- David John D'Urbano Director · appointed 2025
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also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Robert Raymond Grant Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2025
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.
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.
Connected through a shared director
- Random House UK Ventures Limited 1 shared director
- Barrie & Jenkins Limited 1 shared director
- Hammond,Hammond and Company,Limited 1 shared director
- Herbert Jenkins Limited 1 shared director
- Hutchinson & CO.(Publishers)Limited 1 shared director
- Plane Tree Publishers Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 03185285 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 12/04/1996 |
| Address | ONE FLEET PLACE, LONDON, EC4M 7WS |
| Accounts next due | 30/09/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/12/2024 |
Industry (SIC)
70100 - Activities of head offices
Ownership - persons with significant control (2)
- Christoph Mohn German
significant influence or control - Elisabeth Mohn ceased 2021 German
significant influence or control
Owns 12 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Penguin Random House Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - Arvato SCM UK Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Arvato Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Arvato Systems UK & Ireland Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - Prinovis UK Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-11-04 - Macrocom 1055 Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-11-24 - Bertelsmann Global Business Services Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-08-13 - Storyglass UK Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2020-06-04 - Riverty UK Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2022-09-29 - Everyday People Financial Solutions Limited ceased 2023-10-31
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - GJ International Media Sales LTD. ceased 2022-01-01
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2018-11-08
Officers (18)
- Gary Stephen Spencer Director · appointed 2025
- David John D'Urbano Director · appointed 2025
- Mark William Gardiner Director · appointed 2000
- Grays INN Secretaries Limited Corporate-secretary · appointed 1996
Show 14 former officers
- Michael Beisheim Director · appointed 2010 · resigned 2023
- Robert Raymond Grant Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2025
- Fernando Carro De Prada Director · appointed 2007 · resigned 2009
- Ian Michael Hudson Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2008
- Roger Ling Smith Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 1999
- Anthony Sudlow Mcconnell Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2001
- Markus Wilhelm Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2007
- Gahrau, Erich, Doctor Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 1999
- Philip Arthur Goodwin Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2002
- Charles Harcourt Gervis Green Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2001
- Hernler, Jorg, Dr Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2010
- David Charles Aitman Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2002
- DH & B Managers Limited Corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1998
- DH & B Directors Limited Corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996 · resigned 1998
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