Company
Penguin Pension Trustee Limited
Penguin Pension Trustee Limited is an active UK company (number 08526522), incorporated 2013, with 2 current directors, Thomas Michael Max Raettig and John Charles Carswell. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- Georgina Jane Attwood 2023-2026 View profile
- Peter James Scott Buckley 2017-2023 View profile
- Malcolm Richard Ward 2016-2022 View profile
- Julie Christine Jefferies 2016-2018 View profile
- Charlotte Emma Oliver 2015-2017 View profile
- Rosamund Carter 2015-2016 View profile
- Shaun David Hodgkinson 2013-2017 View profile
- Helena Caroline Peacock 2013-2016 View profile
- Stefan Dominic Francis Mcgrath 2013-2015 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 13/05/2013
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.
- Penguin Books Limited
75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Penguin Pension Trustee Limited
is controlled by Penguin Books Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Penguin Books 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 - 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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Financials
- Net assets
- £1
- Total assets
- £1
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Dormant company accounts.
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £1 |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £1 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | £1 |
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
- John Charles Carswell Director · appointed 2020
- Thomas Michael Max Raettig Director · appointed 2026
Directors past 6 years
- John Charles Carswell Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- John Charles Carswell Director · appointed 2020
- Thomas Michael Max Raettig Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Georgina Jane Attwood Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08526522
- Status
- Active
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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