Company

Penguin Random House UK

Penguin Random House UK is the British publishing company of the Penguin Random House group and the registered owner of Penguin Books Limited.

Registered in
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Founded
5 September 1962
Owned by
Bertelsmann UK
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Who owns Penguin Random House UK

Every company above Penguin Random House UK, the top of the group first, each tie from a cited source.

Penguin Random House UK

Owns 2 companies

What the sources say about these ties
Bertelsmann UK owns
Sole active person with significant control: Bertelsmann UK Limited (03185285), 75 % or more of the shares and of the voting rights, notified 6 April 2016; Pearson PRH Holdings Limited (8561316) held more than 25 % on the same register until 5 October 2017
Bertelsmann group
GLEIF gives Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (LEI 5299001BUUGXAREGE533) as both the direct and the ultimate parent

About Penguin Random House UK

Penguin Random House UK is the British publishing company of the Penguin Random House group and the registered owner of Penguin Books Limited. It was incorporated in England on 5 September 1962 as The Penguin Publishing Company Limited, took its present legal name Penguin Random House Limited on 28 June 2013 after Penguin and Random House merged, and is registered for book publishing (SIC 58110) as company 00734421 at One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London SW11 7BW.[1] The Global LEI register carries it under LEI 529900BESQNB2S6N5F59 and gives Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA as its direct and ultimate parent.[2][3]

On the Companies House register of persons with significant control the sole active controller is Bertelsmann UK Limited, company 03185285, notified on 6 April 2016 with 75 % or more of the shares and of the voting rights; Pearson PRH Holdings Limited appeared on the same register with a stake of more than 25 % until it ceased on 5 October 2017.[4] The group's consumer site penguin.co.uk lists Tom Weldon as CEO, Penguin Random House UK, which is the trading name used for this entity.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Companies House: Penguin Random House Limited (00734421) Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 00734421. Company overview and previous names.
  2. ↑ GLEIF LEI record: Penguin Random House Limited, LEI 529900BESQNB2S6N5F59 GLEIF. registry. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 529900BESQNB2S6N5F59. CC0. GLEIF.
  3. ↑ GLEIF: ultimate parent of Penguin Random House Limited GLEIF. registry. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 5299001BUUGXAREGE533. Ultimate parent relationship. CC0. GLEIF.
  4. ↑ Companies House: Penguin Random House Limited (00734421), persons with significant control Companies House. registry. Accessed 2026-09-17. Record: 00734421. Persons with significant control.
  5. ↑ Penguin Books UK: Who we are Penguin Books UK. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-17. Leadership cards. ©.
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