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The Random House Group Limited
- Incorporated
- 12 May 1969 (57 years)
- Industry
- Book publishing (58110)
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- One Embassy Gardens8 Viaduct GardensLondonSW11 7BW
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 4 February 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 21 January 2026
Charges
- Total
- 2
- Outstanding
- 1
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 1
Officers 5 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Indian,American
Born November 1974
Director · Appointed 31 January 2017
British
Born April 1970 (56)
Martin, Sinead Mary
Secretary · Appointed 30 June 2016
Director · Appointed 1 July 2013
British
Born August 1963 (63)
Director · Appointed 3 July 2000
British
Born April 1961 (65)
Officer history (26 former)
1 January 2023
31 December 2022
31 January 2017
31 January 2017
30 June 2016
Resigned Peacock, Helena Caroline as Secretary
30 June 2016
Appointed Martin, Sinead Mary as Secretary
9 December 2015
30 September 2015
20 October 2014
Resigned Smith, Roger Ling as Secretary
20 October 2014
Appointed Peacock, Helena Caroline as Secretary
1 July 2013
1 July 2013
13 September 2011
4 August 2011
4 August 2011
Appointed Smith, Roger Ling as Secretary
3 July 2009
17 January 2009
31 October 2008
31 October 2008
Resigned Hudson, Ian Michael as Director
31 May 2008
31 May 2008
Resigned Olson, Peter as Director
27 September 2005
30 June 2003
30 September 2002
Resigned Vitale, Alberto as Director
9 August 2002
3 July 2000
3 July 2000
3 July 2000
21 June 1999
21 June 1999
21 June 1999
5 April 1999
5 April 1999
5 April 1999
1 July 1998
Appointed Olson, Peter as Director
1 August 1997
Appointed Hudson, Ian Michael as Director
24 July 1997
21 March 1994
14 January 1994
9 July 1993
9 July 1993
9 July 1993
18 June 1993
31 December 1992
7 December 1992
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Limited Company
Reg. no. 734421
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Group structure 52 shown
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Arvato Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Arvato SCM UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bertelsmann Global Business Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Penguin Random House Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Caterpillar Books Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Dorling Kindersley Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Canelo Digital Publishing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Dorling Kindersley Vision Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Funfax Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Flaname 0 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Flaname 1 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Flaname 2 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Flaname 3 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Flaname 4 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Flaname 5 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Flaname 6 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Flaname 7 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Flaname 8 Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hay House UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hugo's Language Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Little Tiger Press Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Penguin Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Allen Lane the Penguin Press Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Children's Character Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Frederick Warne & Co Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Hamish Hamilton Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ladybird Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Michael Joseph Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Penguin Pension Trustee Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Snowman Enterprises Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Ventura Publishing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Random House Group Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Arrow Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bantam Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Barrie & Jenkins Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bartlett Bliss Productions Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bellew & Higton Publishers Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bodley Head Limited(the) Owns 75–100% of shares
Business Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Carousel Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Century Benham Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Century Hutchinson Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Century Hutchinson Publishing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Century Publishing Co. Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Chatto and Windus Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Corgi Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Cresset Press Limited(the) Owns 75–100% of shares
Prinovis UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Riverty UK Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £109,851,570
- Cash
- £196,339
- Turnover
- £255,133,870
- Profit Before Tax
- £31,558,869
- Employees
- 1616
- Debt Ratio
- 80%
- Current Ratio
- 1.3x
- Profit Margin
- 12%
- Return on Equity
- 21%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £129,769,201 | £92,640,551 |
| Current Assets | £429,619,973 | £394,764,834 |
| Debtors | £308,229,210 | £281,911,857 |
| Cash | £196,339 | £877,423 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £330,191,051 | £286,982,787 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £72,431,223 | £47,094,878 |
| Net Current Assets | £99,428,922 | £107,782,047 |
| Net Assets | £109,851,570 | £106,216,874 |
| Shareholder Funds | £109,851,570 | £106,216,874 |
| Turnover | £255,133,870 | £262,304,038 |
| Cost of Sales | £115,660,854 | £122,962,987 |
| Gross Profit | £139,473,016 | £139,341,051 |
| Admin Expenses | £159,232,168 | £166,195,849 |
| Staff Costs | £93,160,326 | £96,047,502 |
| Operating Profit | £37,668,550 | £33,861,015 |
| Profit Before Tax | £31,558,869 | £29,249,949 |
| Tax | £8,933,310 | £8,759,807 |
| Profit for Period | £22,625,559 | £20,490,142 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2026 | Full accounts | 31 December 2025 | ||
| 16 February 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 21 January 2026 | ||
| 18 September 2025 | Full accounts | 31 December 2024 | ||
| 21 January 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 21 January 2025 | ||
| 25 November 2024 | Other filing | — |
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