# Guinness World Records (Guinness World Records Limited)

Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Book publishing”.

- Company number: 00541295
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited company
- Incorporated: 30 November 1954
- Registered office: Ground Floor Carthusian Court, 12 Carthusian Street, London, EC1M 6EB
- Location: London
- Activity: Book publishing

## Latest filed profit

No profit figure in its latest filed accounts.

Turnover, net assets, cash, staff, earlier years, ratios and owners are on the page for subscribers.

## Questions people ask

### What does Guinness World Records do?

Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Book publishing”.

### How much turnover does Guinness World Records make?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/guinness-world-records-00541295

### Is Guinness World Records profitable?

Guinness World Records's profit isn't public: small companies may file without a profit and loss account.

### Who runs and owns Guinness World Records?

Its directors are Matthew Euan James Knight, Ryan Barrington-Foote, Alison Ozanne, Alistair Richards. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

### Where is Guinness World Records based?

Its registered office is Ground Floor Carthusian Court, 12 Carthusian Street, London, EC1M 6EB, in London.

### When was Guinness World Records founded?

Guinness World Records Limited was incorporated on 30 November 1954.

### Is Guinness World Records still trading?

The register lists Guinness World Records Limited as active.

## Timeline

Recent filings and changes at Companies House.

- 2026-10-16: Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 31 December 2025
- 2026-10-16: Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/25
- 2026-10-16: Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 31/12/25 (and 12 more like it since 12 March 2009)
- 2026-10-16: Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/25
- 2026-09-24: Registered office address changed from Ground Floor, the Rookery 2 Dyott Street London WC1A 1DE England to Ground Floor Carthusian Court 12 Carthusian Street London EC1M 6EB on …
- 2025-10-03: Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 31 December 2024
- 2025-10-03: Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/24
- 2025-10-03: Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/24
- 2024-10-30: Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 31 December 2023
- 2024-10-30: Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/23
- 2024-10-30: Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/23
- 2023-12-28: Change of details for Gwruk Acquisition Corp Limited as a person with significant control on 6 April 2021
- 2023-10-22: Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 31 December 2022
- 2023-10-22: Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/22
- 2023-10-22: Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/22
- 2023-06-02: Appointment of Mr Matthew Euan James Knight as a secretary on 2 June 2023
- 2023-06-01: Termination of appointment of Raymond John Marshall as a secretary on 1 June 2023
- 2022-09-30: Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 31 December 2021
- 2022-09-30: Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/21
- 2022-09-30: Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/21
- 2021-09-30: Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 31 December 2020
- 2021-09-30: Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 31/12/20
- 2021-09-30: Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 31/12/20
- 2021-04-01: Registered office address changed from South Quay Building, 12th Floor 77 Marsh Wall London E14 9SH United Kingdom to Ground Floor, the Rookery 2 Dyott Street London WC1A 1DE on…
- 2021-01-25: Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 31 December 2019

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Source: Companies House filings (Open Government Licence v3.0). Figures are as filed; nothing is estimated. Page: https://firmfacts.co/company/guinness-world-records-00541295
