# Penguin Random House (Penguin Random House Limited)

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

- Company number: 00734421
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited company
- Incorporated: 5 September 1962
- Registered office: One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London, SW11 7BW
- Location: London
- Activity: Book publishing
- Website: penguinrandomhouse.co.uk

## Latest filed profit

Profit after tax in the year to 31 December 2025: **£45.5m**, from 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 Penguin Random House do?

Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Book publishing”. In its own words: “Explore the world of Penguin Books. Lose yourself in a book, find your next read and hear from the authors you love.”

### How much turnover does Penguin Random House make?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/penguin-random-house-00734421

### Is Penguin Random House profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £45.5m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

### How many people work at Penguin Random House?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/penguin-random-house-00734421

### Who runs and owns Penguin Random House?

Its directors are Sinead Mary Martin, Mark William Gardiner, Thomas Daryl Weldon. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

### Where is Penguin Random House based?

Its registered office is One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London, SW11 7BW, in London.

### When was Penguin Random House founded?

Penguin Random House Limited was incorporated on 5 September 1962.

### Is Penguin Random House still trading?

The register lists Penguin Random House Limited as active.

## Timeline

Recent filings and changes at Companies House.

- 2026-09-15: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2025
- 2025-09-18: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2024
- 2024-11-04: Registered office address changed from 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 2SA England to One Embassy Gardens 8 Viaduct Gardens London SW11 7BW on 4 November 2024
- 2024-09-24: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2023
- 2024-09-16: Termination of appointment of Robert Raymond Grant as a director on 16 September 2024
- 2023-09-26: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2022
- 2022-10-04: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2021
- 2021-12-20: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2020
- 2021-02-10: Auditor's resignation
- 2020-09-24: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2019
- 2020-05-20: Registered office address changed from 80 Strand London WC2R 0RL to 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 2SA on 20 May 2020
- 2020-04-22: Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 2020-04-22: Resolutions (and 8 more like it since 27 June 2014)
- 2020-04-20: Change of share class name or designation (and 1 more like it since 8 November 2017)
- 2020-04-16: Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares (and 1 more like it since 8 November 2017)
- 2020-04-02: Appointment of Mr Robert Raymond Grant as a director on 1 April 2020
- 2020-04-02: Appointment of Mr Mark William Gardiner as a director on 1 April 2020
- 2020-04-02: Appointment of Mr Thomas Daryl Weldon as a director on 1 April 2020
- 2020-04-02: Termination of appointment of Coram Williams as a director on 1 April 2020
- 2020-04-02: Termination of appointment of Gail Rebuck as a director on 1 April 2020
- 2020-04-02: Termination of appointment of Thomas Hermann Rabe as a director on 1 April 2020
- 2020-04-02: Termination of appointment of James Johnston as a director on 1 April 2020
- 2020-04-02: Termination of appointment of Thomas Andreas Gotz as a director on 1 April 2020
- 2020-04-02: Termination of appointment of Bernd Hirsch as a director on 1 April 2020
- 2020-04-02: Termination of appointment of John Joseph Fallon as a director on 1 April 2020

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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/penguin-random-house-00734421