# The Random House Group (The Random House Group Limited)

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

- Company number: 00954009
- Status: Active
- Type: Private limited company
- Incorporated: 12 May 1969
- 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: **£19.4m**, 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 The Random House Group 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 The Random House Group make?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/the-random-house-group-00954009

### Is The Random House Group profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £19.4m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

### How many people work at The Random House Group?

Answered on the page for FirmFacts Pro subscribers: https://firmfacts.co/company/the-random-house-group-00954009

### Who runs and owns The Random House Group?

Its directors are Sinead Mary Martin, Mark William Gardiner, Nihar Malaviya, Robert Angus Waddington, Thomas Daryl Weldon. Its owners are shown to subscribers.

### Where is The Random House Group based?

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

### When was The Random House Group founded?

The Random House Group Limited was incorporated on 12 May 1969.

### Is The Random House Group still trading?

The register lists The Random House Group 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
- 2024-11-25: Information not on the register The material was formerly considered to form part of the register but is no longer considered by the registrar to do so (and 8 more like it since 10 June 2003)
- 2024-10-30: Registered office address changed from 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 2SA to One Embassy Gardens 8 Viaduct Gardens London SW11 7BW on 30 October 2024
- 2024-09-23: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2023
- 2023-09-26: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2022
- 2023-01-05: Appointment of Mr Nihar Malaviya as a director on 1 January 2023
- 2023-01-03: Termination of appointment of Markus Franz-Joseph Dohle as a director on 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
- 2020-11-12: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2019
- 2019-09-26: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2018
- 2018-10-01: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2017
- 2017-03-03: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2016
- 2017-02-01: Appointment of Mr Robert Angus Waddington as a director on 31 January 2017
- 2017-02-01: Termination of appointment of Michael John Symons as a director on 31 January 2017
- 2016-11-29: Statement of capital on 29 November 2016 · GBP 81,956,071.80
- 2016-11-29: Solvency Statement dated 11/11/16
- 2016-11-29: Resolutions
- 2016-11-09: Amended full accounts made up to 31 December 2015
- 2016-10-12: Full accounts made up to 31 December 2015
- 2016-07-07: Appointment of Ms Sinead Mary Martin as a secretary on 30 June 2016
- 2016-07-07: Termination of appointment of Helena Caroline Peacock as a secretary on 30 June 2016
- 2015-12-09: Appointment of Mr Michael John Symons as a director on 9 December 2015

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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/the-random-house-group-00954009
