BBC STUDIOS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED
Summary
BBC STUDIOS DISTRIBUTION LIMITED is registered in the United Kingdom and entered in the “Companies House register” under number 01420028. Its legal form is Private Limited Company (Ltd). According to GLEIF, its ultimate parent is BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (United Kingdom), and its direct parent is BBC COMMERCIAL LIMITED (United Kingdom). That group has 14 subsidiaries with LEIs in 4 countries, 10 of them in the United Kingdom. It has 3 direct subsidiaries in GLEIF data; 2 of them have a lapsed LEI. The LEI was first issued on 24 Dec 2013 and the record was last updated on 1 Jul 2026; the next renewal is due by 4 Jul 2027.
Written from GLEIF data using fixed, reviewed sentence templates.
Data-quality notes (AssetCensus analysis)
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Company details
| Legal form | Private Limited Company (Ltd) |
|---|---|
| Register | Companies House register · Register website |
| Registration number | 01420028 |
| Registration authority | Companies House |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Registered address | 1 TELEVISION CENTRE, 101 WOOD LANE, W12 7FA LONDON, United Kingdom |
| Category | company or other legal entity |
| Status | active |
| Founded (per GLEIF) | 15 May 1979 |
| LEI | 549300XVOAUN3EEO6F68 |
| LEI status | active |
| LEI first issued | 24 Dec 2013 |
| LEI record last updated | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Next LEI renewal | 4 Jul 2027 |
| Corroboration of the LEI record | fully corroborated |
Group membership
Relationship to the parent
| Direct parent | Ultimate parent | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent | BBC COMMERCIAL LIMITED | BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION |
| Accounting period | 1 Apr 2024 to 31 Mar 2025 | 1 Apr 2024 to 31 Mar 2025 |
| Evidence | consolidated accounts | consolidated accounts |
| Corroboration | fully corroborated | fully corroborated |
| Accounting standard | IFRS | IFRS |
| Relationship start | 12 Sep 2017 | 12 Sep 2017 |
| Recorded at GLEIF since | 24 Dec 2013 | 24 Dec 2013 |
| Last updated | 1 Jul 2026 | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Record status | current | current |
Direct subsidiaries (3)
- 2 ENTERTAIN MANAGEMENT LIMITED United Kingdom · LONDON
- BBC EARTH PRODUCTIONS (AFRICA) LIMITED United Kingdom lapsed · LONDON
- BBC EARTH PRODUCTIONS LIMITED United Kingdom lapsed · LONDON
Other subsidiaries of the same direct parent (5)
- BBC GLOBAL NEWS LIMITED United Kingdom
- BBC STUDIOWORKS LIMITED United Kingdom lapsed
- BBC GLOBAL NEWS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED India
- BBC GLOBAL NEWS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. Singapore lapsed
- BBC Worldwide Holdings B.V. Netherlands lapsed
Other names
- BBC WORLDWIDE LIMITED · previous name