DORLING KINDERSLEY LIMITED
Private Limited Company (Ltd) · London, United Kingdom · LEI 52990084U77QJG41M759
LEI active
Summary
DORLING KINDERSLEY LIMITED is registered in the United Kingdom and entered in the “Companies House register” under number 01177822. Its legal form is Private Limited Company (Ltd). According to GLEIF, its ultimate parent is Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA (Germany), which is also its direct parent. That group has 98 subsidiaries with LEIs in 23 countries, 14 of them in the United Kingdom. The LEI was first issued on 9 Nov 2016 and the record was last updated on 4 Aug 2026; the next renewal is due by 8 Aug 2027.
Written from GLEIF data using fixed, reviewed sentence templates.
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Company details
| Legal form | Private Limited Company (Ltd) |
|---|---|
| Register | Companies House register · Register website |
| Registration number | 01177822 |
| Registration authority | Companies House |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Registered address | 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1V 2SA London, United Kingdom |
| Category | company or other legal entity |
| Status | active |
| Founded (per GLEIF) | 4 Jul 1974 |
| LEI | 52990084U77QJG41M759 |
| LEI status | active |
| LEI first issued | 9 Nov 2016 |
| LEI record last updated | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Next LEI renewal | 8 Aug 2027 |
| Corroboration of the LEI record | fully corroborated |
Group membership
DORLING KINDERSLEY LIMITED this entity
Relationship to the parent
| Direct parent | Ultimate parent | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent | Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA | Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA |
| Accounting period | 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 | 1 Jan 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 |
| Evidence | consolidated accounts | consolidated accounts |
| Corroboration | fully corroborated | fully corroborated |
| Relationship start | 25 Sep 2017 | 25 Sep 2017 |
| Recorded at GLEIF since | 6 Jul 2021 | 30 Oct 2017 |
| Last updated | 4 Aug 2026 | 4 Aug 2026 |
| Record status | current | current |
Other subsidiaries of the same direct parent (85)
- BERTELSMANN UK LIMITED United Kingdom
- BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED United Kingdom
- BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SERVICES (UK) LIMITED United Kingdom
- CATERPILLAR BOOKS LTD United Kingdom lapsed
- HAY HOUSE UK LIMITED United Kingdom
- LITTLE TIGER PRESS LIMITED United Kingdom
- PENGUIN BOOKS LIMITED United Kingdom
- PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LIMITED United Kingdom
- PRINOVIS UK LIMITED United Kingdom
- Rough Guides Limited (The) United Kingdom lapsed
- STRIPES PUBLISHING LIMITED United Kingdom lapsed
- THE RANDOM HOUSE GROUP LIMITED United Kingdom
History
4 Aug 2026Headquarters address changed
6 Aug 2025Headquarters address changed
20 Mar 2025Headquarters address changed
20 Mar 2025Registered address changed
6 Aug 2024Headquarters address changed