PENGUIN BOOKS LIMITED
Private Limited Company (Ltd) · London, United Kingdom · LEI 5299004NU7DNRT9M4K21
LEI active
Summary
PENGUIN BOOKS LIMITED is registered in the United Kingdom and entered in the “Companies House register” under number 00861590. 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 17 Jan 2014 and the record was last updated on 12 Jan 2026; the next renewal is due by 17 Jan 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 | 00861590 |
| Registration authority | Companies House |
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
| Registered address | One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, SW11 7BW London, United Kingdom |
| Category | company or other legal entity |
| Status | active |
| Founded (per GLEIF) | 4 Oct 1965 |
| LEI | 5299004NU7DNRT9M4K21 |
| LEI status | active |
| LEI first issued | 17 Jan 2014 |
| LEI record last updated | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Next LEI renewal | 17 Jan 2027 |
| Corroboration of the LEI record | fully corroborated |
Group membership
PENGUIN BOOKS LIMITED this entity
Relationship to the parent
| Direct parent | Ultimate parent | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent | Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA | Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA |
| Accounting period | 1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024 | 1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024 |
| Evidence | consolidated accounts | consolidated accounts |
| Corroboration | fully corroborated | fully corroborated |
| Relationship start | 6 Dec 2017 | 6 Dec 2017 |
| Recorded at GLEIF since | 13 Jan 2021 | 22 Dec 2017 |
| Last updated | 12 Jan 2026 | 12 Jan 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
- DORLING KINDERSLEY LIMITED United Kingdom
- HAY HOUSE UK LIMITED United Kingdom
- LITTLE TIGER PRESS 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
12 Jan 2026Headquarters address changed
12 Jan 2026Registered address changed
16 Jan 2025Headquarters address changed
16 Jan 2025Registered address changed