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PENGUIN BOOKS LIMITED

Company number 00861590 ·

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1965-10-15
Registered office
One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London, United Kingdom, SW11 7BW
Postcode
SW11 7BW
Capital
88,300,000 GBP
Accounts category
Full

Accounts

Last made up to
2024-12-31
Next due by
2026-09-30
Financial year end
31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-04-06
Next due by
2027-04-20
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 58110 Book publishing

Officers 5 current · 55 resigned

Nihar MALAVIYA Director
Appointed 2023-01-01
MR Robert Angus WADDINGTON Director
Appointed 2017-01-31
MS Sinead Mary MARTIN Secretary
Appointed 2016-06-30
MR Mark William GARDINER Director
Appointed 2014-03-31
MR Thomas Daryl WELDON Director
Appointed 2010-01-01

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Group structure 10 subsidiaries

Controlled by PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Gender pay gap

5.03%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity

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Contact details

Website
penguin.co.uk

Explore the world of Penguin Books. Lose yourself in a book, find your next read and hear from the authors you love.

Previous registered addresses 7

AddressChanged on
80 STRAND, LONDON, WC2R 0RL2018-11-30
BATH ROAD, HARMONDSWORTH, MIDDX, UB7 0DA2001-06-12
TH ROAD, HARMONDSWORTH, MIDDX, UB7 0DA2001-06-12
GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED1988-03-18
REGISTERED OFFICE CHANGED1988-03-18
REGISTERED OFFICE CHANGED1966-03-13
GISTERED OFFICE CHANGED1966-03-13

Among its peers

Among the oldest 25%

of 288 similar companies in SW, trading since 1965

75 companies are registered at this postcode →

Property in England & Wales 5 titles

Freehold
5
Most recent registration
2001-08-14
Where
Greater London (3), Surrey (2)
Title numberCounty Tenure RegisteredPrice paid
SY705492 Surrey Freehold 2001-08-14 —
MX109508 Greater London Freehold 1994-07-29 —
MX141221 Greater London Freehold 1994-07-29 —
MX56630 Greater London Freehold 1994-07-29 —
SY645887 Surrey Freehold 1994-07-22 —

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