# PRH International Services Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [01177275](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01177275)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 15 Jul 1974
- **Registered office:** ONE EMBASSY GARDENS, 8 VIADUCT GARDENS, LONDON, SW11 7BW
- **Nature of business:** [74990](/sic/74990) Non-trading company
- **Corporate group:** [Bertelsmann UK Limited](/group/10228) (90 companies)


## Previous names

- Grantham Book Services Limited (until 24 Apr 2024)
- PRH Global Fulfilment Limited (until 16 Jan 2025)
- Grantham Book Storage Limited (until 6 Nov 1989)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SANSIGRE SILVA, Manuel | director | 29 Jan 2025 |  |
| MARTIN, Sinead Mary | secretary | 30 Jun 2016 |  |
| WELDON, Thomas Daryl | director | 20 Oct 2014 |  |
| GARDINER, Mark William | director | 3 Jul 2000 |  |
| PEACOCK, Helena Caroline | secretary | 20 Oct 2014 | 30 Jun 2016 |
| DAVIES, Brian John | director | 19 Jan 2009 | 30 Sep 2015 |
| SMITH, Roger Ling | secretary | - | 20 Oct 2014 |
| BOWRON, Peter David | director | 31 Oct 2008 | 17 Jan 2009 |
| HUDSON, Ian Michael | director | 7 May 1999 | 31 Oct 2008 |
| MCCONNELL, Anthony Sudlow | director | 7 Dec 1992 | 29 Jun 2001 |
| PEMBERTON, David Charles | director | 19 Jul 1996 | 7 May 1999 |
| ANDERSON, Robert James | director | 1 Nov 1993 | 18 Dec 1998 |
| BINGLEY, Alan Bradley | director | - | 31 Oct 1994 |
| MOTTRAM, John Michael | director | - | 14 Jan 1994 |
| ROBERTSON, Antony Brian | director | - | 9 Jul 1993 |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penguin Random House Ltd | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 19 Dec 2024 |  |
| The Book Service Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 | 19 Dec 2024 |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Turnover | Net assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £4,340,920 | - | 525 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | - | £100 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | - | £100 | 0 |



## Owned by

PRH International Services Limited → [Penguin Random House Limited](/company/00734421) → [Bertelsmann UK Limited](/company/03185285)




## Directors' other companies

- [GARDINER, Mark William](/person/6244031) - director at [Hutchinson Childrens Books Limited](/company/00228198)
- [GARDINER, Mark William](/person/6244031) - director at [Virgin Books Limited](/company/02621654)
- [GARDINER, Mark William](/person/6244031) - director at [Hutchinson & Co.(publishers)limited](/company/00139953)
- [GARDINER, Mark William](/person/6244031) - director at [Century Hutchinson Publishing Limited](/company/00182886)
- [GARDINER, Mark William](/person/6244031) - director at [Century Publishing Co Limited](/company/01612358)
- [GARDINER, Mark William](/person/6244031) - director at [Hutchinson Books Limited](/company/00233501)
- [WELDON, Thomas Daryl](/person/6243996) - director at [Virgin Books Limited](/company/02621654)
- [WELDON, Thomas Daryl](/person/6243996) - director at [Hutchinson & Co.(publishers)limited](/company/00139953)
- [WELDON, Thomas Daryl](/person/6243996) - director at [Century Hutchinson Publishing Limited](/company/00182886)
- [WELDON, Thomas Daryl](/person/6243996) - director at [Century Publishing Co Limited](/company/01612358)



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