# Dorling Kindersley Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [01177822](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/01177822)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 18 Jul 1974
- **Registered office:** 20 VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, SW1V 2SA
- **Nature of business:** [58110](/sic/58110) Book publishing
- **Corporate group:** [Bertelsmann UK Limited](/group/10228) (90 companies)


## Previous names

- Dorling Kindersley Holdings Limited (until 2 Apr 1991)
- Dorling Kindersley Limited (until 27 Jun 1985)




## Control

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



## Accounts

| Year ended | Turnover | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £115,529,676 | -£758,297 | £41,065 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £116,327,479 | £261,749 | £9,818 | 439 |



## Owned by

Dorling Kindersley Limited → [Penguin Random House Limited](/company/00734421) → [Bertelsmann UK Limited](/company/03185285)



## Controls

- [Canelo Digital Publishing Limited](/company/09362771) (09362771)
- [Dorling Kindersley Vision Limited](/company/01641954) (01641954)
- [Funfax Limited](/company/02060097) (02060097)




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