# Funfax Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [02060097](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02060097)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 1 Oct 1986
- **Registered office:** 20 VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD, LONDON, SW1V 2SA
- **Nature of business:** [58110](/sic/58110) Book publishing
- **Corporate group:** [Bertelsmann UK Limited](/group/10228) (94 companies)


## Previous names

- Henderson Publishing Limited (until 9 Feb 1998)
- Winspark Limited (until 7 Dec 1989)




## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorling Kindersley 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 | Net assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | -£1,434,000 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | -£1,434,000 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | -£1,434,000 | 0 |



## Owned by

Funfax Limited → [Dorling Kindersley Limited](/company/01177822) → [Penguin Random House Limited](/company/00734421) → [Bertelsmann UK Limited](/company/03185285)





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