GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED
Active Company number 00541295
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED (company number 00541295) is a private limited company incorporated on 30 November 1954. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in London, EC1M 6EB. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is book publishing (58110).
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Company details
- Company number
- 00541295
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 30 November 1954
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- GROUND FLOOR CARTHUSIAN COURT
12 CARTHUSIAN STREET
LONDON
EC1M 6EB
ENGLAND
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 December
- Accounts category
- AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 December 2024
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2026 Overdue
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 17 December 2025
- Next confirmation statement due
- 31 December 2026
Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Gwruk Acquisition Corp Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 6 registered, 1 outstanding, 5 satisfied
Questions about GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED
Is GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
When was GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED incorporated?
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED was incorporated on 30 November 1954, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Where is GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in London, EC1M 6EB. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Who controls GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (1 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Gwruk Acquisition Corp Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00541295/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 30 September 2026. That date has passed. The register had not yet recorded those accounts as filed. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 December 2024. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.)
Does GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Audit-exempt subsidiary accounts”, made up to 31 December 2024. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 6 charges: 1 outstanding and 5 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00541295/charges. (Companies House register, as at 2 October 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 5 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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