The Firmwatch take
Penguin Random House Limited (00734421) currently shows: Watch signal detected, based on accounts to 31 December 2024; last refreshed 24 May 2026. Negative working capital plus 1 more cautionary signal — extracted from the latest filed accounts.
Companies House source·Accounts to 31 Dec 2024·Refreshed 24 May 2026·Methodology and caveats
Firmwatch signals are generated from public filings and are not credit ratings or financial advice.
Incorporated
5 September 1962
63 years on the register
Sector
Publishing
SIC 58110 · matched to division
Size
Not classified
Net assets
£436m
Top 10% in sector
Cash at bank
Not disclosed
Not required for this filing type
Latest filing
None yet
Insolvency risk
Elevated insolvency risk
The latest public accounts show financial pressure that should be reviewed before relying on the company as a customer, supplier or counterparty.
Negative working capital
Short-term liabilities are higher than short-term assets in the public balance sheet.
Weak current ratio
Current assets are less than 75% of current liabilities.
Sector benchmark · Publishing and Media
How this company compares in 48,415 filers in this sector
Top 10% in sector — Penguin Random House Limited shows £436m in net assets. Sector median is £200.
Sector medians are computed annually across all UK companies in this broad sector. Position is approximate — see the Money tab for the full balance sheet.
Money
What the balance sheet says
Net assets
£436m
Top 10% in sector · sector median £200 · 48,415 filers in this sector
Cash
Not disclosed
Working cap.
−£64m
Median £2k
Current ratio
0.0×
Median 1.1×
Signals · 3
Positive net assets
The latest filed accounts show assets exceeding liabilities.
Negative working capital
Current liabilities exceed current assets in the extracted accounts.
Current ratio below 1.0
Current assets are lower than current liabilities in the extracted accounts.
Address pattern · SW11 7BW
74 other UK companies registered here — all still trading.
Active
74
Dissolved
0
Strike-off action
0
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