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Private Limited Company

BBC GLOBAL NEWS LIMITED

ActiveCompany 04514407United Kingdom
Bulk record snapshot1 AUG 2026Source details →

Registered office

1 TELEVISION CENTRE, 101 WOOD LANE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, W12 7FA
Incorporated19 August 2002
Company age24 years

TXT In plain English

Company description

BritDB description

BBC GLOBAL NEWS LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 19 August 2002; registered for 24 years; registered office reported in LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED KINGDOM. Its primary declared activity is 60200 · Television programming and broadcasting activities.

This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 4 PSC records. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.

Prepared from public dataChecked 1 September 2026 · 9 profile sources connected
How this description is built →
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Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.

01 Company overview

Identity and registration

Snapshot 1 August 2026
Official name
BBC GLOBAL NEWS LIMITED
Company number
04514407
Company type
Private Limited Company
Status
Active
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Dissolution date
Not supplied
Accounts category
FULL
Mortgage charges
0 total · 0 outstanding · 0 satisfied
Limited partnership members
0 general · 0 limited
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A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.

02 Filing dates

Accounts and statements

Companies House
AccountsBulk record

Last accounts made up to

31 March 2026

Next accounts due

31 December 2027
Confirmation statementBulk record

Last statement made up to

21 August 2025

Next statement due

4 September 2026
Filing source and official link →

BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.

03 Supplier payments

Payment practices and performance

Period to 31 March 2026
Average time to pay17.0 days
Paid within 30 days83.0%
Paid after 60 days1.0%
Not paid within terms22.0%
Reporting period
1 October 2025 – 31 March 2026
Filed
21 April 2026
Shortest standard term
7 days
Longest standard term
Not supplied
E-invoicing offered
No
Supply-chain finance
Not offered
Payment codes
No
Construction retentions
No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
Policy regime
Regime-3
Financial period started
1 April 2025
Qualifying contracts
Yes
Payments made
Yes
Invoice value paid within 30 days
£7,440,674
Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
£1,790,964
Invoice value paid after 60 days
£52,859
Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
£941,510
Invoices paid in 31–60 days
16.0%
Invoices unpaid due to dispute
0.0%
Maximum contractual payment period
60 days
Supplier-list charging policy
No
Supplier-list charges made
No
Reported terms and dispute process
  1. Standard payment terms

    NM28 which equates to 28 days later in the month following the month in which the invoice is dated.

  2. Dispute resolution process

    Vendors are directed (as communicated on our purchase orders and remittance statements) towards the AP helpdesk manned by TCS (BBC Studios' business process outsource provider with phone/online chat/email helpdesk options available) who will investigate any disputes or complaints raised by the vendor. If resolution of their dispute or complaint is not satisfactory there is a further escalation process which suppliers can email and this will be investigated and resolved by a member of the BBC Studios Finance team.

Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
  1. 19.0 average days to pay15.0% outside terms
  2. 17.0 average days to pay27.0% outside terms
  3. 20.0 average days to pay27.0% outside terms
  4. 18.0 average days to pay27.0% outside terms
  5. 19.0 average days to pay25.0% outside terms
  6. 18.0 average days to pay24.0% outside terms
  7. 19.0 average days to pay23.0% outside terms
  8. 18.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
  9. 21.0 average days to pay19.0% outside terms
  10. 20.0 average days to pay18.0% outside terms
  11. 22.0 average days to pay23.0% outside terms
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This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.

04 Global legal identity

Legal Entity Identifier

Snapshot 31 August 2026
ISSUED · ACTIVE

BBC GLOBAL NEWS LIMITED

LEI 549300RH1Q1884W3FC12 · jurisdiction GB

Legal form
H0PO
Entity category
GENERAL
Entity created
19 August 2002
Initial LEI registration
24 December 2013
LEI last updated
1 July 2026
Next renewal
4 July 2027
Managing LOU
213800WAVVOPS85N2205
Other legal names
BBC WORLD NEWS LIMITED
Legal address
1 TELEVISION CENTRE, 101 WOOD LANE, LONDON, GB-LND, W12 7FA, GB
Headquarters address
1 TELEVISION CENTRE, 101 WOOD LANE, LONDON, GB-LND, W12 7FA, GB

GLEIF Level 2 relationships

ACTIVE · PUBLISHED

IS DIRECTLY CONSOLIDATED BY

From LEI 549300RH1Q1884W3FC12 to LEI 549300ZFW3VKR1VR2487

Related legal entity
BBC COMMERCIAL LIMITED →
Initial registration
24 December 2013
Last updated
1 July 2026
Next renewal
4 July 2027
Validation sources
FULLY_CORROBORATED
Validation documents
ACCOUNTS_FILING
Relationship periods
Start: 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2025-03-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
Qualifiers
Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: IFRS
Validation reference
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04514407/filing-history/MzQ3MzkyODM5NmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
ACTIVE · PUBLISHED

IS ULTIMATELY CONSOLIDATED BY

From LEI 549300RH1Q1884W3FC12 to LEI 5493000IBP32UQZ0KL24

Related legal entity
BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION →
Initial registration
24 December 2013
Last updated
1 July 2026
Next renewal
4 July 2027
Validation sources
FULLY_CORROBORATED
Validation documents
ACCOUNTS_FILING
Relationship periods
Start: 2024-04-01T00:00:00Z; End: 2025-03-31T00:00:00Z; Type: ACCOUNTING_PERIOD; Start: 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z; Type: RELATIONSHIP_PERIOD
Qualifiers
Dimension: ACCOUNTING_STANDARD; Category: IFRS
Validation reference
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04514407/filing-history/MzQ3MzkyODM5NmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
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LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.

05 Ownership and control

People with significant control

Snapshot 25 August 2026
Current records1
Ceased records3
PSC source and official link →
Corporate entityCurrent

Bbc Studios Limited

  • Owns 75% or more of shares
  • Controls 75% or more of voting rights
  • Can appoint or remove directors
Country registered
United Kingdom
Legal authority
United Kingdom
Legal form
Limited By Shares
Place registered
Companies House
Registration number
04463546
Notified
17 November 2022
Corporate entityCeased

Bbc Studios Distribution Limited

  • Owns 75% or more of shares
  • Controls 75% or more of voting rights
  • Can appoint or remove directors
Country registered
United Kingdom
Legal authority
United Kingdom
Legal form
Limited By Shares
Place registered
Companies House
Registration number
01420028
Notified
1 July 2021
Ceased
17 November 2022
Corporate entityCeased

Bbc Commercial Holdings Limited

  • Owns 75% or more of shares
Country registered
England
Legal authority
England & Wales
Legal form
Limited Company
Place registered
Companies House - England & Wales
Registration number
04463534
Notified
1 April 2018
Ceased
30 June 2021
Corporate entityCeased

Bbc Global News Holdings Limited

  • Owns 75% or more of shares
  • Controls 75% or more of voting rights
  • Can appoint or remove directors
  • Has significant influence or control
Country registered
England
Legal authority
Companies Act 2006
Legal form
Private Limited Company
Place registered
Companies House
Registration number
08176300
Notified
16 May 2016
Ceased
1 April 2018
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06 Charity register

Charity Commission links

Snapshot 25 August 2026
CCEW

No exact company-number link in this snapshot

The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.

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This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.

07 Northern Ireland charity register

CCNI exact company links

Snapshot 25 August 2026
CCNI

No unambiguous company-number link found

The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.

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CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.

08 Sanctions screening

UK Sanctions List

Report 28 August 2026
UKSL

No exact business-registration-number link found

The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.

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No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.

09 Public procurement

Find a Tender links

Snapshot 22 August 2026
FTS

No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot

Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.

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These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.

10 Environmental register

Environment Agency waste registrations

Snapshot 25 August 2026
EA

No exact company-number registration linked

The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.

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11 Nature of business

Standard Industrial Classification

SIC 2007

12 Connected public record

Checks beyond the company register

Partial coverage
CCEW

Charity Commission

0 exact company-number links.

Checked
CCNI

Northern Ireland charities

0 unambiguous company-number links.

Checked
FTS

Public contracts

0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.

Checked
EA

Waste register

0 exact company-number registrations.

Checked
GZ

Corporate notices

The Gazette is not yet connected.

Not checked
UKSL

UK Sanctions List

No exact business-registration-number link in this report.

Checked
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A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.

13 Record timeline

Dates in the bulk record

5 events
  1. Accounts

    Latest accounts made up to this date

  2. Confirmation statement

    Latest confirmation statement made up to this date

  3. Company name

    Previous name: BBC WORLD NEWS LIMITED

  4. Company name

    Previous name: BBC WORLD LIMITED

  5. Incorporation

    Company incorporated

14 Provenance

Sources for this profile

9 sources
CH
Companies House Free Company Data Product

Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.

Snapshot 1 August 2026→ PPR
UK Payment Practices Reporting

Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.

12 reports shown→ LEI
GLEIF LEI Golden Copy

Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.

1 exact LEI→ PSC
Companies House PSC snapshot

Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.

Snapshot 25 August 2026→ CCEW
Charity Commission Register of Charities

Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.

Snapshot 25 August 2026→ CCNI
Northern Ireland Register of Charities

Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.

0 exact links→ UKSL
UK Sanctions List

Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.

Checked 28 August 2026→ FTS
Find a Tender OCDS data

Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.

0 exact processes→ EA
Environment Agency waste register

Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.

0 exact registrations→
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Other registers

Financial regulation and licences.

Not checked yet—

Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.