Who owns PEARSON PLC?

No ownership or control links for PEARSON PLC are resolved in the current sources yet — view the network graph to expand, or pull the cited JSON dossier.

What is PEARSON PLC's risk level?

WhiteIntel flags PEARSON PLC as low risk. Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership.

Where does PEARSON PLC appear across sources?

PEARSON PLC is resolved across GLEIF into one cited cluster in the WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph, with a source on every claim.

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Sources fused: 2
Resolved records: 1

An absent edge means not yet observed — never does not exist.

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PEARSON PLC

Name: PEARSON PLC — ownership dossier
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PEARSON PLC — active UK company, incorporated 1897 (oo:GB-COH-00053723). 23 holdings, 20 officers. Cited to 2 registries.

OO GB-COH-00053723Inc. 12 Aug 1897plcGB

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Registry identity

Status: active
Incorporated: 1897-08-12
Legal form: plc
Activity: 58190
Registered office: 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL

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GLEIF

PEARSON PLCGLEIF · lei:2138004JBXWWJKIURC57

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources.

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Ownership & control

Links are shown as observed in a source registry — we do not currently hold ownership end dates, so a link here may since have ended. Each row carries its source; check it before relying on currency.

Owners / controllers

None in current sources.

Holdings / subsidiaries

PEARSON PLC
- PEARSON INTERNATIONAL FINANCE LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- PEARSON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- PEARSON EDUCATION HOLDINGS LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- PEARSON PENSION TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- PEARSON OVERSEAS HOLDINGS LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- PEARSON DOLLAR FINANCE LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- PEARSON NOMINEES LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- PEARSON SERVICES LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- PEARSON FUNDING PLC· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL PLC· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- PEARSON SHARED SERVICES LIMITED· beneficial owner100%· via OpenOwnership
- PEARSON STRAND FINANCE LIMITED· beneficial owner87.5%· via CH PSC

Nothing further is withheld here. The ownership and control links above are everything we have resolved for PEARSON PLC — there is no deeper chain behind a paywall. Absence means “not observed in our current sources” — it is not a finding of none.

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Register record, filings & financials

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Company no.: 00053723
Status: active
Type: plc
Incorporated: 1897-08-12
Registered office: 80 Strand, London, WC2R 0RL
SIC: 58190

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People & control

26 parties · 12 current

Every officer, person with significant control and cross-company role we hold, resolved into one entry per party. Roles are registry records, not a claim of control.

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ABBOSH, Omar Paul
- director · British · appointed 2024-01-08 · Companies House
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BALDWIN, Graeme Stuart
- secretary · appointed 2020-07-01 · Companies House
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COUTU, Sherry Leigh
- director · Canadian · appointed 2019-05-01 · Companies House
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DOLAN, Alison Ann
- director · Irish · appointed 2023-06-01 · Companies House
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HARDIMAN, Alexandra Heffron
- director · American · appointed 2023-06-01 · Companies House
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HOFFMAN, Arden Mcintyre
- director · American · appointed 2025-06-01 · Companies House
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KORDESTANI, Omid
- director · American · appointed 2022-03-01 · Companies House
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LEE, Esther Soo
- director · American · appointed 2022-02-01 · Companies House
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MAGLARAS, Constantinos
- director · Greek · appointed 2025-11-01 · Companies House
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PITKETHLY, Graeme David
- director · British · appointed 2019-05-01 · Companies House
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ROBSON, Simon Glen
- director · British · appointed 2026-05-08 · Companies House
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THOMAS, Annette Christina, Dr
- director · British · appointed 2021-10-01 · Companies House
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ARCULUS, Thomas David Guy, Sir
- director · British · appointed 2006-02-28 · resigned · Companies House
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BARLOW, Frank
- director · British · resigned · Companies House
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CASSON, Julia Margaret
- secretary · British · appointed 1999-08-02 · resigned · Companies House
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HOFFMAN, Philip Joseph
- secretary · American · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned · Companies House
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JONES, Stephen Andrew
- secretary · British · appointed 2003-08-01 · resigned · Companies House
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LAWLESS, Anette Vendelbo
- secretary · Danish · resigned · Companies House
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PEARSON EDUCATION HOLDINGS LIMITED
Also holds roles at 4 other companies
- LONGMAN GROUP(OVERSEAS HOLDINGS)LIMITEDbeneficial owner
- PEARSON EDUCATION LIMITEDbeneficial owner
- FAETHM LTDbeneficial owner
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PEARSON INTERNATIONAL FINANCE LIMITED
Also holds roles at 2 other companies
- PEARSON CANADA FINANCE UNLIMITEDbeneficial owner
- PEARSON AUSTRALIA FINANCE UNLIMITEDbeneficial owner
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PEARSON OVERSEAS HOLDINGS LIMITED
Also holds roles at 10 other companies
- PEARSON PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENTS LIMITEDbeneficial owner
- FAETHM LTDbeneficial owner
- PEARSON LOAN FINANCE UNLIMITEDbeneficial owner
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PEARSON PENSION TRUSTEE SERVICES LIMITED
Also holds roles at 2 other companies
- PEARSON PENSION NOMINEES LIMITEDbeneficial owner
- Pearson Pension Trustee Limitedbeneficial owner
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PEARSON SERVICES LIMITED
Also holds roles at 1 other company
- PEARSON PENSION TRUSTEE LIMITEDbeneficial owner
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PEARSON STRAND FINANCE LIMITED
Also holds roles at 2 other companies
- PEARSON CANADA FINANCE UNLIMITEDbeneficial owner
- PEARSON AUSTRALIA FINANCE UNLIMITEDbeneficial owner
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POWNEY, Jane Elizabeth
- secretary · British · appointed 1999-06-30 · resigned · Companies House
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VICKERS, Paul Timothy Burnell
- secretary · British · appointed 1997-10-13 · resigned · Companies House

26 parties · 12 current. Ceased and resigned records are retained as history.

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Common questions

Who owns PEARSON PLC?: No ownership or control links for PEARSON PLC are resolved in the current sources yet — view the network graph to expand, or pull the cited JSON dossier.
What is PEARSON PLC's risk level?: WhiteIntel flags PEARSON PLC as low risk. Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership.
Where does PEARSON PLC appear across sources?: PEARSON PLC is resolved across GLEIF into one cited cluster in the WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph, with a source on every claim.

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