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ANCESTRY.COM UK LIMITED

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05246359·incorporated 2004-09-30

ANCESTRY.COM UK LIMITED is an active UK private limited company, incorporated on 30 September 2004 at Companies House (number 05246359; OpenRegistry canonical ID GB-05246359-ancestry-com-uk-limited). Sophymarine's OpenRegistry classifies it under SIC 63990 (Other information service activities n.e.c.), one of 16,434 active UK entities in that code and one of 1,093,852 active companies registered in London (postcode WC2R). Programmatic access via MCP at https://openregistry.sophymarine.com/mcp.

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2004-09-30
Registered Address
4TH FLOOR, STRAND BRIDGE HOUSE, 138-142 THE STRAND, LONDON, WC2R 1HH, ENGLAND
SIC
63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.
Country of origin
United Kingdom

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Financials

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Filings

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Accounts

Last filed accounts made up to 2024-12-31. Next accounts due 2026-09-30. Financial year-end: 31/12. Filing class: SMALL.

Confirmation statement

Last confirmation statement made up to 2025-11-15. Next confirmation statement due 2026-11-29.

Mortgages and charges

1 charge recorded against the company at Companies House: 1 outstanding, 0 satisfied, 0 partially satisfied.

Persons with significant control

ANCESTRY.COM UK LIMITED has 1 person with significant control on file:

  • Mr Stephen Allen Schwarzman born 1947 resident in United States, American national. Notified 2020-12-04.
    • Owns 75% or more of shares
    • Holds 75% or more of voting rights
    • Has the right to appoint and remove directors
  • The PSC's details have not yet been confirmed.
  • No individual or entity with significant control has been identified.

2 historical PSC records have ceased:

  • (unnamed). Notified 2016-11-15. Ceased 2018-11-28.
  • (unnamed). Notified 2018-11-28. Ceased 2020-12-04.

Previous names

ANCESTRY.COM UK LIMITED has previously traded as:

  • THE GENERATIONS NETWORK LIMITED (until 2009-09-15)
  • MYFAMILY.COM LIMITED (until 2007-07-04)

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Source: Companies House Free Company Data, refreshed 2026-05-01. Official record: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.