De La Rue

British security printing, papermaking and cash handling systems company
Organization business Q699810
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De La Rue

Summary

De La Rue is a business[1]. It worked as a printer[2]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,870 views/month).[3]

Key Facts

  • De La Rue's professions included printer[2].
  • De La Rue's field of work was security printing[4].
  • De La Rue is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • De La Rue is in the country of GB[6].
  • De La Rue's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • De La Rue's instance of is recorded as enterprise[8].
  • De La Rue's instance of is recorded as public company[9].
  • De La Rue's instance of is recorded as printing company[10].
  • De La Rue's founder is recorded as Thomas de la Rue[11].
  • Thomas de la Rue is named after De La Rue[12].
  • De La Rue followed Waterlow Sons Ltd[13].
  • De La Rue followed Harrison and Sons[14].
  • De La Rue's headquarters location is recorded as Basingstoke[15].
  • De La Rue's headquarters location is recorded as Basingstoke[16].
  • De La Rue is part of FTSE 250 Index[17].
  • De La Rue's Commons category is recorded as De La Rue[18].
  • De La Rue's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[19].
  • De La Rue's industry is recorded as printing[20].
  • De La Rue's industry is recorded as ink[21].
  • De La Rue's industry is recorded as traceability[22].
  • De La Rue's industry is recorded as paper and publishing industry[23].
  • 1821 marks the founding of De La Rue[24].
  • 1999-08-31 marks the founding of De La Rue[25].
  • De La Rue's official website is recorded as https://www.delarue.com/[26].
  • De La Rue's product or material produced is recorded as banknote[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800DH741LZWIJXP78[28]

  • Registered legal name: De La Rue Limited[29]

  • Legal jurisdiction: GB[30]

  • GLEIF entity category: GENERAL[31]

  • Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): H0PO[32]

  • Entity status: ACTIVE[33]

  • LEI registration status: ISSUED[34]

  • Entity created: 1999-08-31[35]

  • LEI first registered: 2014-02-01[36]

  • LEI last updated: 2026-03-24[37]

  • LEI next renewal: 2027-05-01[38]

  • Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205[39]

  • Registration authority: RA000585[40]

  • Authority entity ID: 03834125[41]

  • Other names: De La Rue PLC[42]

  • Conformity flag: CONFORMING[43]

Body

Founding

De La Rue's founder is recorded as Thomas de la Rue[11]. Recorded inception include 1821[24] and 1999-08-31[25].

Identity

De La Rue is part of FTSE 250 Index[17]. Predecessors include Waterlow Sons Ltd[13] and Harrison and Sons[14].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Basingstoke[15], a town[44], in United Kingdom[45].

Industry

Industries include printing[20], ink[21], traceability[22], and paper and publishing industry[23]. De La Rue's field of work was security printing[4].

Ownership

De La Rue's stock exchange is recorded as London Stock Exchange[19]. Products include banknote[27], passport[46], revenue stamp[47], and postage stamp[48].

Why It Matters

De La Rue ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,870 views/month).[3] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What did De La Rue do for work?

De La Rue worked as printer[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-05-22. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . GRID Release 2017-05-22. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  6. [33] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  7. [34] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  8. [35] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  9. [36] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  10. [37] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  11. [38] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  12. [39] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  13. [40] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  14. [41] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  15. [42] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.
  16. [43] ↑ . Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Retrieved . gleif.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 50A7-89B9-5477-9356-E88E
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  2. 17w ago · Chalmd · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → bcb51dfa-7ca1-4bf0-86a7-18d87b75a787
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  3. 21w ago · Yirba · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → FTSE 250 Index
    Companies house company id → 03834125
    Headquarters location → Basingstoke, Basingstoke
    Product → —
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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