Oup
Oxford, GB · 8,290 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Oxford University Press (OUP) provides dictionary data, language datasets, and lexical content in over 60 languages to power digital literacy tools, educational software, gaming platforms, and media experiences. The company works across reading apps, word games, quiz shows, and broadcast media to expand access to language learning and comprehension.
Founders & leadership
FM
Fiona McPhersonExecutive Editor, Oxford English Dictionary
Investors · 1
Companies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗- Registered name
- OUP LIMITED
- Company number
- 08029844
- Status
- Dissolved
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 13 Apr 2012
- Dissolved
- 25 Nov 2014
- Registered office
- First Floor Flat, 17 Regents Park Road, London, NW1 7TL
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 71112 — Urban planning and landscape architectural activities
- Accounts
- last made up to 30 Apr 2013
Current officers
- Stuart Charles Outhred — director, appointed 13 Apr 2012
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 20 Sept 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Oup do?
- Oxford University Press (OUP) provides dictionary data, language datasets, and lexical content in over 60 languages to power digital literacy tools, educational software, gaming platforms, and media experiences. The company works across reading apps, word games, quiz shows, and broadcast media to expand access to language learning and comprehension.
- Who are Oup's investors?
- Oup's investors include Compound.
- Where is Oup headquartered?
- Oup is headquartered in Oxford, GB.

