Company
Methodist Newspaper Company Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 19
- Paul David Kinvig 2002-2003 View profile
- Morris, Colin Manley, the Reverend Doctor 1998-2005 View profile
- Rev Ann Sheperdson 1995-2002 View profile
- John Philip Aldridge 2013 View profile
- Rev Christopher Hughes-Smith 2013 View profile
- Michael Taylor 2013 View profile
- Dr David Arthur Walmsley 2001 View profile
- Kenneth Brian Wilson 2001 View profile
- David Ensor 1994 View profile
- Rev John Anthony Newton 2012 View profile
- Rev Edward Rogers 1997 View profile
- Ann Pardoe 2013 View profile
- Florence Josephine Smith 2002 View profile
- Rev Cyril J Davey 1995 View profile
- Ann Shepherdson 1994 View profile
- John Stuart Maclure 2008 View profile
- Rev Nichola Grace Jones 2002 View profile
- Leslie Thomas Johnson 2002-2002 View profile
- Brian Anthony Slater 2003 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 13/03/1863
Ownership
Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Moira Ruth Sleight
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Colin Wells
25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Methodist Newspaper Company Limited
is controlled by Moira Ruth Sleight
Evidence
active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Moira Ruth Sleight.
2 other companies in this group
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £405,268
- Total assets
- £531,768
- Cash
- £129,590
- Employees
- 2
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-22. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis for researchers
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
2 directors on the board
- Reverend Steven James Wild Director · appointed 2005
- Colin Wells Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- Reverend Steven James Wild Director · appointed 2005
- Colin Wells Director · appointed 2013
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Reverend Steven James Wild Director · appointed 2005
Portfolio (1)
- Colin Wells Director · appointed 2013
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00000295
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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