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PA Media Group Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 52

  1. Polly Elizabeth Curtis 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. James Richard Goode 2019-2024 Director View profile
  3. Timothy Russell Cobbold 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Edward Philip Ethelston 2014-2018 Director View profile
  5. Helen Alexander 2014-2015 Director View profile
  6. Mike Darcey 2013-2015 Director View profile
  7. David Saul Levin 2012-2014 Director View profile
  8. Mark Thomas Hollinshead 2012-2012 Director View profile
  9. Andrew John Dowsett 2011-2024 Director View profile
  10. Thomas Mockridge 2011-2013 Director View profile
  11. Clive Paul Marshall 2010-2024 Director View profile
  12. Adrian Dion Jeakings 2009-2015 Director View profile
  13. Jennifer Campbell 2008-2014 Director View profile
  14. David Ian Campbell 2008-2010 Director View profile
  15. James Rupert Murdoch 2008-2010 Director View profile
  16. Anthony Gerard Watson 2007-2020 Director View profile
  17. Kevin Joseph Beatty 2004-2018 Director View profile
  18. Sylvia Gillian Bailey 2003-2012 Director View profile
  19. Christopher Buckley 2002-2008 Director View profile
  20. George Alan Crosbie 2001-2014 Director View profile
  21. Timothy John Bowdler 2001-2010 Director View profile
  22. Charles Henry Gregson 2001-2008 Director View profile
  23. Paul John Potts 2001-2010 Director View profile
  24. Charles Philip Graf 2000-2003 Director View profile
  25. Andrew Karl Jonesco 1999-2000 Director View profile
  26. Charles John Allwood 1999-2000 Director View profile
  27. Nicholas Rudd-Jones 1998-1999 Director View profile
  28. Stephen Grabiner 1997-1998 Director View profile
  29. Frederick Patrick Mair Johnston 1997-2001 Director View profile
  30. Sir David English 1997-1998 Director View profile
  31. Leslie Frank Hinton 1996-2007 Director View profile
  32. David John Montgomery 1996-1999 Director View profile
  33. George Michael Toulmin 1996-1997 Director View profile
  34. Simon Myers Olswang 1995-1997 Director View profile
  35. Kevin Gavaghan 1995-1997 Director View profile
  36. Eric Alan Graham 1994-2001 Director View profile
  37. Dr David Edwin Potter CBE 1994-1995 Director View profile
  38. Geoffrey Henry Charles Copeman 1995 Director View profile
  39. John Philip Aldridge 1993 Director View profile
  40. Sir Henry John Roche 2008 Director View profile
  41. David King Snedden 1992 Director View profile
  42. Colin Thomas Webb 1995 Director View profile
  43. Hon Sir Richard Storey 1995 Director View profile
  44. Robert Brian Simpson 2000 Director View profile
  45. Frank Barlow 1993 Director View profile
  46. Stephen Godsell 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
  47. Steven John Brown 2010-2013 Secretary View profile
  48. Mary Louise Cole 2006-2010 Secretary View profile
  49. Nicholas John Teunon 2002-2008 Secretary View profile
  50. Richard John Bradley Marjoribanks 2000-2003 Secretary View profile
  51. Steven John Brown 1996-2014 Secretary View profile
  52. Richard Charles Henry 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Media Monitoring Buyer: UK Export Finance Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Media monitoring services. 5 year contract with annual options to terminate with no fault.

About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
06/11/1868
Registered office
London
Previous names
PA Group Limited (until 27/06/2019)

Ownership

Owned by (1) 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.

  • Reach PLC
    25-50% shares · notified 2021-12-08

Group

  1. PA Media Group Limited is controlled by Reach PLC
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2021-12-08 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Reach PLC.

211 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.

Grants received

3 grants · £278,160 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Education · £278,160 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £99,9502023-04-01
  • Department for Education £10,0002020-04-01
  • Department for Education £168,2102020-04-01
Board analysis

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.

11 directors on the board

8.1y median 6.1y
average tenure
28y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (11)

1
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Tech and media 40Dormant 37Professional services 23Other services 8Manufacturing 6Business services 5Finance 3Retail and trade 2

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
00004197
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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