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Express and Star Limited

Publishing of newspapers

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

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Previous officers 33

  1. Sheree Olivia Manning 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. David John Montgomery 2023-2025 Director View profile
  3. Mark Thomas Hollinshead 2023-2025 Director View profile
  4. Edward Alexander Graham 2015-2023 Director View profile
  5. Thomas William Graham 2015-2023 Director View profile
  6. Phillip Anthony Inman 2015-2023 Director View profile
  7. Graeme Peter Clifford 2007-2015 Director View profile
  8. Paul David Carter 2007-2008 Director View profile
  9. Arthur Couchman 2007-2013 Director View profile
  10. Philip Walker 2004-2008 Director View profile
  11. Michael Green 2003-2007 Director View profile
  12. Adrian Faber 2002-2013 Director View profile
  13. Keith John Parker 2002-2005 Director View profile
  14. Alan George Harris 2000-2013 Director View profile
  15. Trevor Richard Lee 1999-1999 Director View profile
  16. Ian Richard Clarke 1999-2001 Director View profile
  17. Richard John Green 1997-2005 Director View profile
  18. Andrew Clive Millard 1996-1999 Director View profile
  19. Anthony Martin Witts 1996-2001 Director View profile
  20. Warren Wilson 1995-2002 Director View profile
  21. Brian Albert Jackson 1993-1996 Director View profile
  22. Michael Raymond Wright 1992-1996 Director View profile
  23. Eric Alan Graham 2021 Director View profile
  24. Roger Williamson 1995 Director View profile
  25. David Edward Humphreys 1996 Director View profile
  26. Mark Kersen 1995 Director View profile
  27. Malcolm Graham 1993 Director View profile
  28. Malcolm Gray Douglas Graham 2015 Director View profile
  29. Robert James Hawkins 1995 Director View profile
  30. Douglas Easton 2023-2025 Secretary View profile
  31. Stephen James Brown 2016-2023 Secretary View profile
  32. David James Hughes 1999-2016 Secretary View profile
  33. Graham William Evers 1994-2022 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Publishing of newspapers
Incorporated
14/08/1883
Registered office
London

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.

Group

  1. Express and Star Limited is controlled by The Midland News Association Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. The Midland News Association Limited is controlled by Iconic Media Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-09-29 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Iconic Media Group Limited is controlled by Iconic Media Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-06-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Iconic Media Holdings Limited is controlled by David John Montgomery
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2019-05-29, ceased 2021-05-07 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David John Montgomery.

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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
£1
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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.

3 directors on the board

1.1y median 1.1y
average tenure
1.1y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity
1
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.

Professional services 77Finance 44Tech and media 38Property 6Transport 5Business services 1Construction 1

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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00018718
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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