Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Company · London

News Corp UK & Ireland Limited

Publishing of newspapers

How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

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

Network

The large node is News Corp UK & Ireland Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Sign in free to explore further.

Who leads it

Previous officers 36

  1. David William Dinsmore 2015-2025 Director View profile
  2. Michael Charles Gill 2013-2013 Director View profile
  3. Michael William Darcey 2013-2015 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Charles Stoddart Longcroft 2012-2022 Director View profile
  5. Janet Nova 2011-2012 Director View profile
  6. Thomas Mockridge 2011-2012 Director View profile
  7. Susan Lee Panuccio 2008-2012 Director View profile
  8. Mark Andrew Williams 2008-2008 Director View profile
  9. James Rupert Murdoch 2008-2012 Director View profile
  10. James Niall Manus Macmanus 2005-2011 Director View profile
  11. Stephen Wayne Daintith 2005-2008 Director View profile
  12. Clive Alexander Milner 2001-2010 Director View profile
  13. Ian Mcdonald 2001-2008 Director View profile
  14. Jay Itzkowitz 1999-2001 Director View profile
  15. Leslie Frank Hinton 1995-2008 Director View profile
  16. William Alan O'Neill 1995-2002 Director View profile
  17. Richard Martin Linford 1995-2006 Director View profile
  18. Douglas Ronald Flynn 1995-1999 Director View profile
  19. Lady Barbara Thomas 1993-1994 Director View profile
  20. Michael Ruda 1993 Director View profile
  21. Hans Karsten Schmidt 1993 Director View profile
  22. August Antonius Fischer 1995 Director View profile
  23. John Rodney Clifford Sheldon 1994 Director View profile
  24. Richard Allen Sarazen 1994 Director View profile
  25. Lyndley John Holloway 1994 Director View profile
  26. John Berwyn Evans 1994 Director View profile
  27. Andrew Stephen Bower Knight 2003 Director View profile
  28. Rt Hon Lord Stephen Gordon Catto 1996 Director View profile
  29. Keith Rupert Murdoch 2012 Director View profile
  30. John Douglas Dux 1995 Director View profile
  31. Richard Henry Searby 1992 Director View profile
  32. Stephen Thomas Barraclough 1995 Director View profile
  33. Paul Andrew Chinnery 2012-2014 Secretary View profile
  34. Carla Stone 2001-2012 Secretary View profile
  35. Peter Walter Stehrenberger 1992-2001 Secretary View profile
  36. Eleanor Rogers 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

About

What it does
Publishing of newspapers
Incorporated
28/07/1904
Registered office
London
Previous names
NI Group Limited (until 25/06/2013)
News International Limited (until 31/05/2011)

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.

Group

  1. News Corp UK & Ireland Limited is controlled by News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland is controlled by News Corp Investments UK & Ireland
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by News Corp Investments UK & Ireland.

99 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.

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

7.2y median 4y
average tenure
17y
longest tenure

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 19Business services 14Tech and media 9Finance 3Other services 2Manufacturing 1Property 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
00081701
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data