Company · Thatcham
Staffordshire Newspapers LTD.
Publishing of newspapers
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 26
- Right Honourable Robert Peter Richard Iliffe 2012-2015 View profile
- James Gregory Gurney 2009-2011 View profile
- Honourable Edward Richard Iliffe 2009-2026 View profile
- Lisa Jane Gordon 2009-2013 View profile
- Michael Robert Richardson 2009-2012 View profile
- Graham William Ayres 2008-2009 View profile
- Richard George Carey 2007-2009 View profile
- Gary Thomas Matthews 2006-2008 View profile
- Darren Christer Boden 2005-2012 View profile
- Marion Heather Whiting 2004-2007 View profile
- David Sidney Fordham 2002-2012 View profile
- Dr John Martin Hough Andrews 2001-2012 View profile
- Timothy Bishop 2000-2003 View profile
- Ian Miller Richard 1999-2003 View profile
- Eleanor Isobel Alcock 1996-2000 View profile
- Barry James Challender 1996-2000 View profile
- Peter David Atkins 1995-2002 View profile
- Graham Herbert 1994-1999 View profile
- James Richrd Lloyd 2000 View profile
- Julian Peter Knell 2007 View profile
- Geoffrey Neil Battman 1994 View profile
- Douglas Leslie Stradling 1993 View profile
- Derek Edward Auden 1996 View profile
- Timothy Denis Morris 1996 View profile
- James Black 2006 View profile
- Jacqueline Roma Bannister 2005 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Publishing of newspapers
- Incorporated
- 01/01/1916
- Registered office
- Thatcham
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.
- Iliffe News and Media Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Staffordshire Newspapers LTD.
is controlled by Iliffe News and Media Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Iliffe News and Media Limited
is controlled by Yattendon Group PLC
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Yattendon Group PLC.
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- Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Estate Agents
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- Sparkes Boatyard Company Limited
- Bray Marina Limited
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- Yattendon Estates Limited
- Local Sunday Newspapers (North) Limited
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- Nuneaton & District Newspapers Limited
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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.
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.
1 directors on the board
- Stephen Paul Sadler Director · appointed 2013
Directors past 6 years
- Stephen Paul Sadler Director · appointed 2013
Left in the last 12 months
- Honourable Edward Richard Iliffe Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2026
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
- A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision
Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00142592
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2026
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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