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The Cricketer Publishing Limited

Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

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Previous officers 25

  1. Christopher James Smith Kerins 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. Guy Evans-Tipping 2015-2020 Director View profile
  3. Andrew Afford 2012-2015 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Miller 2012-2014 Director View profile
  5. Nigel David Peet 2010-2013 Director View profile
  6. Andrew Raymond Bordiss 2010-2012 Director View profile
  7. Andrew Fitzmaurice 2010-2012 Director View profile
  8. Andrew John Griffith 2008-2010 Director View profile
  9. David Jeremy Darroch 2007-2010 Director View profile
  10. James Rupert Murdoch 2007-2008 Director View profile
  11. Patrick Ronald Vernon Maxwell 2005-2007 Director View profile
  12. Thomas James Gleeson 2004-2007 Director View profile
  13. Christopher David Lane 2003-2007 Director View profile
  14. Mark Harris Getty 2003-2007 Director View profile
  15. Matthew Lewis Engel 2003-2006 Director View profile
  16. John Dominic Weare Brown 2003-2007 Director View profile
  17. Matthew Valentine Fleming 2003-2007 Director View profile
  18. Matthew James Stringer 2003-2003 Director View profile
  19. Alexander Timothy Ben Brockhurst 1994-2005 Director View profile
  20. Timothy Peter Mertens 1994-2001 Director View profile
  21. Benjamin Gilbert Brocklehurst 2002 Director View profile
  22. Belinda Mary Brocklehurst 2002 Director View profile
  23. David Joseph Gormley 2007-2010 Secretary View profile
  24. William James Guy England 2003-2007 Secretary View profile
  25. Matthew Paul Shore 2001-2002 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Incorporated
01/04/1921
Registered office
York
Previous names
Wisden Cricketer Publishing Limited (until 03/05/2011)

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. The Cricketer Publishing Limited is controlled by Test Match Extra.COM Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Test Match Extra.COM Limited is controlled by Lord Jonathan Peter Marland
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lord Jonathan Peter Marland.

6 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
-£327,398
Total assets
-£327,092
Cash
£85,793
Employees
18
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. 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

14.2y median 14.4y
average tenure
15.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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 4Health and social care 2Construction 1Education 1Professional services 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.

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
00174001
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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