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Daily Mail and General Trust P L C

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

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Previous officers 36

  1. Francois Leo Morin 2017-2022 Director View profile
  2. Suresh Kavan 2016-2017 Director View profile
  3. Paul Adam Zwillenberg 2016-2022 Director View profile
  4. Honourable Lady Annabel Therese Keswick 2013-2020 Director View profile
  5. Jo Anne Heidi Roizen 2012-2022 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Wayne Daintith 2011-2017 Director View profile
  7. Dominique Trempont 2011-2022 Director View profile
  8. Martin William Howard Morgan 2008-2016 Director View profile
  9. Nicholas William Berry 2007-2016 Director View profile
  10. Sir David John Verey 2004-2014 Director View profile
  11. Thomas Stuart Gillespie 2004-2013 Director View profile
  12. Francisco Pinto Balsemao 2002-2017 Director View profile
  13. Sir Charles William Dunstone 2001-2012 Director View profile
  14. Padraic Matthew Fallon 1999-2012 Director View profile
  15. Paul Michael Dacre 1998-2018 Director View profile
  16. Professor Klaus Schwab 1998-2004 Director View profile
  17. David Martin Maxfield Dutton 1997-2016 Director View profile
  18. Sir Ronald Hugh Grierson 1995-2001 Director View profile
  19. Sir David English 1994-1998 Director View profile
  20. Frank P Lowy 1994-2007 Director View profile
  21. Pierre Cote 1994-2002 Director View profile
  22. Ian Grahame Park 1994-2009 Director View profile
  23. Sir Patrick John Rushton Sergeant 2004 Director View profile
  24. George Rowland Stanley 1991 Director View profile
  25. John Gwilym Hemingway 2017 Director View profile
  26. Niilo Heikki Hakkarainen 2004 Director View profile
  27. Rothermere, Vere Harold Esmond, Viscount 1998 Director View profile
  28. Edward David Abel Ram 1996 Director View profile
  29. Stephen Marius Gray 2009 Director View profile
  30. Peter John Saunders 1998 Director View profile
  31. Charles James Francis Sinclair 2008 Director View profile
  32. Godfrey Irving Howell 1992 Director View profile
  33. Sir Robert Crichton-Brown 1995 Director View profile
  34. Penelope Claire Chapman 2012-2017 Secretary View profile
  35. Nicholas David De Burgh Jennings 1999-2012 Secretary View profile
  36. John Peter Williams 2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
27/09/1922
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (8) 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. Daily Mail and General Trust P L C is controlled by Nigel Timothy Bentley
    Evidence
    active 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Nigel Timothy Bentley.

18 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.

11 directors on the board

11.3y median 9.2y
average tenure
30.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (7)

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.

Professional services 17Property 17Finance 9Dormant 8Agriculture 4Business services 4Education 4Arts and leisure 3

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
00184594
Status
Active
Type
Public 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.

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