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The Financial Times Limited

Publishing of newspapers

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

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Previous officers 39

  1. Motohiro Matsumoto 2020-2022 Director View profile
  2. Kathleen Mary O'Riordan 2019-2021 Director View profile
  3. Caspar De Bono 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Hirotomo Nomura 2016-2020 Director View profile
  5. Benjamin Mark Hughes 2013-2016 Director View profile
  6. Anastasios Viglatzis 2013-2015 Director View profile
  7. Cathy Coggins O'Brien 2012-2013 Director View profile
  8. Louisa Sachiko Burdett 2008-2012 Director View profile
  9. Timothy Scott Henderson 2007-2013 Director View profile
  10. Rona Alison Fairhead 2006-2013 Director View profile
  11. John Joseph Ridding 2006-2025 Director View profile
  12. Franklin Lionel Barber 2006-2020 Director View profile
  13. Katherine Therese Koch 2005-2008 Director View profile
  14. Nicholas Charles Crawshaw 2004-2005 Director View profile
  15. Michael Murphy 2001-2002 Director View profile
  16. Andrew Richard David Gowers 2001-2005 Director View profile
  17. David Howard Munns 2000-2004 Director View profile
  18. Olivier Henri Fleurot 1999-2006 Director View profile
  19. Alan Charles Miller 1997-2011 Director View profile
  20. Andrew Thomas Gilchrist 1997-1997 Director View profile
  21. Dominic Jonathan Hardisty 1997-2000 Director View profile
  22. Richard Stuart Leishman 1997-1999 Director View profile
  23. Frank Barlow 1996-1997 Director View profile
  24. Stephen Guy Hill 1996-2002 Director View profile
  25. David Sorrell Gordon 1993 Director View profile
  26. Honourable William Knatchbull Gibson 1994 Director View profile
  27. Blakenham, Michael John, Viscount 1993 Director View profile
  28. Sir Richard Peter Lambert 2001 Director View profile
  29. Richard Arthur Francis Mcclean 1993 Director View profile
  30. David Erroll Prior Palmer 1993 Director View profile
  31. Sir David Charles Maurice Bell 2009 Director View profile
  32. Elaine Richardson 2010-2011 Secretary View profile
  33. Anne Lister 2008-2009 Secretary View profile
  34. Sarah Nicole Robinson 2002-2003 Secretary View profile
  35. Graham Leach 1997-2002 Secretary View profile
  36. Martin Wright Creasey 1997-1997 Secretary View profile
  37. Andrew Mark Daw 1996-1997 Secretary View profile
  38. Kelvin Charles Bossey 1995-1996 Secretary View profile
  39. David James Hall 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

8 contracts · £31,505 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Financial Newspaper Subscription Buyer: BRITISH BUSINESS BANK PLC £31,505 2026-07-06 CPV 79980000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Corporate Group Access to the Financial Times. Daily broadsheet that focuses on business and economic current affairs.

  • Financial news provider Buyer: Financial Conduct Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Renewal of the Financial Times on an enterprise-wide basis

  • Financial Times Subscription Buyer: The Pensions Regulator Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Financial Times subscription 2026-2027

  • Financial Times Subscription Buyer: Cabinet Office Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Financial Times Subscription Service.

  • Enterprise License Subscription to the Financial Times Buyer: Department for Business & Trade Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This is an award of contract for an Enterprise License Subscription to the Financial Times (FT) for the Department for Business and Trade. The contract will be for a 12-month period allowing digital access for licensed readers to journalist…

  • Publication Resources Buyer: THE OPEN UNIVERSITY Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Access to Financial Times resources for students for one year.

  • Financial Times subscription Buyer: UK Export Finance Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Financial Times subscription service.

  • UKGI Financial Times 2026-27 Buyer: UK GOVERNMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    To provide Financial Times access for UKGI staff.

About

What it does
Publishing of newspapers
Incorporated
26/01/1928
Registered office
London

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 Financial Times Limited is controlled by Financial Times Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Financial Times Group Limited.

25 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.

Grants received

1 grant · £6,575 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £6,575

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £6,5752022-04-01
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.

5 directors on the board

5.8y median 4.7y
average tenure
12.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

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.

Finance 9Professional services 6Tech and media 5Education 3Dormant 1Manufacturing 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
00227590
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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