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The Economist Newspaper Limited

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

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Previous officers 44

  1. Eli Emanuel Goldstein 2017-2026 Director View profile
  2. Philip Stephan Arnold Mallinckrodt 2017-2022 Director View profile
  3. Dr Alexander Caedmon Karp 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Brent Shawzin Hoberman 2016-2018 Director View profile
  5. Baroness Tessa Jane Helen Douglas Jowell 2015-2018 Director View profile
  6. Philip Joseph Hoffman 2014-2015 Director View profile
  7. John Joseph Ridding 2014-2015 Director View profile
  8. Eric Schmidt 2013-2015 Director View profile
  9. Luke Swanson 2011-2015 Director View profile
  10. John Elkann 2009-2020 Director View profile
  11. Andrew Rashbass 2008-2013 Director View profile
  12. Rupert Lascelles Pennant-Rea 2006-2018 Director View profile
  13. John Anthony Gardiner 2006-2010 Director View profile
  14. Richard John Micklethwait 2006-2015 Director View profile
  15. Sir David Charles Maurice Bell 2005-2018 Director View profile
  16. Sir Simon Manwaring Robertson 2005-2017 Director View profile
  17. Christopher John Stibbs 2005-2019 Director View profile
  18. Rona Alison Fairhead 2005-2014 Director View profile
  19. Nigel William Morris 2004-2010 Director View profile
  20. Lynn Forester De Rothschild 2002-2017 Director View profile
  21. Sir Robert Peter Wilson 2002-2009 Director View profile
  22. Philip R Mengel 1999-2014 Director View profile
  23. Lord Henry Dennistoun Stevenson of Coddenham 1998-2011 Director View profile
  24. Peter John Wood 1998-2004 Director View profile
  25. Kiran Bir Singh Malik 1997-2005 Director View profile
  26. Helen Alexander 1997-2008 Director View profile
  27. David Jonathon Hanger 1996-2005 Director View profile
  28. Christopher Taylor 1995-1996 Director View profile
  29. James Anthony Boyd Joll 1995-1999 Director View profile
  30. William John Emmott 1993-2006 Director View profile
  31. Dame Marjorie Morris Scardino 1993-1996 Director View profile
  32. Professor George Sayers Bain 1992-2001 Director View profile
  33. Sir Dominic Cadbury 2003 Director View profile
  34. David Sorrell Gordon 1993 Director View profile
  35. Sir Peter Walter Gibbings 1999 Director View profile
  36. John Hampton Hale 1994 Director View profile
  37. Jeremy Rupert Sinclair Wagener 1995 Director View profile
  38. Frank Barlow 1999 Director View profile
  39. Sir John Henry Harvey-Jones 1994 Director View profile
  40. Pierre Jacques Vinken 1992 Director View profile
  41. Lord Claus Moser 1993 Director View profile
  42. Susan Jane Abesser 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  43. Anthony Edward Wales 1995-2000 Secretary View profile
  44. Patrick Richard Bresnan 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £14,750 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.

  • The Economist 400 subscriptions Buyer: Home Office £14,750 2026-09-18 Source: Find a Tender

    There are a number of required benefits that the subscription to the Economist will bring, that will substantially improve officials’ performance in the following duties, per the need to provide the best possible advice to Home Office Minis…

About

What it does
Book publishing; Publishing of newspapers; Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals; Other publishing activities
Incorporated
14/01/1929
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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 Economist Newspaper Limited is controlled by Stephen John Richard Smith
    Evidence
    ceased 25-50% shares · notified 2026-04-20, ceased 2026-04-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Stephen John Richard Smith.

29 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.

9 directors on the board

6.8y median 6.9y
average tenure
11.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

Portfolio (7)

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 12Professional services 10Tech and media 3Business services 2Property 2Education 1Health and social care 1Other 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
00236383
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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