Economist Newspaper Limited(the)
Company 00236383 Active
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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
- Manvinder Singh Banga Director · appointed 2020
- Deighton, Paul Clive, Lord Director · appointed 2018
- Georgina Sarah Cadbury Director · appointed 2023
- Lara Salame Boro Director · appointed 2019
- Stephen John Richard Smith Director · appointed 2026
- Mustafa Suleyman Director · appointed 2019
- Diego Piacentini Director · appointed 2019
- Susan Minton Beddoes Director · appointed 2015
- Heywood, Suzanne Elizabeth, Lady Director · appointed 2015
6.8y median 6.9y
average tenure
11.4y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Deighton, Paul Clive, Lord Director · appointed 2018
- Lara Salame Boro Director · appointed 2019
- Mustafa Suleyman Director · appointed 2019
- Diego Piacentini Director · appointed 2019
- Susan Minton Beddoes Director · appointed 2015
- Heywood, Suzanne Elizabeth, Lady Director · appointed 2015
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Mustafa Suleyman Director · appointed 2019
- Diego Piacentini Director · appointed 2019
Portfolio (7)
- Manvinder Singh Banga Director · appointed 2020
- Deighton, Paul Clive, Lord Director · appointed 2018
- Georgina Sarah Cadbury Director · appointed 2023
- Lara Salame Boro Director · appointed 2019
- Stephen John Richard Smith Director · appointed 2026
- Susan Minton Beddoes Director · appointed 2015
- Heywood, Suzanne Elizabeth, Lady Director · appointed 2015
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Eli Emanuel Goldstein Director · appointed 2017 · 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.
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- The Economist Group Trustee Company Limited 3 shared directors
Connected through a shared director
- L.J.C. Fund Limited 1 shared director
- Ryder Street Properties Limited 1 shared director
- 34 Cadogan Square Limited 1 shared director
- Goldman Sachs International Bank 1 shared director
- The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 1 shared director
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 00236383 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 14/01/1929 |
| Address | THE ADELPHI, 1 - 11 JOHN ADAM STREET, LONDON, WC2N 6HT |
| Accounts next due | 31/12/2026 |
| Accounts last made up | 31/03/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
58110 - Book publishing58130 - Publishing of newspapers58142 - Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals58190 - Other publishing activities
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.
- Stephen John Richard Smith ceased 2026-04-20
25-50% shares · notified 2026-04-20 - SFC International Holdings Limited
25-50% shares · notified 2026-04-20
Owns 10 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- The Economist Educational Foundation
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 - The Economist Newspaper (Holdings) Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-29 - The Economist Books Limited ceased 2016-09-30
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - The Economist Overseas (Holdings) Limited ceased 2016-09-30
50-75% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - The Economist Group Trustee Company Limited ceased 2016-10-04
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited ceased 2016-09-30
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Economist Publications Limited(the) ceased 2016-09-30
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - The Economist Group (Brazil Holdings) Limited ceased 2016-09-30
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Dartford Printing Limited ceased 2016-09-30
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Ryder Street Properties (Management) Limited ceased 2016-09-30
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Officers (54)
- Stephen John Richard Smith Director · appointed 2026
- Georgina Sarah Cadbury Director · appointed 2023
- Manvinder Singh Banga Director · appointed 2020
- Diego Piacentini Director · appointed 2019
- Lara Salame Boro Director · appointed 2019
- Mustafa Suleyman Director · appointed 2019
- Deighton, Paul Clive, Lord Director · appointed 2018
- Heywood, Suzanne Elizabeth, Lady Director · appointed 2015
- Susan Minton Beddoes Director · appointed 2015
- Oscar Kolya Meisen Grut Secretary · appointed 2002
Show 44 former officers
- Eli Emanuel Goldstein Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2026
- Philip Stephan Arnold Mallinckrodt Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2022
- Karp, Alexander Caedmon, Dr Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2019
- Brent Shawzin Hoberman Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2018
- Jowell, Tessa Jane Helen Douglas, Baroness Director · appointed 2015 · resigned 2018
- Philip Joseph Hoffman Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2015
- John Joseph Ridding Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2015
- Eric Schmidt Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2015
- Luke Swanson Director · appointed 2011 · resigned 2015
- John Elkann Director · appointed 2009 · resigned 2020
- Andrew Rashbass Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2013
- Rupert Lascelles Pennant-Rea Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2018
- John Anthony Gardiner Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2010
- Richard John Micklethwait Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2015
- Bell, David Charles Maurice, Sir Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2018
- Robertson, Simon Manwaring, Sir Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2017
- Christopher John Stibbs Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2019
- Rona Alison Fairhead Director · appointed 2005 · resigned 2014
- Nigel William Morris Director · appointed 2004 · resigned 2010
- Lynn Forester De Rothschild Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2017
- Wilson, Robert Peter, Sir Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2009
- Susan Jane Abesser Secretary · appointed 2000 · resigned 2002
- Philip R Mengel Director · appointed 1999 · resigned 2014
- Stevenson of Coddenham, Henry Dennistoun, the Lord Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2011
- Peter John Wood Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2004
- Kiran Bir Singh Malik Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2005
- Helen Alexander Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2008
- David Jonathon Hanger Director · appointed 1996 · resigned 2005
- Christopher Taylor Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1996
- James Anthony Boyd Joll Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 1999
- Anthony Edward Wales Secretary · appointed 1995 · resigned 2000
- William John Emmott Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 2006
- Scardino, Marjorie Morris, Dame Director · appointed 1993 · resigned 1996
- Bain, George Sayers, Professor Director · appointed 1992 · resigned 2001
- Cadbury, Dominic, Sir Director · resigned 2003
- David Sorrell Gordon Director · resigned 1993
- Gibbings, Peter Walter, Sir Director · resigned 1999
- John Hampton Hale Director · resigned 1994
- Jeremy Rupert Sinclair Wagener Director · resigned 1995
- Frank Barlow Director · resigned 1999
- Harvey-Jones, John Henry, Sir Director · resigned 1994
- Pierre Jacques Vinken Director · resigned 1992
- Moser, Claus, Lord Director · resigned 1993
- Patrick Richard Bresnan Secretary · resigned 1994
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