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Daily Express Limited

Dormant Company

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Richard Clive Desmond 2000-2018 Director View profile
  2. UNM Investments Limited 1997-2000 Corporate-director View profile
  3. John Macgregor Burns 1996-1997 Director View profile
  4. Paul Robert Charles Sergeant 1994-1997 Director View profile
  5. Andrew Cameron 1994-1996 Director View profile
  6. Struan Robertson Coupar 1991-1996 Director View profile
  7. Anthony John Bentley Bentley 1991 Director View profile
  8. Robert Michael Moore 1994 Director View profile
  9. Maninder Singh Gill 2000-2005 Secretary View profile
  10. Robert Sanderson 2000-2018 Secretary View profile
  11. Crosswall Nominees Limited 1997-2000 Corporate-secretary View profile
  12. Susan Merle Ripley 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Dormant Company
Incorporated
12/02/1954
Registered office
Liverpool

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. Daily Express Limited is controlled by Richard Clive Desmond
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-02-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

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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.

1 directors on the board

1.3y median 1.3y
average tenure
1.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Dormant 77Professional services 9Tech and media 7Manufacturing 5Other 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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00529175
Status
Liquidation
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2025
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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