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ITV Network Limited

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

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Previous officers 52

  1. Christopher Joseph Swords 2015-2021 Director View profile
  2. Peter Arthur Fincham 2008-2016 Director View profile
  3. Robert William Hain 2007-2012 Director View profile
  4. Michael John Desmond 2006-2011 Director View profile
  5. Simon Shaps 2006-2008 Director View profile
  6. William Jonathan Medlicott 2006-2015 Director View profile
  7. Ian Douglas Mcculloch 2004-2007 Director View profile
  8. Michael Anthony Green 2004-2006 Director View profile
  9. James Nigel Pickard 2003-2006 Director View profile
  10. Christopher John Denley 2002-2004 Director View profile
  11. James Edward Hytner 2001-2004 Director View profile
  12. Stuart Colin Prebble 2001-2002 Director View profile
  13. Nicholas Jonathan Paul Cusick 2000-2001 Director View profile
  14. Huw Humphreys Davies 2000-2006 Director View profile
  15. John Mccann 1999-2012 Director View profile
  16. Katherine Elizabeth Stross 1998-2003 Director View profile
  17. Paul John Corley 1998-2000 Director View profile
  18. Donald Gordon Emslie 1997-2007 Director View profile
  19. John Macdonald Hardie 1997-2001 Director View profile
  20. Richard Anthony Eyre 1997-2000 Director View profile
  21. David Liddiment 1997-2002 Director View profile
  22. Terence Paul George 1997-1997 Director View profile
  23. Stephen Roger Morrison 1996-2002 Director View profile
  24. Andrew Henry Flanagan 1996-2006 Director View profile
  25. Barry Geoffrey Cox 1996-1998 Director View profile
  26. Malcolm Robert Wall 1996-2000 Director View profile
  27. Clive William Jones 1996-2007 Director View profile
  28. Bruce Gyngell 1995-1997 Director View profile
  29. Andrew Norman Allan 1994-1995 Director View profile
  30. John Alexander Fairley 1993-1995 Director View profile
  31. Christopher John Rowlands 1993-1997 Director View profile
  32. John Raymond Calvert 1993-1996 Director View profile
  33. Marcus Charles Plantin 1992-1997 Director View profile
  34. Andrew Quinn 1992-1995 Director View profile
  35. Angus John Macdonald 1996 Director View profile
  36. Charles Dean Romaine 1993 Director View profile
  37. Ian Russell Ritchie 1993 Director View profile
  38. Stephen Charles Redfarn 1997 Director View profile
  39. John Philip Henwood 2000 Director View profile
  40. Christopher West Stoddart 1993 Director View profile
  41. Leslie Francis Hill 1995 Director View profile
  42. Gregory Dyke 1994 Director View profile
  43. Clive William Leach 1993 Director View profile
  44. James Lowery Graham 1998 Director View profile
  45. David Slesser Mccall 1995 Director View profile
  46. Donald Henry Waters 1997 Director View profile
  47. Roger Froome Laughton 1999 Director View profile
  48. Nigel Norman Walmsley 1994 Director View profile
  49. Joseph Desmond Smyth 1999 Director View profile
  50. Veronica Ann Melville 1994-2004 Secretary View profile
  51. Efstratios Dimitrios Zographos 1993-1994 Secretary View profile
  52. Trevor James Barton 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
01/05/1958

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. ITV Network Limited is controlled by ITV Broadcasting Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. ITV Broadcasting Limited is controlled by ITV M&E Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-08-13 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. ITV M&E Holdings Limited is controlled by ITV PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-08-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by ITV PLC.

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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.

2 directors on the board

13.9y median 13.9y
average tenure
17.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Tech and media 7Business services 1Professional 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
00603893
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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