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Examiner News & Information Services Limited

Examiner News & Information Services Limited is an active UK company (number 00624466), incorporated 1959, with 2 current directors, Piers Michael North and Darren Fisher. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 23

  1. Paul Andrew Vickers 2009-2014 Director View profile
  2. Margaret Ewing 2000-2001 Director View profile
  3. John Griffith 2000-2001 Director View profile
  4. Stephen Davenport Parker 2000-2001 Director View profile
  5. Charles John Allwood 1999-2000 Director View profile
  6. Graham Mead 1999-2000 Director View profile
  7. Sydney Keith Ely 1998-2000 Director View profile
  8. Geoffrey Charles Ebdon 1996-2001 Director View profile
  9. John Williams 1995-2001 Director View profile
  10. Leo Clive Coligan 1993-2000 Director View profile
  11. Robert Baillie Drummond 1993-2001 Director View profile
  12. Peter Blackburn 1993-2001 Director View profile
  13. Charles Philip Graf 1993-2001 Director View profile
  14. Michael David Masters 1993-2000 Director View profile
  15. Simon David Lee 1993 Director View profile
  16. Richard Mallinson 1995 Director View profile
  17. Roger Sydney Saunders 2001 Director View profile
  18. John Elliott Christopher Dicks 1995 Director View profile
  19. Ivan Malcolm Lee 1993 Director View profile
  20. Edward Winston Stirk 1996 Director View profile
  21. Catherine Jeanne Diggory 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  22. Michael Paterson Ryan 1993-1999 Secretary View profile
  23. David Anthony Hirst 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
31/03/1959

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. Examiner News & Information Services Limited is controlled by Reach Regionals Media Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Reach Regionals Media Limited is controlled by Reach Regionals Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Reach Regionals Limited is controlled by Reach Publishing Group Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Reach Publishing Group Limited is controlled by Reach PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Reach 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

2.1y median 2.1y
average tenure
2.7y
longest tenure
0
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.

Dormant 106Professional services 20Tech and media 14Manufacturing 10Other services 2Education 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
00624466
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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