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News Group Newspapers Limited

Publishing of newspapers

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

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Previous officers 24

  1. David William Dinsmore 2015-2025 Director View profile
  2. Michael William Darcey 2013-2015 Director View profile
  3. Christopher Charles Stoddart Longcroft 2011-2022 Director View profile
  4. Thomas Mockridge 2011-2012 Director View profile
  5. Susan Lee Panuccio 2008-2012 Director View profile
  6. Mark Andrew Williams 2008-2008 Director View profile
  7. James Rupert Murdoch 2008-2011 Director View profile
  8. Michael Graham Anderson 2006-2009 Director View profile
  9. Clive Alexander Milner 2005-2010 Director View profile
  10. Stephen Wayne Daintith 2005-2008 Director View profile
  11. Camilla Alexandra Rhodes 2001-2008 Director View profile
  12. Stephen Frank Hutson 1997-2008 Director View profile
  13. John Edward Widdows 1996-1997 Director View profile
  14. Leslie Frank Hinton 1996-2008 Director View profile
  15. Douglas Ronald Flynn 1995-1999 Director View profile
  16. Richard Martin Linford 1995-2006 Director View profile
  17. Michael Ruda 1993 Director View profile
  18. August Antonius Fischer 1995 Director View profile
  19. Tudor Hopkins 1998 Director View profile
  20. Kelvin Calder Mackenzie 1994 Director View profile
  21. Keith Rupert Murdoch 2008 Director View profile
  22. John Douglas Dux 1995 Director View profile
  23. Carla Stone 2001-2012 Secretary View profile
  24. Peter Walter Stehrenberger 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Publishing of newspapers
Incorporated
30/12/1960
Registered office
London

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. News Group Newspapers Limited is controlled by News Corp UK & Ireland Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. News Corp UK & Ireland Limited is controlled by News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland is controlled by News Corp Investments UK & Ireland
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by News Corp Investments UK & Ireland.

99 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.

3 directors on the board

7.9y median 4y
average tenure
17y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

Also govern a charity

1
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.

Professional services 19Business services 12Tech and media 9Finance 3Other services 2Health and social care 1Manufacturing 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
00679215
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/03/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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