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The SUN Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 14

  1. Hyeryoung Kim Thorn 2024–2025 Director View profile
  2. Christopher Charles Stoddart Longcroft 2013–2022 Director View profile
  3. Ian Kenneth Barnes 2012–2013 Director View profile
  4. Michael Charles Gill 2007–2024 Director View profile
  5. Stephen Wayne Daintith 2005–2008 Director View profile
  6. Carol Ann Fairweather 2004–2006 Director View profile
  7. Carla Stone 2001–2012 Director View profile
  8. Richard Martin Linford 2001–2006 Director View profile
  9. Stephen Frank Hutson 1996–2007 Director View profile
  10. Bedi Ajay Singh 1994–1995 Director View profile
  11. Lawrence Craig Roberts 1994–1996 Director View profile
  12. Gerald Bowman Hood 1994 Director View profile
  13. Peter Walter Stehrenberger 1992–2001 Secretary View profile
  14. Eleanor Rogers 1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
26/11/1965

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. The SUN 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.

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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 for researchers

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

2.3y median 2.3y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Business services 21Professional services 21Tech and media 8Finance 2Manufacturing 2Other services 2Dormant 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
00865083
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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