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Who leads it
Previous officers 33
- Emma Tucker 2020-2023 View profile
- David William Dinsmore 2015-2025 View profile
- Martin Paul Ivens 2013-2020 View profile
- Michael William Darcey 2013-2015 View profile
- Michael Charles Gill 2012-2024 View profile
- Thomas Mockridge 2011-2012 View profile
- James Paul Harding 2008-2012 View profile
- Susan Lee Panuccio 2008-2012 View profile
- Mark Andrew Williams 2008-2008 View profile
- James Rupert Murdoch 2008-2011 View profile
- Paul Stephen Hayes 2005-2008 View profile
- Stephen Wayne Daintith 2005-2008 View profile
- Robert James Thomson 2002-2008 View profile
- Clive Alexander Milner 2001-2010 View profile
- Alasdair Macleod 1998-2002 View profile
- Leslie Frank Hinton 1996-2008 View profile
- Douglas Ronald Flynn 1995-1999 View profile
- Richard Martin Linford 1995-2006 View profile
- John Moore Witherow 1995-2023 View profile
- Sir Peter Michael Stothard 1994-2002 View profile
- Camilla Alexandra Rhodes 1993-2001 View profile
- Michael Ruda 1993 View profile
- Sir Edward Davies Pickering 2003 View profile
- Sir Simon David Jenkins 1994 View profile
- Dorothy May Cumpsty 1993 View profile
- August Antonius Fischer 1995 View profile
- Christopher Reginald Peter Berry 1993 View profile
- Andrew Ferguson Neil 1995 View profile
- Tudor Hopkins 1998 View profile
- Keith Rupert Murdoch 2008 View profile
- John Douglas Dux 1995 View profile
- Carla Stone 2001-2012 View profile
- Peter Walter Stehrenberger 2001 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/12/1966
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.
- News Corp UK & Ireland Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-06-28
Group
- Times Media Limited
is controlled by News Corp UK & Ireland Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-06-28 · source: Companies House PSC register - 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 - 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
- Newsett Limited
- News Ireland Limited
- Secondpost.COM Limited
- News Corporate Services UK Limited
- News Property Three Limited
- Times Books Limited
- Muse Recruitment Holdings LTD
- Ozone Project Limited
- Muse Recruitment 1 Limited
- Harpercollins Investments (UK) Limited
- Newsprinters (Eurocentral) Limited
- Nexxen Group LTD
- Harpercollins (UK)
- Harpercollins Publishers Pension Trustee Company Limited
- News UK & Ireland Recruitment Holdings Limited
- Muse Recruitment 2 Limited
- News Financial Services Limited
- Switchdigital (London) Limited
- News of the World Limited
- Forever Broadcasting Limited
- Harlequin (UK) Limited
- News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland
- Fourth Estate Limited
- Barrington Stoke Limited
- Farshore Books LTD
- News Printers Assets Limited
- Thorsons Publishing Group Limited
- News Corp UK & Ireland Limited
- Cobuild Limited
- The SUN Limited
- Buick Media Limited
- Perfecttaste Limited
- Bookarmy LTD
- William Collins International Limited
- News UK & Ireland Limited
- Mills & Boon Limited
- NI053107
- Thorsons Publishers Limited
- Dolphin Book Club Limited
- First Radio Sales Limited
- Unwin Hyman Limited
- News UK Broadcasting Limited
- News Telemedia Europe Limited
- Workazoo Limited
- News 2026 Limited
- News Group Newspapers Limited
- Talksport Limited
- News Collins Limited
- Wireless Group Limited
- News International Pension Trustees Limited
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
- Emma Caroline Humphreys Director · appointed 2022
- Christopher Charles Stoddart Longcroft Director · appointed 2012
- Rebekah Mary Brooks Director · appointed 2009
Directors past 6 years
- Christopher Charles Stoddart Longcroft Director · appointed 2012
- Rebekah Mary Brooks Director · appointed 2009
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Emma Caroline Humphreys Director · appointed 2022
- Christopher Charles Stoddart Longcroft Director · appointed 2012
- Rebekah Mary Brooks Director · appointed 2009
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.
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
- 00894646
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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