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Times Media Limited

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

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Previous officers 33

  1. Emma Tucker 2020-2023 Director View profile
  2. David William Dinsmore 2015-2025 Director View profile
  3. Martin Paul Ivens 2013-2020 Director View profile
  4. Michael William Darcey 2013-2015 Director View profile
  5. Michael Charles Gill 2012-2024 Director View profile
  6. Thomas Mockridge 2011-2012 Director View profile
  7. James Paul Harding 2008-2012 Director View profile
  8. Susan Lee Panuccio 2008-2012 Director View profile
  9. Mark Andrew Williams 2008-2008 Director View profile
  10. James Rupert Murdoch 2008-2011 Director View profile
  11. Paul Stephen Hayes 2005-2008 Director View profile
  12. Stephen Wayne Daintith 2005-2008 Director View profile
  13. Robert James Thomson 2002-2008 Director View profile
  14. Clive Alexander Milner 2001-2010 Director View profile
  15. Alasdair Macleod 1998-2002 Director View profile
  16. Leslie Frank Hinton 1996-2008 Director View profile
  17. Douglas Ronald Flynn 1995-1999 Director View profile
  18. Richard Martin Linford 1995-2006 Director View profile
  19. John Moore Witherow 1995-2023 Director View profile
  20. Sir Peter Michael Stothard 1994-2002 Director View profile
  21. Camilla Alexandra Rhodes 1993-2001 Director View profile
  22. Michael Ruda 1993 Director View profile
  23. Sir Edward Davies Pickering 2003 Director View profile
  24. Sir Simon David Jenkins 1994 Director View profile
  25. Dorothy May Cumpsty 1993 Director View profile
  26. August Antonius Fischer 1995 Director View profile
  27. Christopher Reginald Peter Berry 1993 Director View profile
  28. Andrew Ferguson Neil 1995 Director View profile
  29. Tudor Hopkins 1998 Director View profile
  30. Keith Rupert Murdoch 2008 Director View profile
  31. John Douglas Dux 1995 Director View profile
  32. Carla Stone 2001-2012 Secretary View profile
  33. Peter Walter Stehrenberger 2001 Secretary 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.

Group

  1. 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
  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

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

11.6y median 13.8y
average tenure
17y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

0
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 3Manufacturing 1Other 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
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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