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Guardian News & Media Limited

Publishing of newspapers

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 54

  1. Keith Robert Underwood 2020-2026 Director View profile
  2. Annette Christina Thomas 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Claire Margaret Pape 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Richard James Kerr 2016-2020 Director View profile
  5. David Skipwith Pemsel 2015-2019 Director View profile
  6. Tanya Rose Cordrey 2014-2015 Director View profile
  7. Emma Marie Ciechan 2014-2016 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Arthur Miller 2009-2015 Director View profile
  9. Colin Hughes 2009-2012 Director View profile
  10. Jonathan James Cornaby 2009-2013 Director View profile
  11. Sheila Anne Fitzsimons 2009-2015 Director View profile
  12. Adam Wayne Freeman 2006-2012 Director View profile
  13. Emily Jane Bell 2006-2010 Director View profile
  14. Timothy Stephen Brooks 2006-2011 Director View profile
  15. Christopher Martin Elliott 2006-2010 Director View profile
  16. Sally Louise Webster 2003-2006 Director View profile
  17. Shaun Peter Williams 2002-2008 Director View profile
  18. Derek Thomas Gannon 2001-2012 Director View profile
  19. Simon Stanley Waldman 2001-2006 Director View profile
  20. Andrew Lumsdaine Karney 2001-2006 Director View profile
  21. Paul Myners 2001-2008 Director View profile
  22. Nicholas Castro 2001-2009 Director View profile
  23. Alan John Pankhurst 2000-2003 Director View profile
  24. Marc David Sands 2000-2009 Director View profile
  25. Joseph Laurence Clark 2000-2009 Director View profile
  26. Stuart Michael Taylor 2000-2007 Director View profile
  27. Roger Martin Alton 1998-2008 Director View profile
  28. Sir Robert Weston Phillis 1997-2006 Director View profile
  29. Stephen Bernard Palmer 1996-2000 Director View profile
  30. Maria Tunstall Johnson Tuck 1996-1997 Director View profile
  31. William Nicholas Hutton 1996-1999 Director View profile
  32. Georgina Henry 1995-2006 Director View profile
  33. Stella Elizabeth Beaumont 1995-2009 Director View profile
  34. Andrew Jaspan 1995-1996 Director View profile
  35. Carolyn Julia Mccall 1995-2010 Director View profile
  36. Alan Charles Rusbridger 1994-2015 Director View profile
  37. David Owen 1991-2000 Director View profile
  38. Fiona Vivien Morris 1991-2005 Director View profile
  39. Jonathan Theodore Starmer Fenby 1995 Director View profile
  40. Sir Henry John Roche 1995 Director View profile
  41. Caroline Anne Marland 2000 Director View profile
  42. Peter John Preston 1996 Director View profile
  43. Ian Stanley Ashcroft 1996 Director View profile
  44. James Charles Markwick 1997 Director View profile
  45. Francis Platt 1995 Director View profile
  46. Ian Wheeler Wright 1995 Director View profile
  47. David Ian Anthony Brook 1996 Director View profile
  48. Richard James Kerr 2017-2017 Secretary View profile
  49. Grainne Brankin 2017-2017 Secretary View profile
  50. Philip Mark Tranter 2013-2017 Secretary View profile
  51. Jonathon James Cornaby 2010-2013 Secretary View profile
  52. Derek Gannon 2009-2010 Secretary View profile
  53. Jeffrey Lensin Loo 2005-2009 Secretary View profile
  54. Paul John Naismith 2007 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £210,000 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Framework Agreement for the Purchasing of Media 2026-2030 Buyer: Hampshire County Council £210,000 2026-05-19 Source: Find a Tender

    The County Council wishes to establish a framework for the provision of media owner services. These services will include the supply of advertising space across a range of media formats, such as outdoor, digital, print and transport adverti…

    Framework

About

What it does
Publishing of newspapers
Incorporated
14/06/1967
Registered office
London
Previous names
Guardian Newspapers Limited (until 31/10/2006)

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. Guardian News & Media Limited is controlled by Guardian News & Media (Holdings) Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Guardian News & Media (Holdings) Limited is controlled by Guardian Media Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Guardian Media Group PLC is controlled by The Scott Trust Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by The Scott Trust Limited.

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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.

5 directors on the board

5.4y median 3.8y
average tenure
11.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (4)

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.

Dormant 6Professional services 5Tech and media 3Business services 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00908396
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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