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Herts & Essex Newspapers Limited

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 23

  1. Ricky Allan 2012-2012 Director View profile
  2. Aileen Valerie Brown 2010-2012 Director View profile
  3. Colin Grant 2010-2012 Director View profile
  4. Lisa Jane Gordon 2009-2013 Director View profile
  5. Janet Smith 2009-2012 Director View profile
  6. Andrew James Finch 2007-2009 Director View profile
  7. Graham William Ayres 2006-2012 Director View profile
  8. Paul Anthony Thompson 2006-2009 Director View profile
  9. Richard George Carey 2004-2007 Director View profile
  10. David Sidney Fordham 2000-2012 Director View profile
  11. Right Honourable Robert Peter Richard Iliffe 1996-2015 Director View profile
  12. Graham Herbert 1994-1999 Director View profile
  13. James Patrick Bradley 1993-1999 Director View profile
  14. Derek Reginald Double 1993 Director View profile
  15. John Lewis Holland 1999 Director View profile
  16. Trevor Jesse Wells 2005 Director View profile
  17. Timothy Denis Morris 1996 Director View profile
  18. John Robert Prichard 1994 Director View profile
  19. Ian Miller Richard 2003 Director View profile
  20. Stuart John Francis Slade 2009-2012 Secretary View profile
  21. Paul David Brunt 1999-2002 Secretary View profile
  22. Gary Thomas Matthews 1996-2006 Secretary View profile
  23. Nigel Peter Hillyard 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/10/1968

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. Herts & Essex Newspapers Limited is controlled by Iliffe News and Media Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Iliffe News and Media Limited is controlled by Yattendon Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Yattendon Group PLC.

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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.

2 directors on the board

14.7y median 14.7y
average tenure
16.6y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

1
also govern a charity
0
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.

Tech and media 17Professional services 7Manufacturing 5Construction 4Dormant 4Finance 4Property 4Agriculture 3

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
00940896
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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