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Puzzler Media Limited

Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

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

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Previous officers 16

  1. Ellis Alan Nicholas Watson 2013-2021 Director View profile
  2. Robert Paul Daly 2013-2025 Director View profile
  3. Neil Douglas Flockhart 2013-2026 Director View profile
  4. Benjamin John Howard Gray 2010-2013 Director View profile
  5. David Sergeant 2009-2012 Director View profile
  6. Neil Flockhart 2009-2010 Director View profile
  7. Alan Richard Finden Hall 2008-2010 Director View profile
  8. Andrew Francis Thomson 2005-2022 Director View profile
  9. Peter Joseph Nugent 1997-2010 Director View profile
  10. Koos Guis 2002 Director View profile
  11. Wim Van Den Berg 1997 Director View profile
  12. Peter Geoffrey Warland 1997 Director View profile
  13. Susannah Evans 2019-2026 Secretary View profile
  14. Irene Douglas 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  15. Thomas Melvyn Lewis 1995-2010 Secretary View profile
  16. Peter Frederick Finch 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals; Publishing of computer games
Incorporated
28/09/1973
Registered office
London

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.

  • John Leng & Company Limited
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2022-06-10

Group

  1. Puzzler Media Limited is controlled by John Leng & Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, 75-100% voting (firm), appoints directors, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2022-06-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. John Leng & Company Limited is controlled by D.C. Thomson & Company Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. D.C. Thomson & Company Limited is controlled by D.C. Thomson & Company Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-03-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. D.C. Thomson & Company Holdings Limited is controlled by David Howard Eric Thomson
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-08-20 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by David Howard Eric Thomson.

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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.

Financials

Net assets
£8,163,855
Total assets
£8,647,477
Cash
£13,896
Employees
0.36
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
£6,107,303

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

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

16.7y median 16.7y
average tenure
20.6y
longest tenure

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.

Tech and media 24Professional services 13Finance 8Business services 5Arts and leisure 3Other services 3Manufacturing 2Property 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
01136669
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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