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The Mail on Sunday Limited

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

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Previous officers 33

  1. Geordie Carron Greig 2012-2020 Director View profile
  2. Marcus Alvin Rich 2009-2014 Director View profile
  3. John Philip Teal 2008-2012 Director View profile
  4. Andrew Austen Say 2008-2015 Director View profile
  5. Anthony Guy Zitter 2008-2014 Director View profile
  6. Rosemary Chalmers Gorman 2008-2015 Director View profile
  7. Kevin Joseph Beatty 2004-2021 Director View profile
  8. Simon John Andrew Davies 2003-2008 Director View profile
  9. Neil Hilton Jagger 2001-2013 Director View profile
  10. Susan Barbara Dear 2000-2003 Director View profile
  11. Michael Paul Ironside 1999-2003 Director View profile
  12. Sally Jean De La Bedoyere 1999-2000 Director View profile
  13. Peter Wright 1998-2012 Director View profile
  14. Paul Michael Dacre 1998-2018 Director View profile
  15. Simon Maurice Kelner 1996-1998 Director View profile
  16. Frank Pignatelli 1996-1997 Director View profile
  17. Simon Maxim Dyson 1996-1997 Director View profile
  18. Leif Patrick Sean Mahon-Daly 1995-2008 Director View profile
  19. Jocelyn Targett 1995-1996 Director View profile
  20. Murdoch Maclennan 1995-2004 Director View profile
  21. Desmond John Nichols 1994-2007 Director View profile
  22. Deidre Patricia Nolan 1992-2000 Director View profile
  23. Jonathan Holborow 1992-1998 Director View profile
  24. Sir David English 1998 Director View profile
  25. Nicholas Gordon 1992 Director View profile
  26. Simon Frances James Barnes 1998 Director View profile
  27. Ian Jack Pay 1995 Director View profile
  28. Herbert Charles Hardy 1994 Director View profile
  29. Michael Anthony Newman 2008 Director View profile
  30. Stewart Gustav Steven 1992 Director View profile
  31. Douglas Guy Richard Morgan 2008-2014 Secretary View profile
  32. Ian Michael Jackson 1992-1995 Secretary View profile
  33. Judith Claire Bennett 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
18/02/1974

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. The Mail on Sunday Limited is controlled by Associated Newspapers Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Associated Newspapers Limited is controlled by DMG Media Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. DMG Media Limited is controlled by Daily Mail and General Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Daily Mail and General Holdings 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.

Financials

Net assets
£100
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Dormant company accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-09-30. 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

16.3y median 16.3y
average tenure
28y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 9Finance 5Tech and media 4Agriculture 1Arts and leisure 1Property 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
01160545
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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