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IDG Communications LTD.

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

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Previous officers 14

  1. Tiziana Figliolia 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Kumaran Ramanathan 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Donna Mary Marr 2020-2023 Director View profile
  4. Toby Oliver Matthew Hurlstone 2018-2020 Director View profile
  5. Jayne Enos 2017-2018 Director View profile
  6. Edward Bladen Bloom 1999-2017 Director View profile
  7. James Angello Cassella 1997-1999 Director View profile
  8. William P Murphy 1997 Director View profile
  9. Patrick Joseph Mcgovern 2014 Director View profile
  10. Wilson Walter Boyd 1993 Director View profile
  11. Keith James Arnot 2019 Director View profile
  12. Christopher Alfred Norman 1995-2025 Secretary View profile
  13. Marvin Angel 1994-1995 Secretary View profile
  14. Ian Frederick Thalmessinger 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
27/01/1975

Ownership

Owned by (2) 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.

  • Zhiqiang Lu ceased 2021-11-15
    significant influence · notified 2017-03-21
  • Stephen Schwarzman ceased 2025-03-20
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2021-11-15

Group

  1. IDG Communications LTD. is controlled by Zhiqiang Lu
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2017-03-21, ceased 2021-11-15 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Zhiqiang Lu.

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.

1 directors on the board

1.3y median 1.3y
average tenure
1.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
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.

Other services 24Retail and trade 5Professional services 3Business services 2Education 2Finance 2

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

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01197840
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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