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The Spectator (1828) Limited

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

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Previous officers 27

  1. Dominic Cosmas Samson Young 2024-2024 Director View profile
  2. Boudewijn Clemens Wentink 2023-2024 Director View profile
  3. Stephen Hamilton Welch 2023-2024 Director View profile
  4. Michael Seal 2004-2019 Director View profile
  5. Philip Leslie Peters 2004-2023 Director View profile
  6. Aidan Stuart Barclay 2004-2023 Director View profile
  7. Howard Myles Barclay 2004-2023 Director View profile
  8. Rigel Kent Mowatt 2004-2023 Director View profile
  9. Hon Jeremy Wyndham Deedes 2004-2004 Director View profile
  10. Right Hon Francis Anthony Aylmer Maude 2000-2004 Director View profile
  11. Kimberly Fortier 1997-2006 Director View profile
  12. Luis Charles Dominguez 1994-1996 Director View profile
  13. Barbara Joan Estelle Amiel 1993-2004 Director View profile
  14. Lord John Leonard King of Wartnaby 1993-2004 Director View profile
  15. John Gordon Cluff Dl 2004 Director View profile
  16. Sir Owen Green 1992 Director View profile
  17. Daniel William Colson 2004 Director View profile
  18. Lord Conrad Moffat Black 2004 Director View profile
  19. Andre, Deutsch, Mister 1993 Director View profile
  20. David Christopher Fildes 2004 Director View profile
  21. Lord Norman Beresford Tebbit 2004 Director View profile
  22. Sir Peregrine Worsthorne 1995 Director View profile
  23. Sir Patrick Sheehy 2004 Director View profile
  24. Broomfield Secretarial Services Limited 2005-2013 Corporate-secretary View profile
  25. Sally Jane Griffiths 2003-2005 Secretary View profile
  26. Alan John Davies 1996-2003 Secretary View profile
  27. Anthony Mervyn Rentoul 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/11/1975

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 Spectator (1828) Limited is controlled by OLD Queen Street Ventures LTD
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2024-09-10 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. OLD Queen Street Ventures LTD is controlled by Paul Roderick Clucas Marshall
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2019-06-11 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Paul Roderick Clucas Marshall.

11 other companies in this group

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
£3,243,000
Total assets
£3,616,000
Cash
£553,000
Employees
0.97
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Profit/loss
-£6,602,000

Filed as Full accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

1 directors on the board

1.8y median 1.8y
average tenure
1.8y
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.

Tech and media 2Business services 1Dormant 1Finance 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.

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
01232804
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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