Company
Essex Jewish News Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Marc Scott Shelkin 2020-2025 View profile
- Clive Adrian Bayard 2014-2021 View profile
- Emmanuel Robinson 2026 View profile
- Melvyn Weinberg 2014-2024 View profile
- Stewart Laurence Cass 2007-2015 View profile
- Frank Cass 2003-2007 View profile
- Michael Philip Zaidner 1999-2003 View profile
- Philip Finlay 1998 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 12/02/1981
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.
- Phillip Leigh
significant influence · notified 2024-04-05 - Melvyn Weinberg ceased 2024-04-05
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Essex Jewish News Limited
is controlled by Phillip Leigh
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2024-04-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Phillip Leigh.
7 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
- Total assets
- £2,269
- Cash
- £2,989
- Employees
- 5
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 2025-03-31 | Not reported | Not reported |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. 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.
3 directors on the board
- Simon Rothstein Director · appointed 2020
- Jonathan Alexander Bloom Director · appointed 2020
- Phillip Leigh Director · appointed 2021
Directors past 6 years
- Simon Rothstein Director · appointed 2020
- Jonathan Alexander Bloom Director · appointed 2020
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Jonathan Alexander Bloom Director · appointed 2020
Portfolio (2)
- Simon Rothstein Director · appointed 2020
- Phillip Leigh Director · appointed 2021
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Emmanuel Robinson Director · resigned 2026
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.
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
- 01545138
- 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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