Fourth Estate Limited
Company 01766131 Active
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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
- Kathryn Susanna Kelly Director · appointed 2025
- Dowson-Collins, Simon Richard Peter, Mr. Director · appointed 2014
- Alford, David Peter, Mr. Director · appointed 2016
7.4y median 9.6y
average tenure
11.7y
longest tenure
Directors past 6 years
- Dowson-Collins, Simon Richard Peter, Mr. Director · appointed 2014
- Alford, David Peter, Mr. Director · appointed 2016
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Kathryn Susanna Kelly Director · appointed 2025
- Dowson-Collins, Simon Richard Peter, Mr. Director · appointed 2014
- Alford, David Peter, Mr. Director · appointed 2016
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also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Redmayne, Charles George Mariner, Mr. Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2025
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 51Tech and media 20Dormant 3
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.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.
Related organisations
- Harlequin (UK) Limited 3 shared directors
- George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Limited 3 shared directors
- Thorsons Publishing Group Limited 3 shared directors
- William Collins International Limited 3 shared directors
- Mills & Boon Limited 3 shared directors
- Farshore Books LTD 3 shared directors
Deterministic, from public records.
Company details
| Number | 01766131 |
| Status | Active |
| Type | Private Limited Company |
| Incorporated | 01/11/1983 |
| Address | 1 LONDON BRIDGE STREET, LONDON, SE1 9GF |
| Accounts next due | 31/03/2027 |
| Accounts last made up | 30/06/2025 |
Industry (SIC)
74990 - Non-trading company
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.
- Harpercollins Publishers Limited
significant influence · notified 2016-12-29
Owns 1 company iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.
- Angelo Rhodes Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-03-28
Officers (27)
- Kathryn Susanna Kelly Director · appointed 2025
- Simon Dowson-Collins Secretary · appointed 2016
- Alford, David Peter, Mr. Director · appointed 2016
- Dowson-Collins, Simon Richard Peter, Mr. Director · appointed 2014
Show 23 former officers
- Redmayne, Charles George Mariner, Mr. Director · appointed 2013 · resigned 2025
- Simon Martin Johnson Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2014
- Edmund Alexander Kielbasiewicz Secretary · appointed 2009 · resigned 2016
- Keith Howard Percival Mullock Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2012
- Edward Alexander Kielbasiewicz Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2016
- Patric George Stephen Duffy Secretary · appointed 2001 · resigned 2009
- Adrian Charles Laing Secretary · appointed 2000 · resigned 2001
- Glenn D'Agnes Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2008
- Jane Friedman Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2008
- Phillis, Robert Weston, Sir Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2000
- Adam Julian Robert Macmillan Director · appointed 1998 · resigned 2000
- Stephen Alexander Page Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2000
- Joanna Melancy Lyndon Prior Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1997
- Christopher John Potter Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2000
- Anthony Leslie Rowland Buckingham Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2000
- Andrew Graham Gifford Director · resigned 2000
- Camilla Jane Nicholls Director · resigned 2000
- John Norman Forster Newall Director · resigned 1994
- Victoria Barnsley Director · resigned 2013
- Giles David Obryen Director · resigned 1993
- James Charles Markwick Director · resigned 1997
- Michael York Mason Director · resigned 2000
- Paul John Naismith Director · resigned 2000
Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.
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