Company
The Wire Magazine Limited
The Wire Magazine Limited is an active UK company (number 01811247), incorporated 1984, with 6 current directors including Benedict Simon House and Robert Stephen Paul Young. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 5
- Jennifer None Erdal 1996-2000 View profile
- Naim Ibrahim Attallah 1992-2000 View profile
- Anthony Law 2000 View profile
- Richard Cook 1996 View profile
- Timothy John Samuel Cochrane 2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 25/04/1984
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.
- Current Media Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-11-25
Group
- The Wire Magazine Limited
is controlled by Current Media Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-11-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Current Media Limited.
1 other company 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
- £2,666
- Total assets
- £15,999
- Employees
- 3
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Filed as Micro-entity accounts.
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.
6 directors on the board
- Benedict Simon House Director · appointed 2000
- Robert Stephen Paul Young Director · appointed 2000
- Christopher Charles Bohn Director · appointed 2000
- Anthony John Herrington Director · appointed 2000
- Anne Hilde Neset Director · appointed 2000
- Andrew James George Tait Director · appointed 2000
Directors past 6 years
- Benedict Simon House Director · appointed 2000
- Robert Stephen Paul Young Director · appointed 2000
- Christopher Charles Bohn Director · appointed 2000
- Anthony John Herrington Director · appointed 2000
- Anne Hilde Neset Director · appointed 2000
- Andrew James George Tait Director · appointed 2000
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (6)
- Benedict Simon House Director · appointed 2000
- Robert Stephen Paul Young Director · appointed 2000
- Christopher Charles Bohn Director · appointed 2000
- Anthony John Herrington Director · appointed 2000
- Anne Hilde Neset Director · appointed 2000
- Andrew James George Tait Director · appointed 2000
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
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 01811247
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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