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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 21

  1. Michael Charles Gill 2019-2024 Director View profile
  2. David William Dinsmore 2015-2025 Director View profile
  3. Michael William Darcey 2013-2015 Director View profile
  4. Christopher Charles Stoddart Longcroft 2011-2022 Director View profile
  5. Thomas Mockridge 2011-2012 Director View profile
  6. Rebekah Mary Brooks 2009-2011 Director View profile
  7. Jonathan Stuart Erven 2009-2013 Director View profile
  8. Susan Lee Panuccio 2008-2012 Director View profile
  9. Andrew Thomas Hickey 2008-2010 Director View profile
  10. Clive Alexander Milner 2007-2010 Director View profile
  11. Sunil Anthony Fernando 2006-2007 Director View profile
  12. Stephen Wayne Daintith 2005-2008 Director View profile
  13. Carol Ann Fairweather 2004-2006 Director View profile
  14. Richard Martin Linford 2001-2006 Director View profile
  15. Stephen Frank Hutson 1997-2008 Director View profile
  16. Douglas Ronald Flynn 1995-1999 Director View profile
  17. John Edward Widdows 1997 Director View profile
  18. August Antonius Fischer 1995 Director View profile
  19. John Douglas Dux 1995 Director View profile
  20. Carla Stone 2001-2012 Secretary View profile
  21. Peter Walter Stehrenberger 2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
07/03/1985

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. News UK & Ireland Limited is controlled by News Corp UK & Ireland Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. News Corp UK & Ireland Limited is controlled by News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland is controlled by News Corp Investments UK & Ireland
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by News Corp Investments UK & Ireland.

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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.

Grants received

2 grants · £172,294 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

  • Department for Work and Pensions · £172,294 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Work and Pensions £19,2882022-04-01
  • Department for Work and Pensions £153,0052021-04-01
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.

2 directors on the board

2.4y median 2.4y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Professional services 16Business services 12Tech and media 9Finance 2Other services 2Manufacturing 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
01893198
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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