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Venture Marketing Group Limited

Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Melvyn John Stride 2012-2013 Director View profile
  2. Simon Charles Edward Barrington Hulme 2011-2012 Director View profile
  3. Scott Armour Bannerman 2008-2011 Director View profile
  4. James Ian Reilly 2004-2008 Director View profile
  5. Richard Benedict Lewis 1998-2000 Director View profile
  6. Anthony Ford 1996-1998 Director View profile
  7. Barbara June Stride 1992-2015 Director View profile
  8. Melvyn Stride 2007 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals; Web portals; Activities of exhibition and fair organisers; Activities of conference organisers
Incorporated
29/05/1987
Registered office
London

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. Venture Marketing Group Limited is controlled by Melvyn John Stride
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Melvyn John Stride.

2 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
£749,426
Total assets
£770,638
Cash
£1,625,100
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity 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

22.5y median 22.5y
average tenure
22.5y
longest tenure

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.

Business services 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
02135433
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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