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Express Newspapers Pension Trustees Limited

Express Newspapers Pension Trustees Limited is an active UK company (number 02222373), incorporated 1988, with 6 current directors including Elaine Catherine Jean Canham and Independent Trustee Services Limited. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.

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Who leads it

Previous officers 33

  1. Clifford Seabridge 2012-2015 Director View profile
  2. Norman Luck 2008-2012 Director View profile
  3. Bernard Tomlinson 2008-2012 Director View profile
  4. Richard Dismore 2007-2009 Director View profile
  5. Brian Izzard 2004-2007 Director View profile
  6. Stephen Hobson 2003-2007 Director View profile
  7. Simon Michael Cohen 2001-2021 Director View profile
  8. Richard Clive Desmond 2000-2001 Director View profile
  9. Robert Sanderson 2000-2001 Director View profile
  10. Graham William Batty 2000-2001 Director View profile
  11. Nicola Louise Gray 1999-2000 Director View profile
  12. Francis Coop 1999-2009 Director View profile
  13. Cyril Charles Jones 1998-2003 Director View profile
  14. Susan Carol Brader 1998-1999 Director View profile
  15. James Milne Campbell 1998-1999 Director View profile
  16. John Macgregor Burns 1996-1997 Director View profile
  17. William Albert Goody 1996-1998 Director View profile
  18. David Leslie Riches 1995-2001 Director View profile
  19. Struan Robertson Coupar 1995-1996 Director View profile
  20. Peter Aldrich 1993-2008 Director View profile
  21. Susan Merle Ripley 1991-1996 Director View profile
  22. Anthony John Bentley Bentley 1991 Director View profile
  23. Paul Robert Charles Sergeant 1997 Director View profile
  24. Glenn Bruce Mcfie 1997 Director View profile
  25. Peter Beardsley 1994 Director View profile
  26. Paul Frank Rudd 2021 Director View profile
  27. David Lee Hudson 1998 Director View profile
  28. Andrew Cameron 1996 Director View profile
  29. David Benson 1999 Director View profile
  30. Ralph Edwin Anstiss 1993 Director View profile
  31. Maninder Singh Gill 2000-2002 Secretary View profile
  32. Crosswall Nominees Limited 1998-2000 Corporate-secretary View profile
  33. Michael Tyrrell 1996-1998 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
17/02/1988

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.

Group

  1. Express Newspapers Pension Trustees Limited is controlled by Richard Clive Desmond
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-02-28 · source: Companies House PSC register

The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.

75 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.

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.

5 directors on the board

15y median 14.2y
average tenure
24y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months
1
corporate seats

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.

Property 2Construction 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02222373
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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