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Midland Newspapers Pension Trustees Limited

Midland Newspapers Pension Trustees Limited is an active UK company (number 02228647), incorporated 1988, with 2 current directors, Amanda Brain and Ian Charles Cox. 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 69

  1. Michael John Kelleher 2013-2014 Director View profile
  2. Mark Pickett 2010-2022 Director View profile
  3. Wendy Smith 2010-2018 Director View profile
  4. Deborah Helen Ellor 2010-2012 Director View profile
  5. Keith Leeming 2010-2011 Director View profile
  6. Andrew James Boyd 2010-2013 Director View profile
  7. Jatinder Chana 2010-2022 Director View profile
  8. Stephen John Dyson 2009-2009 Director View profile
  9. David Ransome-Wallis 2009-2014 Director View profile
  10. Stuart Mcgann 2006-2007 Director View profile
  11. Antony Collins 2006-2006 Director View profile
  12. Roy Dunbavin 2006-2006 Director View profile
  13. James Stephen Mulvihill 2005-2009 Director View profile
  14. Fiona Elizabeth Laurenson 2004-2008 Director View profile
  15. John Russell Cranage 2004-2009 Director View profile
  16. Graham Deaves 2004-2014 Director View profile
  17. John Graham Allen 2003-2009 Director View profile
  18. James O Brien 2003-2004 Director View profile
  19. Jacqueline Stephanie Ward 2003-2008 Director View profile
  20. Ian Craig Spare 2003-2008 Director View profile
  21. Alan Alwyne Kirkby 2001-2006 Director View profile
  22. Stephen Dourass 2001-2004 Director View profile
  23. Neil Andrew Sheepy 2001-2005 Director View profile
  24. Nevill Francis Boyd Maunsell 2000-2019 Director View profile
  25. Alistair John Nee 2000-2004 Director View profile
  26. Timothy Nigel Dyke 2000-2001 Director View profile
  27. Peter Martin Curran 2000-2005 Director View profile
  28. David Neil Appleton 2000-2000 Director View profile
  29. Robert Nigel Shead 1999-2003 Director View profile
  30. Paul David Carter 1999-2000 Director View profile
  31. Alan John Fitzgerald 1999-2006 Director View profile
  32. Daniel Cavner Mason 1999-2003 Director View profile
  33. Anthony Lennox 1999-2009 Director View profile
  34. Christopher Robert Skelton 1998-1998 Director View profile
  35. Patrick Christopher Sexton 1998-2000 Director View profile
  36. Iain Alexander Urquhart 1998-2006 Director View profile
  37. Anthony John Ashmore 1998-2011 Director View profile
  38. Christopher Lawson 1997-2003 Director View profile
  39. Julie Ann Priest 1997-2025 Director View profile
  40. Michael Hutchby 1997-1998 Director View profile
  41. Carolyn Sarah Payne 1996-1999 Director View profile
  42. Vernon Lester 1996-1997 Director View profile
  43. Paul Marshall Dale 1996-2011 Director View profile
  44. Clement William Lewis 1995-2000 Director View profile
  45. Ann Bush 1995-2001 Director View profile
  46. Roger Clarke 1994-1999 Director View profile
  47. Terence William Page 1993-1997 Director View profile
  48. Roger Christopher Chappell 1993-1999 Director View profile
  49. Arthur Joseph Billing 1993-1995 Director View profile
  50. Michael Ewart Wrigley 1993-1997 Director View profile
  51. Peter Calverley Walters 1993-1995 Director View profile
  52. Robert Haywood 1991-2003 Director View profile
  53. Joseph Robert Holmes 1991-1995 Director View profile
  54. Peter Fryer 1991-1996 Director View profile
  55. Ernest Ross Petrie 1991-1998 Director View profile
  56. Roy Mander 1991-2000 Director View profile
  57. Christopher John Oakley 1993 Director View profile
  58. John Roger Nicholson 1991 Director View profile
  59. John Francis Foxall 1997 Director View profile
  60. Honor Jane Matthews 1991 Director View profile
  61. Dennis Albert Jones 1995 Director View profile
  62. Marguerite Rose Taylor 1992 Director View profile
  63. James Frederick Plugh 1991 Director View profile
  64. Frank Thomas Bunting 1991 Director View profile
  65. Diane Chalmers 1992 Director View profile
  66. Paul Andrew Vickers 1998-2014 Secretary View profile
  67. Paul Honeyborne 1993-1998 Secretary View profile
  68. John Whitehouse 1993-1998 Secretary View profile
  69. Anthony Thomas Taylor 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
09/03/1988

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.

  • Reach PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Midland Newspapers Pension Trustees Limited is controlled by Reach PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Reach PLC.

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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.

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

11.1y median 11.1y
average tenure
14.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (2)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
02228647
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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