Company
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
- Michael John Kelleher 2013-2014 View profile
- Mark Pickett 2010-2022 View profile
- Wendy Smith 2010-2018 View profile
- Deborah Helen Ellor 2010-2012 View profile
- Keith Leeming 2010-2011 View profile
- Andrew James Boyd 2010-2013 View profile
- Jatinder Chana 2010-2022 View profile
- Stephen John Dyson 2009-2009 View profile
- David Ransome-Wallis 2009-2014 View profile
- Stuart Mcgann 2006-2007 View profile
- Antony Collins 2006-2006 View profile
- Roy Dunbavin 2006-2006 View profile
- James Stephen Mulvihill 2005-2009 View profile
- Fiona Elizabeth Laurenson 2004-2008 View profile
- John Russell Cranage 2004-2009 View profile
- Graham Deaves 2004-2014 View profile
- John Graham Allen 2003-2009 View profile
- James O Brien 2003-2004 View profile
- Jacqueline Stephanie Ward 2003-2008 View profile
- Ian Craig Spare 2003-2008 View profile
- Alan Alwyne Kirkby 2001-2006 View profile
- Stephen Dourass 2001-2004 View profile
- Neil Andrew Sheepy 2001-2005 View profile
- Nevill Francis Boyd Maunsell 2000-2019 View profile
- Alistair John Nee 2000-2004 View profile
- Timothy Nigel Dyke 2000-2001 View profile
- Peter Martin Curran 2000-2005 View profile
- David Neil Appleton 2000-2000 View profile
- Robert Nigel Shead 1999-2003 View profile
- Paul David Carter 1999-2000 View profile
- Alan John Fitzgerald 1999-2006 View profile
- Daniel Cavner Mason 1999-2003 View profile
- Anthony Lennox 1999-2009 View profile
- Christopher Robert Skelton 1998-1998 View profile
- Patrick Christopher Sexton 1998-2000 View profile
- Iain Alexander Urquhart 1998-2006 View profile
- Anthony John Ashmore 1998-2011 View profile
- Christopher Lawson 1997-2003 View profile
- Julie Ann Priest 1997-2025 View profile
- Michael Hutchby 1997-1998 View profile
- Carolyn Sarah Payne 1996-1999 View profile
- Vernon Lester 1996-1997 View profile
- Paul Marshall Dale 1996-2011 View profile
- Clement William Lewis 1995-2000 View profile
- Ann Bush 1995-2001 View profile
- Roger Clarke 1994-1999 View profile
- Terence William Page 1993-1997 View profile
- Roger Christopher Chappell 1993-1999 View profile
- Arthur Joseph Billing 1993-1995 View profile
- Michael Ewart Wrigley 1993-1997 View profile
- Peter Calverley Walters 1993-1995 View profile
- Robert Haywood 1991-2003 View profile
- Joseph Robert Holmes 1991-1995 View profile
- Peter Fryer 1991-1996 View profile
- Ernest Ross Petrie 1991-1998 View profile
- Roy Mander 1991-2000 View profile
- Christopher John Oakley 1993 View profile
- John Roger Nicholson 1991 View profile
- John Francis Foxall 1997 View profile
- Honor Jane Matthews 1991 View profile
- Dennis Albert Jones 1995 View profile
- Marguerite Rose Taylor 1992 View profile
- James Frederick Plugh 1991 View profile
- Frank Thomas Bunting 1991 View profile
- Diane Chalmers 1992 View profile
- Paul Andrew Vickers 1998-2014 View profile
- Paul Honeyborne 1993-1998 View profile
- John Whitehouse 1993-1998 View profile
- Anthony Thomas Taylor 1993 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
- 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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- Trinity Mirror Acquisitions (2) Limited
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- Surrey & Berkshire Media Limited
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- Reach Midlands Media Limited
- Channel ONE Liverpool Limited
- Sunday People Limited
- Enterprise Magazines Limited
- Trinity Mirror Cheshire Limited
- Welshpool WEB-Offset CO. Limited
- The Birmingham Post & Mail Limited
- Icscotland Limited
- The Hotgroup Limited
- Reach Printing Services (Oldham) Limited
- Trinity Publications Limited
- Midland Weekly Newspapers Limited
- Reach Printing Services (Saltire) Limited
- Mirrorad Limited
- Midland Weekly Media (Wolverhampton) Limited
- Reach Printing Services (Watford) Limited
- Quids-in (North West) Limited
- Reach Shared Services Limited
- TIH (Teesside) Limited
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- Fish4 Limited
- Blackmore Vale Publishing Company Limited
- Western Mail & Echo Limited
- The Associated Catholic Newspapers(1912)Limited
- BUY Sell Limited
- Trinity Mirror (L I) Limited
- Midland Leaflet Services Limited
- Mirrornews Limited
- MGN (Canada Square) Limited
- Just London Jobs Limited
- Southnews Trustees Limited
- Anderston Quay Printers Limited
- Manchester Morning News Limited
- The Press Association Limited
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
- Ian Charles Cox Director · appointed 2012
- Amanda Brain Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Ian Charles Cox Director · appointed 2012
- Amanda Brain Director · appointed 2018
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- Ian Charles Cox Director · appointed 2012
- Amanda Brain Director · appointed 2018
Left in the last 12 months
- Julie Ann Priest Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2025
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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