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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Redmayne, Charles George Mariner, Mr. 2013-2025 Director View profile
  2. Victoria Barnsley 2000-2013 Director View profile
  3. Leslie Thomas Richard Higgins 1999-2000 Director View profile
  4. Edward Bell 1993-2000 Director View profile
  5. David Oliver Houston 1998 Director View profile
  6. Peter Anthony Winslow 1994 Director View profile
  7. John Calder Mcalpine 1993 Director View profile
  8. Patric George Stephen Duffy 2001-2009 Secretary View profile
  9. Edmund Alexander Kielbasiewicz 2000-2016 Secretary View profile
  10. Adrian Charles Laing 1999-2001 Secretary View profile
  11. Douglas Ernest Slowman 1999 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
30/01/1989

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. Times Books Limited is controlled by Times Books Group Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Times Books Group Limited is controlled by William Collins Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-12-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. William Collins Holdings Limited is controlled by Harpercollins (UK)
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Harpercollins (UK) is controlled by News Collins Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-05-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. News Collins 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
  6. 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
  7. 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.

Financials

Net assets
£175,800
Total assets
£175,800
Employees
0
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Micro-entity accounts.

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.

3 directors on the board

7.4y median 9.6y
average tenure
11.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (3)

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 51Tech and media 20Dormant 3

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

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
02340600
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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