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Relx Group PLC

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

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Previous officers 62

  1. Suzanne Wood 2017-2018 Director View profile
  2. Carol Geiger Mills 2016-2018 Director View profile
  3. Robert James Macleod 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Marike Van Lier Lels 2015-2018 Director View profile
  5. Wolfhart Gunnar Hauser 2013-2018 Director View profile
  6. Linda Szabat Sanford 2012-2018 Director View profile
  7. Duncan John Palmer 2012-2014 Director View profile
  8. Adrian Hennah 2011-2018 Director View profile
  9. Ben Van Der Veer 2009-2018 Director View profile
  10. Anthony John Habgood 2009-2018 Director View profile
  11. Ian Richard Smith 2009-2009 Director View profile
  12. Robert Bram Polet 2007-2016 Director View profile
  13. Lisa Ann Hook 2006-2016 Director View profile
  14. Strauss Zelnick 2005-2007 Director View profile
  15. Johannes Henricus Maria Hommen 2005-2009 Director View profile
  16. Erik Engstrom 2004-2018 Director View profile
  17. Patrick John Tierney 2003-2008 Director View profile
  18. David Edward Reid 2003-2013 Director View profile
  19. Cornelius Josephus Antonius Van Lede 2003-2007 Director View profile
  20. Mark Wynne Elliott 2003-2013 Director View profile
  21. Lord Colin Sharman of Redlynch 2002-2011 Director View profile
  22. Gerard Van De Aast 2000-2008 Director View profile
  23. Andrew Prozes 2000-2010 Director View profile
  24. Derk Haank 1999-2003 Director View profile
  25. Sir Crispin Henry Lamert Davis 1999-2009 Director View profile
  26. John Franklin Brock 1999-2005 Director View profile
  27. Roelof Johannus Nelissen 1999-2003 Director View profile
  28. Dr Rolf Wilhelm Heinrich Stomberg 1999-2008 Director View profile
  29. Steven Perrick 1998-2003 Director View profile
  30. Morris Tabaksblat 1998-2005 Director View profile
  31. Onno Laman Trip 1997-2000 Director View profile
  32. Robert Van De Vijver 1997-1997 Director View profile
  33. Mark Henry Armour 1996-2012 Director View profile
  34. Richard Stockwell Bodman 1996-1999 Director View profile
  35. George Robert Neville Cusworth 1995-1999 Director View profile
  36. Herman Spruijt 1995-1999 Director View profile
  37. Louis Van Vollenhoven 1993-1999 Director View profile
  38. Pierre Johan Jacques Gerard Vinken 1993-1999 Director View profile
  39. Lord Paul Bertrand Wolfgang Hamlyn 1993-1998 Director View profile
  40. Sir Anthony Armitage Greener 1993-1998 Director View profile
  41. David Gordon Comyn Webster 1993-2002 Director View profile
  42. James John Francis Kels 1993-1995 Director View profile
  43. Paul Cornelis Felix Maria Vlek 1993-1998 Director View profile
  44. Ian Leslie Maurice Thomas 1993-1996 Director View profile
  45. John Benedict Mellon 1993-1999 Director View profile
  46. Herman Bruggink 1993-1999 Director View profile
  47. Sir Christopher Lewinton 1993-1999 Director View profile
  48. Albert Schuitemaker 1993-1997 Director View profile
  49. Huibert Nicolaas Appel 1993-1995 Director View profile
  50. Robert Krakoff 1993-1996 Director View profile
  51. Cornelis Bastiaan Alberti 1993-1996 Director View profile
  52. Sir Peter John Davis 1992-1994 Director View profile
  53. Ian Alexander Noble Irvine 1992-1996 Director View profile
  54. Nigel John Stapleton 1992-1999 Director View profile
  55. John Crossley Thompson 1992-1992 Director View profile
  56. Simon John Pereira 2019-2021 Secretary View profile
  57. Alan William Mcculloch 2018-2019 Secretary View profile
  58. Stephen John Cowden 2001-2011 Secretary View profile
  59. Willoughby Mark St John Radcliffe 1995-2001 Secretary View profile
  60. Karen Richardson 1992-1993 Secretary View profile
  61. Richard Gordon Baker 1992-1995 Secretary View profile
  62. Leslie Dixon 1992-1992 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
11/09/1992
Previous names
Reed Elsevier Group PLC (until 25/02/2015)

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.

  • Relx PLC
    75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06

Group

  1. Relx Group PLC is controlled by Relx PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Relx 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.

1 directors on the board

11.9y median 11.9y
average tenure
11.9y
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 4Professional services 3Hospitality 1Tech and media 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
02746616
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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