Company
Headline Publishing Group Limited
Headline Publishing Group Limited is an active UK company (number 02782638), incorporated 1993, with 2 current directors, Dylan Matthew Wright and David Richard Shelley. 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 25
- James Hodder Williams 2009-2020 View profile
- Martin John Neild 2007-2009 View profile
- Peter Charles Kenneth Roche 2007-2013 View profile
- Keith Hamill 2000-2000 View profile
- Jon William Mortimore 1999-2001 View profile
- Amanda Jane Ridout 1996-2000 View profile
- Louise Weir 1996-2003 View profile
- Simon Roy Littlewood 1996-1997 View profile
- Diane Heather Rowley 1994-1997 View profile
- Elizabeth Frances Allen 1993-2001 View profile
- Charles Nettleton 1993-1995 View profile
- Sarah Thomson 1993-2007 View profile
- Timothy Mark Hely Hutchinson 1993-2017 View profile
- Sian Elizabeth Thomas 1993-1996 View profile
- John Alan De Leighton Brooke 1993-1996 View profile
- Jane Sinclair Morpeth 1993-2017 View profile
- Susan Carol Fadil 1993-1993 View profile
- Stephen Joseph Walsh 1993-1993 View profile
- Pierre De Cacqueray 2005-2026 View profile
- Stephen Leonard Robinson 2004-2005 View profile
- Michael David Buckley 2004-2004 View profile
- Colin Graham Campbell Fairbairn 2001-2004 View profile
- Anthony Malcolm Brown 1999-2002 View profile
- Mark William Opzoomer 1994-1999 View profile
- Paul Murray Coley 1993-1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/01/1993
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.
- Hachette UK Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 - Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2018-04-06
Group
- Headline Publishing Group Limited
is controlled by Hachette UK Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Hachette UK Limited
is controlled by Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited.
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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
- Dylan Matthew Wright Director · appointed 2026
- David Richard Shelley Director · appointed 2017
Directors past 6 years
- David Richard Shelley Director · appointed 2017
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Dylan Matthew Wright Director · appointed 2026
- David Richard Shelley Director · appointed 2017
Also govern a charity
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.
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 02782638
- 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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