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Northern & Shell Group Limited
Activities of head offices
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- John East 1997-1997 View profile
- Stanley Sydney Myerson 1997-2012 View profile
- David Francis Bennett 1995-1996 View profile
- Andrew John Collins 1995-1998 View profile
- Scott Smith 1995-1999 View profile
- Janet Desmond 1994-2010 View profile
- Julie Gail Squire 1994-1998 View profile
- Dr Paul Michael Ashford 1994-2012 View profile
- Barry William Foxon 1993-1993 View profile
- Richard Clive Desmond 1993-2012 View profile
- Maninder Singh Gill 2000-2005 View profile
- Martin Stephen Ellice 1999-2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Activities of head offices
- Incorporated
- 25/01/1993
- Registered office
- London
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.
- Richard Clive Desmond
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Northern & Shell Group Limited
is controlled by Richard Clive Desmond
Evidence
active significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.
75 other companies in this group
- Northern & Shell Lotteries Limited
- LTS Partners Limited
- 11080040
- Northern & Shell Enterprises Limited
- O.K. Magazines Limited
- Northern & Shell Engineering Services Limited
- Express Newspapers
- Portland Media Group Limited
- Export Magazine Distributors Limited
- TM Leasing Limited
- Reach Printing Services (West Ferry) Limited
- Daily Star Limited
- Badger Finance Limited
- International Distribution 2018 Limited
- Reach Network Media Limited
- Northern & Shell Services Limited
- TM North America Limited
- NS Jersey Finance Limited
- Emoov Limited
- Trinity Mirror Digital 1 Limited
- Reach Magazines Worldwide Limited
- Health Lottery Trustee Company Limited
- LTS Rentals Limited
- Northern & Shell Ventures Limited
- TM Tower Management Services Limited
- Taratella Limited
- 07100894
- Health Lottery Financial Limited
- Portland Media Group UK Limited
- Tower Magazines Limited
- West Ferry Leasing Limited
- Blackfriars Leasing LTD.
- Trinity Mirror Media Limited
- Reach Magazines Publishing Limited
- United Magazines Publishing Services Limited
- Daily Express Limited
- Reach Magazines Limited
- Trinity Mirror Finance Limited
- Burginhall 677 Limited
- Express Printers Manchester Limited
- 01789615
- TM Media Holdings Limited
- Northern & Shell Limited
- TM Titles Limited
- The NEW Lottery Company Holdings Limited
- 5 Direct Limited
- The NEW Lottery Company Limited
- LTS Contractors Limited
- Health Lottery ELM Limited
- West Ferry Printers Pension Scheme Trustees 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.
1 directors on the board
- Martin Stephen Ellice Director · appointed 1993
Directors past 6 years
- Martin Stephen Ellice Director · appointed 1993
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.
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
- 02783131
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 30/09/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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