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Company · Uckfield

East Sussex Press Limited

Printing n.e.c.

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 11

  1. Laura Frances Cockburn 2020-2021 Director View profile
  2. Alex Francis Erickson 2020-2021 Director View profile
  3. Nicholas Edward Frogbrook 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. Mark Gunnar Bryant 2017-2020 Director View profile
  5. Jane Elizabeth Vinson 2017-2017 Director View profile
  6. Joseph Patrick Wilson 2016-2017 Director View profile
  7. Anthony Dennis Thirlby 2015-2016 Director View profile
  8. Ian Brown 2014-2020 Director View profile
  9. Jonathan Marc Simon 2014-2016 Director View profile
  10. Georgina Handford 1993-1993 Director View profile
  11. Edward Frederick Handford 1993-2002 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Printing n.e.c.; Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Incorporated
17/11/1993
Registered office
Uckfield

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.

  • BGF Investment Management Limited
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-10-04
  • BGF Investment Management Limited ceased 2017-10-04
    25-50% shares · notified 2016-04-06
  • Possible match - name could not be confirmed to one individualiPossible matchThis PSC filing could not be confirmed to one individual. Not shown as confirmed ownership.

Group

  1. East Sussex Press Limited is controlled by BGF Investment Management Limited
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2017-10-04 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. BGF Investment Management Limited is controlled by BGF Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-05-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. BGF Group PLC is controlled by Uberior Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-05-23 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Uberior Investments Limited is controlled by LBG Equity Investments Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-11-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. LBG Equity Investments Limited is controlled by Lloyds Banking Group PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-06-26 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Lloyds Banking Group PLC.

706 other companies in this group

Showing the first 50.

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

Total assets
£8,484,110
Cash
£1,783
Employees
430
Turnover
£72,919,425
Profit/loss
£589,551

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2024-12-31. 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.

7 directors on the board

15.1y median 11.6y
average tenure
32.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (6)

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.

Manufacturing 17Finance 3Property 3Business services 2Professional services 2Tech and media 1Utilities 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

  • 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
02872719
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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