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NLA Media Access Limited

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Previous officers 53

  1. Harriet Jane Wilson 2021-2021 Director View profile
  2. Lucy Bailey 2021-2025 Director View profile
  3. Kate Teh 2019-2021 Director View profile
  4. Alan Geere 2018-2026 Director View profile
  5. Alison Jane Moore 2017-2021 Director View profile
  6. Owen Lloyd Meredith 2016-2021 Director View profile
  7. Elizabeth Higgins 2014-2015 Director View profile
  8. Timothy Stephen Brooks 2014-2019 Director View profile
  9. Dean Andrew Horton 2013-2015 Director View profile
  10. Susan Gail Cassidy 2013-2019 Director View profile
  11. Brian Gerard Mccarthy 2012-2020 Director View profile
  12. Zachary Roger Leonard 2010-2024 Director View profile
  13. Katherine Elizabeth Morgan 2010-2014 Director View profile
  14. Paul Richard Withey 2009-2013 Director View profile
  15. Martin Stephen Ellice 2008-2018 Director View profile
  16. Brian Macarthur 2007-2017 Director View profile
  17. David Pugh 2007-2016 Director View profile
  18. Douglas Guy Richard Morgan 2007-2014 Director View profile
  19. Gertrud Maria Elisabeth Erbach 2007-2010 Director View profile
  20. Alison Clare Parker 2006-2015 Director View profile
  21. William Jagarde Swanson 2005-2010 Director View profile
  22. Andrew Nash 2005-2018 Director View profile
  23. Steven Charles Inchcoombe 2002-2006 Director View profile
  24. William John Urwich Hamilton 2002-2007 Director View profile
  25. Charles Edward Hurrell Collier-Wright 2001-2014 Director View profile
  26. Dominic Gerard Lindsay Young 2001-2011 Director View profile
  27. Adam Williams 2001-2008 Director View profile
  28. Christian Simon Oakley White 2000-2003 Director View profile
  29. Martin Peter Looney 2000-2001 Director View profile
  30. David Christopher Fildes 2000-2001 Director View profile
  31. Richard Charles Foster 2000-2002 Director View profile
  32. Gerard Paul Hugh Baines 1999-2012 Director View profile
  33. Frederick Alan Walker 1999-2004 Director View profile
  34. Peter Gilmour Highland 1998-2000 Director View profile
  35. Kevin Ward 1998-2000 Director View profile
  36. Brenda Gail Haywood 1997-2005 Director View profile
  37. Christopher John Haslum 1996-1997 Director View profile
  38. Gerald Phillip Knight 1996-1999 Director View profile
  39. John Arthur Pay 1996-1998 Director View profile
  40. Ian Stanley Ashcroft 1995-1996 Director View profile
  41. Paul Andrew Vickers 1995-1999 Director View profile
  42. Struan Robertson Coupar 1995-1996 Director View profile
  43. Simon Maxim Dyson 1995-2009 Director View profile
  44. Alan Charles Miller 1995-1997 Director View profile
  45. Andrew Jackson Hughes 1995-1998 Director View profile
  46. Anthony Mervyn Rentoul 1995-2001 Director View profile
  47. Anthony Roland Hughes 1995-1995 Director View profile
  48. Ewan Thomas John Macnaughton 1994-1995 Director View profile
  49. Guy Frederick John Macnaughton 1994-2004 Director View profile
  50. Alison Jane Moore 2006-2018 Secretary View profile
  51. Graham Kenneth Urquhart 2005-2006 Secretary View profile
  52. Martin James Stevenson 2004-2007 Secretary View profile
  53. Alan John Davies 1995-2003 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

18 contracts · £212,194 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • The Provision of NLA Media Database License Buyer: Cabinet Office £19,176 2026-03-17 CPV 79980000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The MMU team requires early access (pre-publication date) to UK daily national newspaper content which should be made available via an online platform which has the functionalist to search for stories by keyword, date, publication and editi…

  • Licence Agreement Buyer: Government Legal Department £11,759 2023-10-01 CPV 22200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Access to certain news journals, periodicals by subscription

  • The Provision of NLA Media Database License Buyer: Cabinet Office £17,184 2023-03-31 CPV 48611000 Source: Contracts Finder

    The Database Access service will consist of access to a secure website hosting the database, a user interface giving users the ability to search the database for client-specific terms from all national newspaper titles in the database reper…

  • L0654 Licence for Electronic Newspaper Cuttings - Contract Buyer: Crown Commercial Service £14,075 2015-03-31 CPV 22200000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Please note that this contract has already been awarded and that this contract is being published for transparency purposes only. This contract is for the provision of a licence for electronic newspaper cuttings.

  • NLA Media Access Licence Buyer: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The NLA licence is necessary for UKHSA media monitoring service which enables UKHSA to track and share media cuttings with colleagues internally, including members of the executive team.

  • Newspaper Licence Agreement 2026 Buyer: Financial Conduct Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The NLA give permission for FCA staff to undertake certain copying activities without the need for separate and individual contracts with newspaper publishers. UK Newspapers are not included under the CLA license.

  • NLA Licence 2026-2027 Buyer: National Highways Limited Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Renewal of the annual subscription to the NLA Media Access - Rights licensing and content distribution licence.

  • enewal of Newspaper Licencing Association (NLA) Annual Licence Buyer: Department for Business & Trade Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    This is a contract for an annual Newspaper Licensing Association (NLA) licence, which is essential for the press office to legally access and share newspaper and magazine content. The licence enables use of content from print and online sou…

  • Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) Media Access License Buyer: Corporate Officer of the House of Commons Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (the Authority) requires an NLA Media Access License for use by the House of Commons library.

  • NLA Media Access Licence for Newspaper Content Buyer: Department for Work & Pensions Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    DWP requires ongoing, legally compliant access to UK and international news content to support operational activity, media monitoring, and strategic communications. The Department for Work and Pensions (“the Authority”) intends to award thi…

  • Media Access & Cutting Buyer: Nuclear Restoration Services Limited Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    NRS must obtain a license to circulate news cuttings in order to continue to operate within the current legal framework. It is vital that we are able to review what comment is being made about the business across the UK and international me…

  • 002829 NLA Licence Renewal Buyer: British Library Board Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    NLA Licence Renewal for paper & digital copies of newspaper, magazine & news website content.

  • ACE 1094 DAC - Media Copyright Licence Buyer: Arts Council England Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    ACE 1094 DAC - Media Copyright Licence Licence required for our online media monitoring services, and permits us to make physical replications of media coverage if required. The Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) is the sole organisation to p…

  • NLA Media Access Business Licence Buyer: Competition and Markets Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Renewal of the CMA's NLA Business Licence

  • NLA Media Access (26/27) Buyer: Intellectual Property Office Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Failure to hold an NLA licence covering our full usage of media content protected by copyright will result in copyright infringement by the IPO and all of the significant reputational harm if we were found to be committing copyright infring…

  • NLA Media Access License 2026-2027 Buyer: The National Archives Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    A licence which gives TNA organisation permission to republish articles from NLA represented newspapers and magazines.

  • ID 6699778 - DAC 29/26 - DoF - NLA Media Access Buyer: Department of Finance £150,000 Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    NLA Media Access Ltd is an organisation founded by the UK national newspapers to protect the industry’s copyright. All Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and UK national newspapers are covered by the Newspaper Licensing Agreement (NLA).…

  • Media Licensing contract Buyer: Greater Manchester Combined Authority Value not published Date not published Source: Find a Tender

    Software to view, download and share coverage relating to GMP. Awarded via GMP's exemption process as per GMP Contract Standing Orders. The date the contract is signed is the date the exemption has been approved. The contract dates are base…

About

What it does
Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Incorporated
20/12/1994
Registered office
Tunbridge Wells
Previous names
The Newspaper Licensing Agency Limited (until 14/06/2013)
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.

12 directors on the board

8.2y median 8.6y
average tenure
13.5y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (6)

Left in the last 12 months

  • Alan Geere Director · appointed 2018 · resigned 2026

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.

Dormant 15Other services 4Professional services 3Tech and media 2Education 1Property 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
03003569
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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