Company
Hearst Networks UK
Hearst Networks UK is an active UK company (number 03105704), incorporated 1995, with 6 current directors including Mark Colvin Redman and Andrew James Thomson. 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 49
- Kenan Jacob Packman 2021-2024 View profile
- Zuber Nosimohomed 2021-2024 View profile
- Zai Bennett 2020-2023 View profile
- Neeraj Lal Khemlani 2019-2021 View profile
- Sarah Julia Wright 2018-2020 View profile
- Patrick Paul Vien 2017-2019 View profile
- Caroline Lindsay Cooper 2016-2021 View profile
- Adam Lewis Macdonald 2016-2018 View profile
- Stuart Murphy 2014-2016 View profile
- Robert J Debitetto 2013-2017 View profile
- Simon Robson 2011-2016 View profile
- Stuart Benson 2010-2016 View profile
- Robert Mark Webster 2010-2019 View profile
- Stephen Nuttall 2009-2010 View profile
- Sean Howard Cohan 2007-2018 View profile
- Sophie Henrietta Turner Laing 2006-2014 View profile
- Alistair David John Stevens 2005-2011 View profile
- David Nicholas Rey 2004-2009 View profile
- Richard Freudenstein 2004-2006 View profile
- Whitney Goit 2004-2007 View profile
- Riccardo Canonaco 2004-2009 View profile
- Steven Jeffrey Ronson 2004-2013 View profile
- Edgar James Greiner 2002-2004 View profile
- Delia Marguerite Bushell 2001-2004 View profile
- Simon Patrick Pollock 2001-2009 View profile
- Andrew Christopher Stylianou 2001-2005 View profile
- Maria Damiolos Komodikis 2001-2004 View profile
- Martin Rajan Goswami 2000-2004 View profile
- Martin David Stewart 1999-2001 View profile
- Philip Andrew Carney 1999-2001 View profile
- Elisabeth Murdoch 1998-1999 View profile
- Tracy Elisabeth Long 1998-1999 View profile
- Matthew Anthony Imi 1998-2004 View profile
- Kevin William Kinsella 1998-1999 View profile
- James Edward Hytner 1996-1998 View profile
- Gerard Gruosso 1996-2000 View profile
- James Jay Ackerman 1995-1998 View profile
- Seymour Lesser 1995-2001 View profile
- Abbe Raven 1995-1998 View profile
- Ian Christopher West 1995-1996 View profile
- David Christopher Chance 1995-1996 View profile
- David Keith Elstein 1995-1996 View profile
- John Edward Michael Dillon 1995-1995 View profile
- Waterstone Company Secretaries LTD 2018-2023 View profile
- Christopher Jon Taylor 2015-2015 View profile
- Alexandra Mary Jones 2013-2015 View profile
- Christopher Jon Taylor 2007-2013 View profile
- David Joseph Gormley 1995-2007 View profile
- Donald Martin Rowlands 1995-1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/09/1995
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.
- Hearst Networks Television (UK) Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - SKY History Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Hearst Networks UK
is controlled by Hearst Networks Television (UK) Limited
Evidence
active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Hearst Networks Television (UK) 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.
6 directors on the board
- Jon Paul Simkin Director · appointed 2019
- Jamie Maxwell Morris Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew James Thomson Director · appointed 2024
- Michael Edwin Bachmann Director · appointed 2019
- Mark Colvin Redman Director · appointed 2024
- Dean Possenniskie Director · appointed 2010
Directors past 6 years
- Jon Paul Simkin Director · appointed 2019
- Michael Edwin Bachmann Director · appointed 2019
- Dean Possenniskie Director · appointed 2010
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (3)
- Jon Paul Simkin Director · appointed 2019
- Mark Colvin Redman Director · appointed 2024
- Dean Possenniskie Director · appointed 2010
Portfolio (3)
- Jamie Maxwell Morris Director · appointed 2023
- Andrew James Thomson Director · appointed 2024
- Michael Edwin Bachmann Director · appointed 2019
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
- No director brings board experience from anywhere else
- Narrow spread of sectors across the board
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 03105704
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Unlimited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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