Company
Times Crosswords Limited
Times Crosswords Limited is an active UK company (number 03737251), incorporated 1999, with 1 current director, Emma Caroline Humphreys. 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 12
- Hyeryoung Kim Thorn 2024-2025 View profile
- Christopher Charles Stoddart Longcroft 2013-2022 View profile
- Ian Kenneth Barnes 2012-2013 View profile
- Michael Charles Gill 2007-2024 View profile
- Stephen Wayne Daintith 2005-2008 View profile
- Carol Ann Fairweather 2004-2006 View profile
- Carla Stone 2001-2012 View profile
- Stephen Frank Hutson 2001-2007 View profile
- Richard Martin Linford 2000-2006 View profile
- Michael Maxwell Walter 1999-2000 View profile
- Peter Walter Stehrenberger 2000-2001 View profile
- Alistair John Brett 1999-2000 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/03/1999
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.
- News Corp UK & Ireland Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Times Crosswords Limited
is controlled by News Corp UK & Ireland Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - News Corp UK & Ireland Limited
is controlled by News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland
is controlled by News Corp Investments UK & Ireland
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by News Corp Investments UK & Ireland.
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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.
1 directors on the board
- Emma Caroline Humphreys Director · appointed 2022
Left in the last 12 months
- Hyeryoung Kim Thorn Director · appointed 2024 · resigned 2025
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
- 03737251
- 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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