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Real Radio (Yorkshire) Limited

Radio broadcasting

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 14

  1. Philip Edward Boardman 2009-2012 Director View profile
  2. Stuart Michael Taylor 2008-2012 Director View profile
  3. Nicholas Castro 2002-2009 Director View profile
  4. Sir Robert Weston Phillis 2002-2006 Director View profile
  5. Stuart Peter Kilby 2001-2013 Director View profile
  6. Nirmal Singh 2000-2004 Director View profile
  7. Janis Richardson Fletcher OBE 2000-2004 Director View profile
  8. Linda Pollard 2000-2004 Director View profile
  9. Prof Sir Alan Wilson 2000-2004 Director View profile
  10. Sir Hugh Ridley Sykes 2000-2004 Director View profile
  11. John Frederick Myers 1999-2009 Director View profile
  12. Ian Stanley Ashcroft 1999-2002 Director View profile
  13. Colin David Everitt 2012-2024 Secretary View profile
  14. Arthur Vincent Townsend 1999-2001 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Radio broadcasting
Incorporated
01/07/1999
Registered office
Chester

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.

Group

  1. Real Radio (Yorkshire) Limited is controlled by Communicorp UK Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors (firm) · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Communicorp UK Limited is controlled by Denis O'Brien
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-12-31 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Denis O'Brien.

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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.

2 directors on the board

8.1y median 8.1y
average tenure
14.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

0
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.

Tech and media 18Arts and leisure 2Finance 2Other services 2Property 2Professional services 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
03798969
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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