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Evening Standard Limited

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

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Previous officers 16

  1. Clinton James Cowley 2024-2025 Director View profile
  2. Charles Michael George Yardley 2020-2023 Director View profile
  3. Michael James Soutar 2019-2020 Director View profile
  4. John Paton 2019-2022 Director View profile
  5. Zachary Roger Leonard 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Jonathan O'Donnell 2015-2020 Director View profile
  7. Manish Malhotra 2014-2024 Director View profile
  8. Stephen Andrew Auckland 2014-2016 Director View profile
  9. Christopher Charles Blackhurst 2012-2014 Director View profile
  10. Justin David Elliott Byam-Shaw 2009-2022 Director View profile
  11. Geordie Carron Greig 2009-2020 Director View profile
  12. Andrew Oliver Mullins 2009-2020 Director View profile
  13. Alexandre Eugenievich Lebedev 2009-2016 Director View profile
  14. Richard James Louis Mead 2021-2023 Secretary View profile
  15. Manish Malhotra 2009-2021 Secretary View profile
  16. Alastair Robert Clifford Tulloch 2008-2009 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
10/12/2008

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. Evening Standard Limited is controlled by Lebedev Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Lebedev Holdings Limited is controlled by Evgeny Lebedev
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-05-14 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Evgeny Lebedev.

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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

9.4y median 9.4y
average tenure
9.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity

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 3Arts and leisure 1Business services 1Finance 1Hospitality 1Professional 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.

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
06770098
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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