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Company · Swindon

Dawson Media Direct Limited

Non-specialised wholesale trade

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Paul Martin Baker 2021-2025 Director View profile
  2. Anthony Liam Grace 2018-2021 Director View profile
  3. David Gregory Bauernfeind 2016-2018 Director View profile
  4. Paul Lawrence Rayson 2016-2019 Director View profile
  5. John Howe 2011-2016 Director View profile
  6. Mark Richard Cashmore 2011-2018 Director View profile
  7. Nicholas John Gresham 2011-2016 Director View profile
  8. Hugh Charles Laurence Cawley 2009-2011 Director View profile
  9. Nigel Rodney Freer 2009-2009 Director View profile
  10. Peter Robert Harris 2009-2009 Director View profile
  11. Wood, Adrian Lewis, Doctor 2009-2010 Director View profile
  12. Maribeth Keeling 2010-2011 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Non-specialised wholesale trade
Incorporated
20/04/2009
Registered office
Swindon

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. Dawson Media Direct Limited is controlled by Smiths News Trading Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-07-25 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Smiths News Trading Limited is controlled by Smiths News Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Smiths News Holdings Limited is controlled by Smiths News PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Smiths News PLC.

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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

7.7y median 7.7y
average tenure
14.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 30Retail and trade 4Business services 3Dormant 2Finance 2Tech and media 2

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
06882366
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
31/05/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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