Company
BBC News Trading Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
Previous officers 9
- Giles Antony Hunt 2023–2026 View profile
- Hilary Frances Bishop 2019–2025 View profile
- Neil Ashton 2015–2023 View profile
- Simon John Kendall 2014–2026 View profile
- Richard Peter Thomas 2014–2015 View profile
- Sarah Jane Gibson 2013–2018 View profile
- James Anthony Egan 2012–2017 View profile
- Nigel Peter Gowing 2012–2014 View profile
- Mark James Hodge 2017–2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 12/06/2012
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.
- British Broadcasting Corporation
75-100% shares · notified 2016-06-01
Board analysis for researchers
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.
3 directors on the board
- Claude Sarfo Director · appointed 2023
- Jonathan Charles Munro Director · appointed 2026
- Phillip John Harrold Director · appointed 2026
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- Claude Sarfo Director · appointed 2023
- Jonathan Charles Munro Director · appointed 2026
- Phillip John Harrold Director · appointed 2026
Also govern a charity
Left in the last 12 months
- Simon John Kendall Director · appointed 2014 · resigned 2026
- Giles Antony Hunt Director · appointed 2023 · resigned 2026
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.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08101280
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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