Company
BBC News Holdings Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 3
- Jose Antonio Gonzalez-Armas 2016-2026 View profile
- Nigel Peter Gowing 2013-2014 View profile
- Sarah Jane Gibson 2013-2018 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 05/04/2013
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 2016-05-16
Group
- BBC News Holdings Limited
is controlled by British Broadcasting Corporation
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-05-16 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by British Broadcasting Corporation.
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- Uktv Media Limited
- BBC Studios Limited
- BBC Earth Productions (Life) Limited
- Stratford Waterfront Management Company Limited
- SID Gentle Films (SS-GB) Limited
- Moone BOY (UK) Limited
- MCI Music Publishing Limited
- BBC Global News Holdings Limited
- BBC Studios Corporate Services Limited
- Baby COW Manchester Limited
- BBC Natural History and Factual Productions Limited
- Uktv Media Holdings Limited
- Lost Child Limited
- BBC Studios Channel Investments Limited
- Baby COW Productions (Stuffed) Limited
- BBC Studios Investments Limited
- F-Beat Records Limited
- BBC News Trading Limited
- SID Gentle Films (Costello Jones) Limited
- SID Gentle Films (KE3) Limited
- Crimson Productions Limited
- SID Gentle Films (Extraordinary 2) Limited
- 13350740
- BBC Grafton House Productions Limited
- Baby COW Animation (Wussywat) Limited
- SID Gentle Films (Killing EVE) Limited
- SUB-Zero Events Limited
- SID Gentle Films (Corfu) Limited
- Belladonna Productions Limited
- BBC Comedy Productions Limited
- BBC Studioworks Limited
- BBC World Service Investments Limited
- SID Gentle Films (Ragdoll) Limited
- Denipurna Limited
- BBC Earth MD (WWD) Limited
- Dshs Limited
- Baby COW Productions (Partridge) Limited
- Alan Partridge Limited
- Thespace C.I.C.
- UK Radioplayer Limited
- Dvds2 Limited
- BBC Studios Productions (Time) Limited
- 2 Entertain Management Limited
- BBC Earth Productions (Africa) Limited
- Demon Music Group Limited
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
- Louise Kerslake Director · appointed 2018
Directors past 6 years
- Louise Kerslake Director · appointed 2018
Left in the last 12 months
- Jose Antonio Gonzalez-Armas Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2026
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
- 08476181
- 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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