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News Corporate Services UK Limited

Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

Previous officers 8

  1. Hyeryoung Kim Thorn 2024–2025 Director View profile
  2. Michael Charles Gill 2021–2024 Director View profile
  3. Alford, David Peter, Mr. 2016–2021 Director View profile
  4. Dowson-Collins, Simon Richard Peter, Mr. 2014–2021 Director View profile
  5. Edmund Alexander Keilbasiewicz 2013–2016 Director View profile
  6. Simon Martin Johnson 2013–2014 Director View profile
  7. Simon Dowson-Collins 2016–2021 Secretary View profile
  8. Edmund Alexander Kielbasiewicz 2013–2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
21/08/2013

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.

Group

  1. News Corporate Services UK Limited is controlled by Harpercollins Publishers Limited
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-08-21, ceased 2021-11-19 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Harpercollins Publishers Limited is controlled by William Collins Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2016-09-01 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. William Collins Holdings Limited is controlled by Harpercollins (UK)
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-01-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
  4. Harpercollins (UK) is controlled by News Collins Limited
    Evidence
    active significant influence · notified 2017-05-05 · source: Companies House PSC register
  5. News Collins Limited is controlled by News Corp UK & Ireland Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  6. News Corp UK & Ireland Limited is controlled by News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  7. News Corp Holdings UK & Ireland is controlled by News Corp Investments UK & Ireland
    Evidence
    active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by News Corp Investments UK & Ireland.

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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 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.

4 directors on the board

1.6y median 0.6y
average tenure
4.7y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (3)

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.

Business services 9Professional services 8Manufacturing 1Other 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
08659691
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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