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Impress: the Independent Monitor for the Press CIC

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Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 12

  1. Richard James Ayre 2022-2025 Director View profile
  2. Andrea Wills 2017-2025 Director View profile
  3. David Leigh 2017-2025 Director View profile
  4. Emma Claire Jones 2016-2019 Director View profile
  5. Martin Henry Hickman 2016-2019 Director View profile
  6. Walter Hugh Merricks 2015-2022 Director View profile
  7. David Gordon Robinson 2015-2024 Director View profile
  8. Patrick Leslie James Swaffer 2015-2020 Director View profile
  9. Sue Evison 2015-2015 Director View profile
  10. Deborah Arnott 2015-2021 Director View profile
  11. MáIre Messenger-Davies 2015-2019 Director View profile
  12. Iain Christie 2015-2019 Director View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
24/06/2015

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Impress: the Independent Monitor for the Press CIC on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

1 other company in this group

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.

Grants received

4 grants · £158,307 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

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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.

8 directors on the board

4.2y median 4.2y
average tenure
6.7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (8)

1
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.

Other services 3Professional services 3Finance 1Tech and media 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

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
09655520
Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
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Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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