Company Liquidation
Scottish Express Newspapers Limited
Scottish Express Newspapers Limited is a UK company (number SC020889, status: liquidation), incorporated 1939, with 1 current director, Darren Fisher. Source: Companies House, updated 11th October 2026.
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Who leads it
Previous officers 17
- Richard Clive Desmond 2000-2018 View profile
- UNM Investments Limited 1997-2000 View profile
- Fiona Downes 1997-1998 View profile
- John Macgregor Burns 1996-1997 View profile
- Allan Montgomery 1989-1992 View profile
- Murdoch Maclennan 1989-1989 View profile
- George Birrell 1989-1992 View profile
- Paul Robert Charles Sergeant 1997 View profile
- Sir David Blackstock Mcnee 1990 View profile
- Anthony Stuart Voysey Fowler 1990 View profile
- Andrew Cameron 1996 View profile
- Sir Nicholas Markley Lloyd 1992 View profile
- Leslie Ivell 1989 View profile
- Robert Sanderson 2005-2018 View profile
- Maninder Singh Gill 2000-2005 View profile
- Crosswall Nominees Limited 1997-2000 View profile
- Susan Merle Ripley 1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 22/03/1939
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- Richard Clive Desmond ceased 2018-02-28
significant influence · notified 2016-04-06 - Express Newspapers
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Scottish Express Newspapers Limited
is controlled by Richard Clive Desmond
Evidence
ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2018-02-28 · source: Companies House PSC register
The individual named as ultimate controller on the PSC register for this chain is a known formation agent or data-quality flag, not a confirmed beneficial owner - not shown as fact.
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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.
1 directors on the board
- Darren Fisher Director · appointed 2025
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.
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
- SC020889
- Status
- Liquidation
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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