Company
John Leng & Company Limited
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 8
- Lewis Murray Thomson 2014 View profile
- Brian Harold Thomson 2006 View profile
- Derek Ballance Thomson 2002 View profile
- Andrew Francis Thomson 2022 View profile
- Alastair Gordon Thomson 2004 View profile
- Susannah Evans 2019-2026 View profile
- Irene Douglas 1995-2019 View profile
- Allister Mcdougall 1995 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 21/02/1967
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.
- D.C. Thomson & Company Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- John Leng & Company Limited
is controlled by D.C. Thomson & Company Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - D.C. Thomson & Company Limited
is controlled by D.C. Thomson & Company Holdings Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2026-03-20 · source: Companies House PSC register - D.C. Thomson & Company Holdings Limited
is controlled by David Howard Eric Thomson
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2025-08-20 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David Howard Eric Thomson.
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- 01289086
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- 08385742
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- D.C. Thomson Consumer Products Limited
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- 08733474
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- Exclusive Editions Publishing Limited
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- 07337712
- Wild and Wolf Limited
- Peter Haddock Publishing LTD.
- Parragon Books Limited
- This England Publishing Limited
- Bright Sparks Books Limited
- Peter Haddock Limited
- Thomson Magazines Limited
- D.C. Thomson & Company Limited
- D.C. Thomson Investco 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.
3 directors on the board
- David Howard Eric Thomson Director · appointed 2014
- Christopher Harold William Thomson Director · appointed 1996
- Alan Richard Finden Hall Director · appointed 2011
Directors past 6 years
- David Howard Eric Thomson Director · appointed 2014
- Christopher Harold William Thomson Director · appointed 1996
- Alan Richard Finden Hall Director · appointed 2011
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (3)
- David Howard Eric Thomson Director · appointed 2014
- Christopher Harold William Thomson Director · appointed 1996
- Alan Richard Finden Hall Director · appointed 2011
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
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- SC044341
- 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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