Company
Writers News Limited
Writers News Limited is an active UK company (number SC126177), incorporated 1990, with 1 current director, Lisa Maria Warner. Source: Companies House, updated 4th October 2026.
Official record Companies House · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 12
- Philip Andrew Warner 2002-2026 View profile
- Stuart Randall Paterson 2002-2002 View profile
- Timothy John Bowdler 2002-2002 View profile
- Kathryn Armitage 2001-2002 View profile
- Stephen Andrew Auckland 1999-2001 View profile
- Susan Christine Laverick 1999-2002 View profile
- Georgette Zachey Thomas 1995-1996 View profile
- Philip Richard Cooper 2002-2002 View profile
- Ann Milnes 1999-2002 View profile
- Sheila Anne Thomas 1998-1999 View profile
- Donald Matheson 1995-1998 View profile
- David St John Thomas 1990-1999 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- Incorporated
- 12/07/1990
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.
- Warners Group Publications Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- Writers News Limited
is controlled by Warners Group Publications Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Warners Group Publications Limited
is controlled by Stephen Aquila Warner
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Stephen Aquila Warner.
11 other companies in this group
- Beaumont Publishing Limited
- BP2023 Limited
- Warners Group Digital Limited
- Solo Publishing Limited
- Warners (Group Sales) Limited
- The Artists' Publishing Company Limited
- Warners Group Holdings Limited
- Warners Group Publications Limited
- Anglo American Media Limited
- Aremi Limited
- Warners Group Distribution 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
- Lisa Maria Warner Director · appointed 2026
Left in the last 12 months
- Philip Andrew Warner Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2026
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
- SC126177
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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