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Barrington Stoke Limited

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

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Previous officers 25

  1. Redmayne, Charles George Mariner, Mr. 2023–2025 Director View profile
  2. Elizabeth Lucy Hamilton 2021–2023 Director View profile
  3. Ailsa Bathgate 2018–2023 Director View profile
  4. Martin Clarke Redfern 2016–2023 Director View profile
  5. Catherine Elizabeth Magee 2016–2023 Director View profile
  6. Jane Walker 2016–2023 Director View profile
  7. Anne Ross Mather 2016–2023 Director View profile
  8. Donald Andrew Greig 2013–2023 Director View profile
  9. Mairi Kidd 2010–2017 Director View profile
  10. Katrina Heathcote 2009–2010 Director View profile
  11. Benjamin John Paget Thomson 2008–2017 Director View profile
  12. Bernadette Elizabeth Mclean 2007–2016 Director View profile
  13. Stewart Laurence Cass 2004–2008 Director View profile
  14. Julia Rowlandson 2004–2005 Director View profile
  15. Sonia Pearl Raphael 2004–2010 Director View profile
  16. Dr Stephen John Chinn 2002–2007 Director View profile
  17. David Halliday Croom 2000–2008 Director View profile
  18. Burr Noland Carter 1997–2003 Director View profile
  19. Patience Mary Thomson 1996–2009 Director View profile
  20. Lucy Margaret Juckes 1996–2023 Director View profile
  21. Henderson Boyd Jackson Limited 1996–1996 Corporate-nominee-director View profile
  22. Prosec Company Secretarial Services LTD 2022–2023 Corporate-secretary View profile
  23. Paul Frederick William Mannings 2004–2022 Secretary View profile
  24. HBJ Secretarial Limited 1996–1996 Corporate-nominee-secretary View profile
  25. Robin Campbell Smeaton 1996–2004 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
29/10/1996

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. Barrington Stoke Limited is controlled by Harpercollins Publishers Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2023-04-03 · 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.

3 directors on the board

2.4y median 3.3y
average tenure
3.3y
longest tenure
0
directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Portfolio (2)

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.

Professional services 36Tech and media 12Dormant 2

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
SC169395
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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