Guardian Media Group PLC

Active00094531 Public limited company

Incorporated: 9 August 1907 (119 years)
Industry: Publishing of newspapers (58130)
Directors: James Richard Goode
Patricia Cobian
Deborah Klein
all 11 directors
Owned by: The Scott Trust Limited
Accounts type: Audit exemption subsidiary
Region: Greater London
Address: Kings Place
90 York Way
London
N1 9GU

Website & contact details

Group website: guardian.co.uk
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due: 8 October 2027
Last conf. stmt: 24 September 2026

Charges

Total: 4
Outstanding: 1
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 3

Officers 12 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Goode, James Richard

Director · Appointed 21 May 2026

Also at JLSG Ltd, GMG B2B Limited, Guardian News & Media (Holdings) Limited · more companies

British

Born March 1976 (50)

Cobian, Patricia

Director · Appointed 29 September 2025

Also at BT Group PLC, British Telecommunications Limited · more companies

Spanish

Born February 1975 (51)

Klein, Deborah

Director · Appointed 1 September 2023

Also at Virgin Money UK Limited, Showmax Africa Holdings Limited, Clydesdale Bank Limited · more companies

British

Born August 1968 (58)

Brundrett, Gale

Director · Appointed 1 July 2023

American

Born May 1977 (49)

Davies, Etebom Patrick

Director · Appointed 1 December 2022

Also at The Media Trust

British

Born August 1980 (46)

Bateson, Anna

Director · Appointed 21 September 2022

Also at Guardian News & Media Limited · more companies

British

Born April 1972 (54)

Gurassa, Charles Mark

Director · Appointed 17 March 2022

Also at Migration Museum Project · more companies

British

Born February 1956 (70)

Bell, Emily Jane

Director · Appointed 10 November 2021

British

Born September 1965 (61)

Sieghart, Mary Ann

Director · Appointed 10 November 2021

Also at Pantheon International PLC · more companies

British

Born August 1961 (65)

Jetha, Yasmin

Director · Appointed 1 February 2018

British

Born May 1952 (74)

Godsell, Stephen John

Secretary · Appointed 28 September 2017

Viner, Katharine Sophie

Director · Appointed 1 June 2015

Also at Guardian News & Media Limited, The Scott Trust Limited

British

Born January 1971 (55)

Officer history (58 former)

21 May 2026

Appointed Goode, James Richard as Director

24 March 2026

Resigned Brittin, Matthew John as Director

17 March 2026

Resigned Rechtman, Rene Efraim as Director

30 January 2026

Resigned Underwood, Keith Robert as Director

26 January 2026

Resigned Williams, Coram as Director

29 September 2025

Appointed Cobian, Patricia as Director

1 February 2025

Appointed Brittin, Matthew John as Director

28 January 2025

Resigned Rebuck, Gail Ruth, Baroness as Director

1 September 2023

Appointed Klein, Deborah as Director

1 July 2023

Appointed Brundrett, Gale as Director

30 April 2023

Resigned Duvalier, Jennifer Susan as Director

1 December 2022

Appointed Davies, Etebom Patrick as Director

21 September 2022

Appointed Bateson, Anna as Director

1 September 2022

Resigned Morris, Nigel as Director

31 August 2022

Resigned Jensen, Anders Ytrup as Director

17 March 2022

Appointed Gurassa, Charles Mark as Director

17 March 2022

Resigned Berkett, Neil Anthony as Director

10 November 2021

Appointed Sieghart, Mary Ann as Director

10 November 2021

Appointed Bell, Emily Jane as Director

1 July 2021

Resigned Thomas, Annette Christina, Dr as Director

6 July 2020

Appointed Underwood, Keith Robert as Director

27 March 2020

Resigned Kerr, Richard James as Director

17 March 2020

Appointed Thomas, Annette Christina, Dr as Director

17 March 2020

Appointed Jensen, Anders Ytrup as Director

17 March 2020

Appointed Rechtman, Rene Efraim as Director

2 December 2019

Resigned Pemsel, David Skipwith as Director

2 September 2019

Resigned Paton, John as Director

1 February 2018

Appointed Jetha, Yasmin as Director

30 November 2017

Resigned Gibbons, Judith Mary as Director

28 September 2017

Resigned Kerr, Richard James as Secretary

28 September 2017

Appointed Godsell, Stephen John as Secretary

25 April 2017

Resigned Wales, Jimmy Donal as Director

3 April 2017

Appointed Kerr, Richard James as Secretary

3 April 2017

Resigned Backhouse, Nicholas Paul as Director

3 April 2017

Resigned Brankin, Grainne as Secretary

29 March 2017

Appointed Brankin, Grainne as Secretary

29 March 2017

Resigned Tranter, Philip Mark as Secretary

26 January 2017

Appointed Williams, Coram as Director

31 July 2016

Resigned Dunne, Ronan James as Director

18 May 2016

Appointed Kerr, Richard James as Director

27 January 2016

Appointed Rebuck, Gail Ruth, Baroness as Director

27 January 2016

Appointed Wales, Jimmy Donal as Director

5 November 2015

Resigned Hoberman, Brent Shawzin as Director

23 October 2015

Resigned Singer, Darren David as Director

1 July 2015

Appointed Pemsel, David Skipwith as Director

30 June 2015

Resigned Miller, Andrew Arthur as Director

1 June 2015

Resigned Rusbridger, Alan Charles, Mr. as Director

1 June 2015

Appointed Viner, Katharine Sophie as Director

21 May 2014

Appointed Duvalier, Jennifer Susan as Director

24 September 2013

Resigned Fawcett, Amelia Chilcott, Dame as Director

14 May 2013

Appointed Paton, John as Director

14 May 2013

Appointed Dunne, Ronan James as Director

11 September 2012

Appointed Morris, Nigel as Director

30 August 2012

Resigned Fox, Simon Richard as Director

30 June 2012

Appointed Tranter, Philip Mark as Secretary

30 June 2012

Resigned Boardman, Philip Edward as Secretary

30 June 2012

Resigned Taylor, Stuart Michael as Director

18 April 2011

Appointed Singer, Darren David as Director

9 February 2011

Resigned Brooks, Timothy Stephen as Director

31 December 2010

Resigned Bartle, John as Director

30 June 2010

Resigned Mccall, Carolyn Julia as Director

1 May 2010

Appointed Fox, Simon Richard as Director

28 March 2010

Resigned Dodson, Mark as Director

3 November 2009

Appointed Berkett, Neil Anthony as Director

2 November 2009

Resigned Castro, Nicholas as Director

2 November 2009

Appointed Miller, Andrew Arthur as Director

2 March 2009

Appointed Taylor, Stuart Michael as Director

27 February 2009

Resigned Myers, John Frederick as Director

1 December 2008

Appointed Gibbons, Judith Mary as Director

3 October 2008

Resigned Myners, Paul as Director

1 May 2008

Resigned Coode-Adams, John Giles Selby as Director

1 June 2007

Appointed Fawcett, Amelia Chilcott, Dame as Director

13 April 2007

Resigned Fowden, Jeremy Stephen Gary as Director

2 April 2007

Appointed Backhouse, Nicholas Paul as Director

27 March 2007

Resigned Eyre, Richard Anthony as Director

1 January 2007

Appointed Hoberman, Brent Shawzin as Director

31 December 2006

Resigned Phillis, Robert Weston, Sir as Director

30 November 2006

Resigned Karney, Andrew Lumsdaine as Director

28 September 2006

Appointed Brooks, Timothy Stephen as Director

31 January 2006

Appointed Myers, John Frederick as Director

2 December 2005

Resigned Ashcroft, Ian Stanley as Director

3 October 2005

Appointed Dodson, Mark as Director

4 April 2005

Appointed Fowden, Jeremy Stephen Gary as Director

31 March 2005

Resigned Luff, Graham Ewart as Director

27 May 2004

Appointed Eyre, Richard Anthony as Director

30 November 2003

Resigned Forgan, Elizabeth Anne Lucy, Dame as Director

6 October 2003

Appointed Luff, Graham Ewart as Director

26 September 2002

Resigned Harris, John Robert as Director

1 January 2002

Appointed Bartle, John as Director

31 December 2001

Resigned Bullmore, John Jeremy David as Director

1 March 2001

Appointed Boardman, Philip Edward as Secretary

28 February 2001

Resigned Townsend, Arthur Vincent as Secretary

31 December 2000

Resigned Marland, Caroline Anne as Director

28 October 2000

Appointed Mccall, Carolyn Julia as Director

1 March 2000

Appointed Myners, Paul as Director

29 February 2000

Resigned Gavron Of Highgate, Robert, Lord as Director

29 July 1999

Appointed Rusbridger, Alan Charles, Mr. as Director

29 April 1999

Appointed Coode-Adams, John Giles Selby as Director

31 March 1999

Resigned Clay, John Martin as Director

1 July 1998

Appointed Castro, Nicholas as Director

1 July 1998

Appointed Forgan, Elizabeth Anne Lucy, Dame as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Canetty Clarke, Neil Ashley as Director

23 May 1998

Resigned Preston, Peter John as Director

1 December 1997

Appointed Phillis, Robert Weston, Sir as Director

17 November 1997

Appointed Karney, Andrew Lumsdaine as Director

31 October 1997

Resigned Markwick, James Charles as Director

2 October 1997

Resigned Tindle, Raymond Stanley, Sir as Director

7 April 1997

Resigned Unger, Michael Ronald as Director

13 January 1997

Appointed Gavron Of Highgate, Robert, Lord as Director

10 January 1997

Resigned Roche, Henry John, Sir as Director

5 August 1996

Resigned Boore, Anthony John as Director

1 April 1996

Appointed Ashcroft, Ian Stanley as Director

22 September 1995

Appointed Marland, Caroline Anne as Director

19 September 1995

Resigned Porter, Stanley as Director

12 September 1995

Appointed Canetty Clarke, Neil Ashley as Director

11 September 1995

Resigned Braham, Michael David as Director

11 February 1992

Appointed Braham, Michael David as Director

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

The Scott Trust Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Right to appoint and remove directors

Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 6706464

Group structure 12 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

The Scott Trust Limited

Guardian Media Group PLC This company Owns 75–100% of shares

GMGRM North Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Channel M Television Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

GPC Manchester Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Guardian News & Media (Holdings) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Guardian News & Media Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Northprint Manchester Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

Rawnam Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights

The Guardian Foundation Holds 75–100% of voting rights

The Scott Trust Endowment Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

GMG B2B Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings 298

Date	Description	Made Up To
24 September 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	24 September 2026
23 September 2026	Other filing
23 September 2026	Other filing
23 September 2026	Accounts filing
23 September 2026	Audit exemption subsidiary accounts	31 March 2026