Financial Times Holdings Limited

Active00149375 Private limited company

Incorporated: 14 January 1918 (108 years)
Previously known as: Pearson Professional Holdings Limited (until 23 September 2015)
Whitehall Securities Corporation Limited (until 15 December 1994)
Labuan Exploration Company Limited(the) (until 12 November 1991)
Industry: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. (64209)
Directors: Jonathan David Chalmers Slade
Daisuke Arakawa
James Douglas Lund
Owned by: Financial Times Group Limited
Accounts type: Full
Region: Greater London
Address: Bracken House
1 Friday Street
London
EC4M 9BT

Filing status

Accounts due: 30 September 2027
Last accounts: 31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due: 22 June 2027
Last conf. stmt: 8 June 2026

Officers 5 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Slade, Jonathan David Chalmers

Director · Appointed 30 June 2025

Also at Invisso Limited, Financial Times Group Limited, Financial Times Limited(the) · more companies

British

Born August 1973 (53)

Arakawa, Daisuke

Director · Appointed 15 July 2022

Also at Nikkei Europe Limited, Nikkei FT Learning Limited, Financial Times Group Limited · more companies

Japanese

Born August 1962 (64)

Agnew, Mark

Secretary · Appointed 24 June 2016

Lund, James Douglas

Director · Appointed 1 January 2014

Also at Financial Times (Asc) Limited, FT Personal Finance Limited, Headspring Limited · more companies

British

Born October 1972 (54)

Fortescue, Alison Mary

Secretary · Appointed 31 October 2003

Also at Financial Times (Asc) Limited, FT Personal Finance Limited, St. Clements Press (1988) Limited · more companies

British

Officer history (37 former)

30 June 2025

Appointed Slade, Jonathan David Chalmers as Director

30 June 2025

Resigned Ridding, John Joseph as Director

15 July 2022

Appointed Arakawa, Daisuke as Director

15 July 2022

Appointed Ridding, John Joseph as Director

15 July 2022

Resigned Slade, Jonathan David Chalmers as Director

29 July 2016

Resigned Hughes, Benjamin Mark as Director

21 July 2016

Appointed Slade, Jonathan David Chalmers as Director

24 June 2016

Appointed Agnew, Mark as Secretary

30 November 2015

Resigned Viglatzis, Anastasios as Director

30 November 2015

Appointed Hughes, Benjamin Mark as Director

1 January 2014

Appointed Lund, James Douglas as Director

18 February 2013

Resigned De Bono, Caspar as Director

18 February 2013

Appointed Viglatzis, Anastasios as Director

17 March 2011

Resigned Richardson, Elaine as Secretary

5 July 2010

Appointed Richardson, Elaine as Secretary

16 June 2009

Resigned Rubin, Mark Elliot as Director

20 August 2007

Resigned Gomer, Jonathan Frederick as Director

1 November 2004

Appointed Gomer, Jonathan Frederick as Director

22 March 2004

Appointed De Bono, Caspar as Director

22 March 2004

Resigned Crawshaw, Nicholas Charles as Director

23 January 2004

Appointed Rubin, Mark Elliot as Director

23 January 2004

Resigned Treacy, Lise as Director

31 October 2003

Resigned Robinson, Sarah Nicole as Secretary

31 October 2003

Appointed Fortescue, Alison Mary as Secretary

15 November 2002

Resigned Spackman, Giles Richard Lovell as Director

1 August 2002

Appointed Crawshaw, Nicholas Charles as Director

2 May 2002

Resigned Jenkins, Stephen Adrian as Director

2 May 2002

Resigned Walters, Thalia as Director

27 February 2002

Appointed Treacy, Lise as Director

25 January 2002

Resigned Henderson, Timothy Scott as Director

4 December 2001

Appointed Walters, Thalia as Director

4 December 2001

Appointed Jenkins, Stephen Adrian as Director

1 December 2001

Resigned Inchcoombe, Steven Charles as Director

1 December 2001

Resigned Fleurot, Olivier Henri as Director

12 March 2001

Appointed Henderson, Timothy Scott as Director

24 July 2000

Appointed Spackman, Giles Richard Lovell as Director

29 February 2000

Resigned Davis, John Gordon as Director

28 February 2000

Appointed Inchcoombe, Steven Charles as Director

31 December 1999

Resigned Leishman, Richard Stuart as Director

15 November 1999

Appointed Fleurot, Olivier Henri as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Macdougall, Alison Rose Mcalpine as Director

30 June 1998

Resigned Reece, Henry Michael as Director

22 May 1998

Appointed Robinson, Sarah Nicole as Secretary

22 May 1998

Appointed Leishman, Richard Stuart as Director

22 May 1998

Appointed Davis, John Gordon as Director

22 May 1998

Resigned Macdougall, Alison Rose Mcalpine as Secretary

5 March 1998

Resigned Elton, Graham Clive as Director

31 December 1997

Resigned Silver, Mark Jonathan as Director

17 October 1997

Appointed Elton, Graham Clive as Director

17 October 1997

Resigned Warwick, Peter as Director

17 October 1997

Appointed Reece, Henry Michael as Director

10 March 1995

Appointed Silver, Mark Jonathan as Director

10 March 1995

Resigned Veit, David Michael as Director

1 January 1995

Resigned Cabrelli, Peter Primo as Director

1 January 1995

Appointed Macdougall, Alison Rose Mcalpine as Director

1 January 1995

Resigned Lawless, Anette Vendelbo as Director

1 January 1995

Resigned Lawless, Anette Vendelbo as Secretary

1 January 1995

Appointed Macdougall, Alison Rose Mcalpine as Secretary

1 December 1994

Resigned Powney, Jane Elizabeth as Secretary

1 December 1994

Resigned Whelan, Paul Christopher as Director

1 December 1994

Appointed Veit, David Michael as Director

1 December 1994

Appointed Lawless, Anette Vendelbo as Secretary

1 December 1994

Resigned Powney, Jane Elizabeth as Director

1 December 1994

Appointed Cabrelli, Peter Primo as Director

1 December 1994

Resigned Gomm, Josephine Eleanor as Director

1 December 1994

Resigned Whiffin, Alan Charles as Director

1 December 1994

Appointed Warwick, Peter as Director

31 August 1994

Appointed Powney, Jane Elizabeth as Secretary

31 August 1994

Appointed Powney, Jane Elizabeth as Director

31 August 1994

Resigned Gomm, Josephine Eleanor as Secretary

31 May 1994

Resigned Forsyth, Elizabeth Anderson as Director

11 March 1994

Resigned Del Tufo, Charles Anthony as Director

10 March 1994

Appointed Gomm, Josephine Eleanor as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Financial Times Group Limited

Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 75–100% of shares

Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Private Company Limited By Shares

Reg. no. 879531

Group structure 29 companies

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

Financial Times Group Limited

Alpha Grid Media Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Business People Publications Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

F.T. Business Information Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financial Times Electronic Publishing Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financial Times Holdings Limited This company Owns 75–100% of shares

Financial Times Business Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

FT (Dormant) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Throgmorton Publications Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financial Times Investor Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financial Times Limited(the) Owns 75–100% of shares

Exec-Appointments Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares

Fdi Intelligence Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Financial News Limited(the) Owns 75–100% of shares

Financial Times (Asc) Limited Holds 75–100% of voting rights

Financial Times (France) Limited(the) Owns 75–100% of shares

Financial Times (Switzerland) Limited(the) Owns 75–100% of shares

FT Labs Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Mandatewire Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

St. Clements Press (1988) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

The Financial Times (Japan) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

The Financial Times (M-M UK) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

The Financial Times (Overseas) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

The Financial Times (Spain) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

FT Personal Finance Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Invisso Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Longitude Research Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Nikkei FT Learning Limited Owns 25–50% of shares

The Financial Times (Zhongwen) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings 221

Date	Description	Made Up To
24 September 2026	Full accounts	31 December 2025
21 June 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	8 June 2026
22 September 2025	Full accounts	31 December 2024
6 August 2025	Amended full accounts	31 December 2023
1 July 2025	Termination of appointment of a director