Economist Newspaper Limited(the)

Active00236383 Private limited company

What Economist Newspaper say about themselves

“The Economist Group is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs.”

— from economistgroup.com
Incorporated
14 January 1929 (97 years)
Industry
Book publishing (58110)
Publishing of newspapers (58130)
Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58142)
Other publishing activities (58190)
Directors
Stephen John Richard Smith
Owned by
Exor N.V.
Accounts type
Group
Region
Greater London
Address
The Adelphi
1 - 11 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6HT

Filing status

Accounts due
31 December 2027
Last accounts
31 March 2026
Conf. stmt due
12 October 2026
Last conf. stmt
28 September 2025

Officers 10 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 1 August 2026
Also at Bazian Ltd, Ryder Street Properties Limited, The Economist Books Limited · more companies
British
Born April 1976 (50)
Smith, Stephen John Richard
Director · Appointed 27 April 2026
Canadian
Born June 1951 (75)
Director · Appointed 5 January 2023
Also at Tudor Hall School, L.J.C. Fund Limited
British
Born January 1977 (49)
Banga, Manvinder Singh
Director · Appointed 1 September 2020
British
Born October 1954 (72)
Piacentini, Diego
Director · Appointed 22 November 2019
American,Italian
Born August 1960 (66)
Suleyman, Mustafa
Director · Appointed 19 June 2019
British
Born August 1984 (42)
Director · Appointed 21 February 2018
Also at The Economist Group Trustee Company Limited
British
Born January 1956 (70)
Director · Appointed 16 October 2015
Also at The Economist Group Trustee Company Limited, Exor Investments Limited, CNH Industrial N.V. · more companies
British
Born February 1969 (57)
Director · Appointed 9 February 2015
Also at The Economist Editorial (Overseas) Company Limited
British
Born July 1967 (59)
Secretary · Appointed 1 July 2002
Also at The Economist Overseas (Holdings) Limited, The Economist Books Limited, The Economist Group Limited · more companies
Danish
Officer history (47 former)
1 August 2026
Appointed Bradley-Jones, Luke as Director
31 July 2026
Resigned Salame Boro, Lara as Director
27 April 2026
Appointed Smith, Stephen John Richard as Director
17 April 2026
Resigned Goldstein, Eli Emanuel as Director
5 January 2023
Appointed Cadbury, Georgina Sarah as Director
3 October 2022
1 September 2020
Appointed Banga, Manvinder Singh as Director
14 July 2020
Resigned Elkann, John as Director
22 November 2019
Appointed Piacentini, Diego as Director
22 November 2019
Resigned Karp, Alexander Caedmon, Dr as Director
2 September 2019
Appointed Salame Boro, Lara as Director
30 August 2019
Resigned Stibbs, Christopher John as Director
19 June 2019
Appointed Suleyman, Mustafa as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Hoberman, Brent Shawzin as Director
25 September 2018
17 July 2018
Resigned Pennant-Rea, Rupert Lascelles as Director
12 May 2018
21 February 2018
Appointed Deighton, Paul Clive, Lord as Director
22 October 2017
Appointed Goldstein, Eli Emanuel as Director
21 October 2017
Resigned Forester De Rothschild, Lynn as Director
18 July 2017
18 July 2017
Resigned Robertson, Simon Manwaring, Sir as Director
1 February 2016
Appointed Karp, Alexander Caedmon, Dr as Director
1 January 2016
Appointed Hoberman, Brent Shawzin as Director
17 November 2015
16 October 2015
Resigned Hoffman, Philip Joseph as Director
16 October 2015
Resigned Ridding, John Joseph as Director
16 October 2015
Resigned Swanson, Luke as Director
16 October 2015
Appointed Heywood, Suzanne Elizabeth, Lady as Director
15 October 2015
Resigned Schmidt, Eric as Director
9 February 2015
Appointed Minton Beddoes, Susan as Director
30 January 2015
Resigned Micklethwait, Richard John as Director
22 July 2014
Appointed Hoffman, Philip Joseph as Director
14 July 2014
Resigned Fairhead, Rona Alison as Director
12 February 2014
Appointed Ridding, John Joseph as Director
21 January 2014
Resigned Mengel, Philip R as Director
28 October 2013
Appointed Schmidt, Eric as Director
18 July 2013
Resigned Rashbass, Andrew as Director
22 July 2011
Appointed Swanson, Luke as Director
21 July 2011
19 July 2010
Resigned Morris, Nigel William as Director
19 July 2010
Resigned Gardiner, John Anthony as Director
17 July 2009
Appointed Elkann, John as Director
16 July 2009
Resigned Wilson, Robert Peter, Sir as Director
16 July 2008
Appointed Rashbass, Andrew as Director
15 July 2008
Resigned Alexander, Helen as Director
22 August 2006
Appointed Pennant-Rea, Rupert Lascelles as Director
8 August 2006
Appointed Gardiner, John Anthony as Director
7 August 2006
Resigned Gardiner, John Anthony as Director
23 May 2006
Appointed Micklethwait, Richard John as Director
31 March 2006
Resigned Emmott, William John as Director
1 August 2005
Appointed Bell, David Charles Maurice, Sir as Director
28 July 2005
Appointed Robertson, Simon Manwaring, Sir as Director
26 July 2005
Appointed Stibbs, Christopher John as Director
12 July 2005
Resigned Malik, Kiran Bir Singh as Director
7 July 2005
Appointed Fairhead, Rona Alison as Director
31 March 2005
Resigned Hanger, David Jonathon as Director
28 May 2004
Appointed Morris, Nigel William as Director
30 March 2004
Resigned Wood, Peter John as Director
11 July 2003
Resigned Cadbury, Dominic, Sir as Director
22 October 2002
Appointed Forester De Rothschild, Lynn as Director
1 July 2002
Resigned Abesser, Susan Jane as Secretary
1 July 2002
Appointed Grut, Oscar Kolya Meisen as Secretary
1 May 2002
Appointed Wilson, Robert Peter, Sir as Director
18 December 2001
4 July 2000
Resigned Wales, Anthony Edward as Secretary
4 July 2000
Appointed Abesser, Susan Jane as Secretary
2 October 1999
Resigned Joll, James Anthony Boyd as Director
27 July 1999
Appointed Mengel, Philip R as Director
8 June 1999
Resigned Gibbings, Peter Walter, Sir as Director
16 February 1999
Resigned Barlow, Frank as Director
9 July 1998
1 July 1998
Appointed Wood, Peter John as Director
17 April 1998
Appointed Gardiner, John Anthony as Director
21 July 1997
Appointed Malik, Kiran Bir Singh as Director
1 January 1997
Appointed Alexander, Helen as Director
31 December 1996
Resigned Taylor, Christopher as Director
31 December 1996
Resigned Scardino, Marjorie Morris, Dame as Director
22 November 1996
Appointed Hanger, David Jonathon as Director
9 October 1995
Appointed Taylor, Christopher as Director
3 October 1995
Appointed Joll, James Anthony Boyd as Director
30 June 1995
Resigned Wagener, Jeremy Rupert Sinclair as Director
1 January 1995
Appointed Wales, Anthony Edward as Secretary
31 December 1994
Resigned Hale, John Hampton as Director
31 December 1994
Resigned Bresnan, Patrick Richard as Secretary
12 July 1994
Resigned Harvey-Jones, John Henry, Sir as Director
13 July 1993
Resigned Moser, Claus, Lord as Director
11 May 1993
Appointed Emmott, William John as Director
9 May 1993
Resigned Gordon, David Sorrell as Director
5 April 1993
Appointed Scardino, Marjorie Morris, Dame as Director
31 March 1993
Resigned Pennant-Rea, Rupert Lascelles as Director
18 December 1992
21 September 1992
Resigned Vinken, Pierre Jacques as Director

Ownership 2 active

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

Corporate entity · Notified 20 April 2026
Owns 25–50% of shares
Limited Company
Reg. no. 17045665
Exor N.V.
Corporate entity · Notified 11 December 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Naamloze Vennootschap (Public Listed Company)
Reg. no. 64236277
Former controllers (3)
20 April 2026
Ceased Stephen John Richard Smith — Owns 25–50% of shares
20 April 2026
Ceased Lady Lynn Forester De Rothshild — Owns 25–50% of shares
11 December 2016
Ceased Exor S. P. A. — Owns 25–50% of shares

Group structure 18 shown

Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register

SFC International Holdings Limited
Economist Newspaper Limited(the) This company Owns 25–50% of shares
The Economist Newspaper (Holdings) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Bazian Ltd Owns 75–100% of shares
Economist Digital Services Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Eurofinance Conferences Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
Signal & Noise Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Economist Books Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Economist Editorial (Overseas) Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Economist Group (Brazil Holdings) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Economist Group (Investments) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Economist Group (Services) Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Economist Group Operations Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Economist Group Trustee Company Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
The Economist Overseas (Holdings) Limited Owns 50–75% of shares
The Economist Pension Trustee Limited Owns 75–100% of shares
TVC Group Limited Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
3 August 2026Appointment of a director
3 August 2026Termination of appointment of a director
25 July 2026Group of companies' accounts31 March 2026
20 May 2026Notification of a person with significant control
20 May 2026Cessation of a person with significant control
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