---
title: "EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0d4e71e2-5f0f-5b93-bbcf-ae5dd3a0d924
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/0d4e71e2-5f0f-5b93-bbcf-ae5dd3a0d924
identifier: oo:GB-COH-00141748
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-00141748`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0d4e71e2-5f0f-5b93-bbcf-ae5dd3a0d924  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/0d4e71e2-5f0f-5b93-bbcf-ae5dd3a0d924  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **Express Newspapers** — source · `psc:junfNBTVnG8ohNVe5sfzvBXmL3g` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ee627b1e-36a6-42cc-b74a-8967797b31e1

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **REACH NETWORK MEDIA LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1d1d6fee-7450-5c44-96ea-afc2c0bbb006
- **TM MEDIA HOLDINGS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/79464a98-0171-5890-acfa-36b05a4fbb0f
- **Mr Richard Clive Desmond** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0e18c4e1-2444-4c21-ae41-bad0c6aa5157
- **Reach Network Media Limited** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/22ff6319-e795-483b-8c52-edf281b746ea

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **BEAVERBROOK NEWSPAPERS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2ec1ac78-efe5-5c75-a77e-2ec7d71cc6c8
- **REACH PRINTING SERVICES (WEST FERRY) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f27f209b-ab28-5fee-b8bd-7e255eb3cab9
- **SUNDAY EXPRESS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d1730e78-bebb-5b43-9e87-963c94c725a8
- **EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS PROPERTIES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ea32bb98-41da-5112-8ed4-ea56995636d8
- **LTS RENTALS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8cba595d-d8cb-51d9-9879-fc02492175af
- **DAILY STAR LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5b656d58-4b03-592e-b89a-88410153a45e
- **WEST FERRY LEASING LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/742a7733-7865-547e-ae93-65db0569b00d
- **DAILY EXPRESS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6b910402-a533-589b-a92a-96307a67f9d4
- **EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/04397755-7447-5332-91e1-c66f035b9881
- **UNITED MAGAZINES PUBLISHING SERVICES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/12d5a1a6-e91b-5c86-9d43-7bafae57fa11
- **SUNDAY EXPRESS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/d1730e78-bebb-5b43-9e87-963c94c725a8
- **REACH PRINTING SERVICES (WEST FERRY) LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/f27f209b-ab28-5fee-b8bd-7e255eb3cab9

…and **8** more subsidiaries/holdings. Resolve the full list with `get_dossier` on the WhiteIntel MCP (`npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server`) or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **22-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `00141748`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** private unlimited
- **Incorporated:** 1915-10-02
- **Registered office:** One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AP, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 58130

### Officers

- REACH SECRETARIES LIMITED — corporate secretary · appointed 2018-02-28
- FISHER, Darren — director · Australian,British · appointed 2023-02-14
- NORTH, Piers Michael — director · British · appointed 2025-03-31
- [REACH DIRECTORS LIMITED](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/85c52f89-7607-4c9b-acba-5d6674b89776) — corporate director · appointed 2018-02-28
- BURNS, John Macgregor — secretary · British · appointed 1996-06-21 · resigned 1997-05-31
- CAMPBELL, James Milne — secretary · British · appointed 1998-06-09 · resigned 2000-11-22
- CAMPBELL, James Milne — secretary · British · appointed 1997-05-31 · resigned 1997-08-15
- GILL, Maninder Singh — secretary · Singaporean · appointed 2000-11-22 · resigned 2005-08-08
- RIPLEY, Susan Merle — secretary · British · resigned 1996-06-21
- SANDERSON, Robert — secretary · British · appointed 2005-08-08 · resigned 2018-02-28
- SIDDELL, Anne Claire — secretary · British · appointed 1997-08-15 · resigned 1998-06-09
- ADDIS, Richard — director · British · appointed 1995-12-13 · resigned 1998-04-30
- AMPTHILL, Geoffrey Denis Erskine, Lord Ampthill C.B.E. — director · British · resigned 1998-01-31
- ASHFORD, Paul Michael, Dr — director · British · appointed 2002-03-28 · resigned 2018-02-28
- BELLINGER, Alan Edward — director · British · resigned 1993-07-31
- BOGIE, Richard Sterling — director · British · appointed 1999-06-15 · resigned 2000-11-06
- BOYCOTT, Rosel Marie — director · British · appointed 1998-06-09 · resigned 2000-11-06
- BRADER, Susan Carol — director · British · appointed 1998-06-09 · resigned 1999-06-29
- CAMERON, Andrew — director · British · resigned 1996-05-07
- CAMPBELL, James Milne — director · British · appointed 1998-06-09 · resigned 2000-11-06

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Reach Network Media Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/22ff6319-e795-483b-8c52-edf281b746ea) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2019-12-20
- [Tm Media Holdings Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/79464a98-0171-5890-acfa-36b05a4fbb0f) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2019-12-20
- Mr Richard Clive Desmond — significant influence or control · individual PSC — ceased 2018-02-28

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00141748
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00141748

## Get the full, resolved dossier (agent-callable)

The above is the free teaser. The resolved **multi-hop UBO chain**, ownership **%**, full **financial history**, itemised **assets** and the hop-by-hop **exposure path** are the paid depth — callable as tools from your agent:

```bash
npx -y @whiteintel/mcp-server   # then: get_dossier · trace_ownership_path · check_offshore_exposure
```

Or unlock a one-off cited dossier for **EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0d4e71e2-5f0f-5b93-bbcf-ae5dd3a0d924 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0d4e71e2-5f0f-5b93-bbcf-ae5dd3a0d924 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/0d4e71e2-5f0f-5b93-bbcf-ae5dd3a0d924._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._