---
title: "REACH NETWORK MEDIA LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1d1d6fee-7450-5c44-96ea-afc2c0bbb006
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/1d1d6fee-7450-5c44-96ea-afc2c0bbb006
identifier: oo:GB-COH-04086475
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# REACH NETWORK MEDIA LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-04086475`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1d1d6fee-7450-5c44-96ea-afc2c0bbb006  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/1d1d6fee-7450-5c44-96ea-afc2c0bbb006  

## Cross-source identity

The same real-world entity, resolved across sources:

- **Reach Network Media Limited** — source · `gb-coh:4086475` — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/22ff6319-e795-483b-8c52-edf281b746ea

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Mr Richard Clive Desmond** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b409b2d6-c1d3-55ed-ba47-be89de70c443
- **NORTHERN & SHELL PLC** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cf1cf658-ac17-5fa8-8068-622bcc1c9cf5
- **REACH PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2e287044-2722-5589-bf56-d4dc454a445a
- **Reach Plc** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ebb37f4e-1f32-4ecb-a5a2-05865ab47ed4
- **REACH PUBLISHING GROUP LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2e287044-2722-5589-bf56-d4dc454a445a
- **NORTHERN & SHELL PLC** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cf1cf658-ac17-5fa8-8068-622bcc1c9cf5
- **Mr Richard Clive Desmond** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/a3f04d5d-2bc8-482f-b05f-78a9b6e41b60

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **TRINITY MIRROR MEDIA LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/de127e52-d7c0-5de6-afc0-cdcf66f72ad3
- **NORTHERN & SHELL VENTURES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/077c5db5-ce63-5e05-86d0-082f4d42141a
- **TM LEASING LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5a567d29-de94-52f9-b47d-1919a1b77799
- **EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/0d4e71e2-5f0f-5b93-bbcf-ae5dd3a0d924
- **TRINITY MIRROR FINANCE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/89f9a450-a90a-58c5-8aed-c5b1773dafaf
- **REACH MAGAZINES WORLDWIDE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/26a3d6d3-8797-50e0-b05d-a3bd884a8975
- **REACH MAGAZINES WORLDWIDE LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/26a3d6d3-8797-50e0-b05d-a3bd884a8975
- **TM TITLES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/907ee026-8635-5c80-8e6d-9409e399bbf7
- **TRINITY MIRROR MEDIA LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/de127e52-d7c0-5de6-afc0-cdcf66f72ad3
- **NORTHERN & SHELL VENTURES LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/077c5db5-ce63-5e05-86d0-082f4d42141a
- **REACH MAGAZINES PUBLISHING LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/8f433aac-545e-52fd-957a-9037447cbbe3
- **TM LEASING LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/5a567d29-de94-52f9-b47d-1919a1b77799

…and **1** 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 **10-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:** `04086475`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2000-10-04
- **Registered office:** One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AP, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 70100

### 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
- GILL, Maninder Singh — secretary · British · appointed 2000-11-23 · resigned 2005-08-08
- SANDERSON, Robert — secretary · British · appointed 2005-08-08 · resigned 2018-02-28
- SANDERSON, Robert — secretary · British · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2000-11-23
- SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2000-10-04
- ASHFORD, Paul Michael, Dr — director · British · appointed 2001-06-13 · resigned 2018-02-28
- DESMOND, Richard Clive — director · British · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2018-02-28
- ELLICE, Martin Stephen — director · British · appointed 2001-06-13 · resigned 2018-02-28
- FOX, Simon Richard — director · British · appointed 2018-02-28 · resigned 2019-08-16
- FULLER, Simon Jeremy Ian — director · British · appointed 2019-03-01 · resigned 2022-12-31
- MARTIN, Richard John — director · British · appointed 2016-07-08 · resigned 2018-02-28
- MULLEN, James Joseph — director · British · appointed 2019-08-16 · resigned 2025-03-31
- MYERSON, Stanley Sydney — director · British · appointed 2001-06-13 · resigned 2016-07-08
- RANCOMBE, Digby Benedict — director · British · appointed 2016-07-08 · resigned 2018-02-28
- SANDERSON, Robert — director · British · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2018-02-28
- VAGHELA, Vijay Kumar Lakhman Meghji — director · British · appointed 2018-02-28 · resigned 2019-06-30
- INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED — corporate nominee director · appointed 2000-10-04 · resigned 2000-10-04

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Reach Publishing Group Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/2e287044-2722-5589-bf56-d4dc454a445a) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2018-06-21
- [Reach Plc](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ebb37f4e-1f32-4ecb-a5a2-05865ab47ed4) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2018-06-21
- Mr Richard Clive Desmond — significant influence or control · individual PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2018-02-28
- [Northern & Shell Media Group Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cf1cf658-ac17-5fa8-8068-622bcc1c9cf5) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · England — ceased 2018-02-28

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04086475
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04086475

## 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 **REACH NETWORK MEDIA LIMITED** — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1d1d6fee-7450-5c44-96ea-afc2c0bbb006 · pricing https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **REACH NETWORK MEDIA LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/1d1d6fee-7450-5c44-96ea-afc2c0bbb006 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/1d1d6fee-7450-5c44-96ea-afc2c0bbb006._

_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"._