---
title: "AXEL SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7b723094-a4cf-5fa3-bc94-ea4bba7e5272
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/7b723094-a4cf-5fa3-bc94-ea4bba7e5272
identifier: oo:GB-COH-03717376
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# AXEL SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** [GB](https://whiteintel.dev/jurisdictions/gb)  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-03717376`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7b723094-a4cf-5fa3-bc94-ea4bba7e5272  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/7b723094-a4cf-5fa3-bc94-ea4bba7e5272  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **Dr Mathias Oliver Christian Döpfner** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/bbec0ef6-5675-5a5e-a95d-895661a2f81d
- **Axel Springer Se** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/387f1586-6d90-4f1a-bb72-40ebba9eb192
- **Mrs Friede Springer** (beneficial owner) — 62.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/6172d7f1-dcaa-4b79-ac9c-178f7d6ca836
- **Dr Mathias Oliver Christian Döpfner** (beneficial owner) — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/b5c6e9ef-44ec-408f-b7c9-6c90c0e40a28

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **AXEL SPRINGER PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cdf1466d-0afa-5eec-a08f-937c7a1ecbe8
- **AXEL SPRINGER TV INTERNATIONAL LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/717f7656-38a6-5bfa-8fc4-4e1c7666abb0
- **AXEL SPRINGER PUBLISHING INTERNATIONAL LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/cdf1466d-0afa-5eec-a08f-937c7a1ecbe8
- **AXEL SPRINGER TV INTERNATIONAL LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/717f7656-38a6-5bfa-8fc4-4e1c7666abb0

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

A **4-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:** `03717376`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 1999-02-22
- **Registered office:** Blue Fin, 110 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0TA, England
- **SIC:** 99999

### Officers

- CUMMEROW, Nicolai Jürgen — director · German · appointed 2026-07-27
- DEUTZ, Julian, Dr — secretary · appointed 2014-04-07 · resigned 2025-07-23
- ETTWEIN, Falk — secretary · German · appointed 1999-03-30 · resigned 2000-07-01
- KOGELER, Ralf, Dr — secretary · German · appointed 2000-07-01 · resigned 2001-10-31
- LANZ, Lothar — secretary · British · appointed 2009-04-23 · resigned 2014-04-07
- NAUMANN, Steffen — secretary · German · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2009-04-23
- TYROLESE (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED — corporate nominee secretary · appointed 1999-02-22 · resigned 1999-03-23
- BARDEN-STYLIANOU, Stelios Stephen — director · British · appointed 1999-03-23 · resigned 2000-04-18
- DEKAN, Mark — director · Austrian · appointed 2025-07-23 · resigned 2026-07-27
- DEUTZ, Julian, Dr — director · German · appointed 2014-04-07 · resigned 2025-07-23
- ETTWEIN, Falk — director · German · appointed 1999-03-30 · resigned 2000-07-01
- FISCHER, August Antonius — director · Swiss · appointed 1999-03-23 · resigned 2001-12-31
- KLASENER, Ralf — director · German · appointed 2000-12-31 · resigned 2002-03-31
- KOGELER, Ralf, Dr — director · German · appointed 2000-07-01 · resigned 2001-10-31
- LANZ, Lothar — director · German · appointed 2009-04-23 · resigned 2014-04-07
- LARASS, Claus Holger — director · German · appointed 1999-03-23 · resigned 2000-10-01
- MORRISON, Colin — director · British · appointed 1999-03-23 · resigned 2000-12-31
- NAUMANN, Steffen — director · German · appointed 2001-10-31 · resigned 2009-04-23
- WIELE, Andreas — director · German · appointed 2000-10-01 · resigned 2021-06-08
- TYROLESE (DIRECTORS) LIMITED — corporate nominee director · appointed 1999-02-22 · resigned 1999-03-23

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- Mrs Friede Springer — 50–75% shares · individual PSC · England — since 2025-04-29
- Dr Mathias Oliver Christian Döpfner — 25–50% shares · individual PSC · Germany — since 2020-12-16
- Axel Springer Se — significant influence or control · corporate PSC · Germany — ceased 2020-04-06

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03717376
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03717376

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **AXEL SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/7b723094-a4cf-5fa3-bc94-ea4bba7e5272 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/7b723094-a4cf-5fa3-bc94-ea4bba7e5272._

_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"._