Independent Digital News and Media Limited
Reference number: 592866
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Address
Independent Digital News & Media Ltd, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London, Islington, EC2A 1AH, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When independent.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 020 3315 2341 is
- Who else gives the postcode EC2A 1AH
Other names (2)
If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.
- Evening Standard Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
- www.indy100.com Former trading name: A name it used to trade under.
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Protection through the principal firmProtection works through Automotive Compliance Limited, the principal firm responsible for this firm's regulated activity. FSCS cover and the Financial Ombudsman Service apply as they would to the principal.
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FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
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Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 07320345 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 20 July 2010 (16 years old)
- Registered office
- Alphabeta Building, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AH, England
- Nature of business
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- Other publishing activities (SIC 58190)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Justin David Elliott Byam Shaw | Director | Apr 1960 | 20 Jul 2010 | 22 other companies |
| Evgeny Lebedev | Director | May 1980 | 20 Jul 2010 | 16 other companies |
| Zachary Roger Leonard | Director | Jan 1963 | 11 Feb 2016 | 14 other companies |
| Eric Leslie Lewis | Director | Apr 1957 | 30 Aug 2017 | None |
| John Paton | Director | May 1957 | 13 Sep 2019 | 8 other companies |
| Christian Alan Broughton | Director | Aug 1977 | 8 Jun 2023 | 1 other company |
| Clinton James Cowley | Director | Sep 1978 | 5 Aug 2025 | 2 other companies |
| Richard Michael John Langrish | Secretary | Not published | 16 Jun 2021 | – |
Other companies run by these 7 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 56
- closed down
- 27
- run together
- 3
In the full report: all 56 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 7 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 companies these 7 directors run together
- All 9 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
Independent Digital News and Media’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2026
23 January 2026
- Evgeny Lebedev stopped being a part-owner
- Sovereignty Media Limited became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2017
7 June 2017
- Sultan Mohamed Abuljadayel became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2016
6 April 2016
- Evgeny Lebedev became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
- Evgeny Lebedev became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)
- Evgeny Lebedev stopped being the majority owner
- Justin David Elliott Byam Shaw became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
Companies House
2012
13 December 2012
- Became an introducer appointed representative
FCA register
2010
20 July 2010
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 24 events
- All 24 events in its history (9 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 11
Firms connected to Independent Digital News and Media
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Independent Digital News and Media. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share its postcode
- 3
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: the same postcode (3)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like Independent Digital News and Media
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- 56 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 24 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
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