Yattendon Group plc
"The Iliffe family of Coventry were initially ribbon manufacturers before moving into printing and stationery in the 1840’s. The family’s first magazine publishing venture was “The Cyclist” launched by William I. Iliffe in 1879, and this was followed by “The Autocar” in 1895. He founded his first newspaper, The Midland Daily Telegraph – now The Coventry Telegraph – in 1891.
"The Group’s head office is based in Yattendon Village which forms the heart of the Yattendon Estate in Berkshire. The Estate was created through the amalgamation of a number of smaller estates acquired by the first Lord Iliffe between 1925 and 1940 and Yattendon Estates became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Group in 2003. Today, the Estate comprises 9,000 acres of farmland, woodland and grazing and is renowned as one of the UK’s largest producers of Christmas trees... Following the sale of the Birmingham Post and Coventry Telegraph, the Group added the fourth leg to its business when it acquired Marina Developments Ltd (MDL). MDL was founded in the 1970s and listed on the stock market in 1985. Yattendon Group initially became a shareholder but took the Company private in 1992 through the acquisition of the remaining shares held predominantly by institutional investors. Under private ownership MDL has expanded its marina network and developed its customer offering to become Europe's leading marina operator. MDL currently owns and operates 20 marinas in the UK, Spain and Italy, comprising more than 7,000 berths and is pursuing expansion opportunities through the development of both new and existing sites.
"In November 2012, the shareholders of Yattendon Group Plc announced the sale of its regional and local newspaper business, Iliffe News & Media to Local World, a newly formed media group created from the media assets of Iliffe News & Media and of Northcliffe, the regional publishing arm of Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT). The Yattendon shareholders hold a 21.3% shareholding in Local World and are the second largest shareholders after DMGT."[1]
Board
Accessed April 2013: [2]
- Chairman: Lord Iliffe
- Group Chief Executive: Edward Iliffe
- Chief Operating Officer: Lisa Gordon
- Non-Executive Director: Francois Austin
- Non-Executive Director: David Fordham
- Non-Executive Director: Simon Gray
- Non-Executive Director: Michael Lawrence
- Non-Executive Director: Michael Spencer
- Company Secretary: Catherine Fleming
Contact
Web: http://www.yattendongroup.co.uk
