The Independent
Source Passport
GB-M-00029-2
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- Independent Digital News and Media Limited
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Online news
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Not disclosed
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- 1 March 2026
1 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Limited
3 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership stated not disclosed
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts verified
- People behind the owning companies not disclosed
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Who is it?
Origin
Partly verified
- Brand names Pending check
- The Independent
- Company registration number Pending check
- Companies House 07320345
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Owner type Sovereignty Media Limited Company - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership
- Not disclosed
- Parent group
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Companies House, INDEPENDENT DIGITAL NEWS AND MEDIA LIMITED (07320345), filing history page 1, read 2026-10-20 (PSC02 filed 23 Jan 2026: notification of Sovereignty Media Limited as a person with significant control from 23 Jan 2026; PSC07 filed 23 Jan 2026: cessation of Evgeny Lebedev as a PSC from 23 Jan 2026; SH01 allotment of shares on 28 Jul 2026; confirmation statement 23 Nov 2025 with no updates)
- Companies House, INDEPENDENT DIGITAL NEWS AND MEDIA LIMITED (07320345), overview, read 2026-10-20 (active; incorporated 20 Jul 2010; SIC 58190; registered office Alphabeta Building, 14-18 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AH)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Verified
- Official websites Verified
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 October 2026 | Updated from research database (Control) |
| 1 | 19 October 2026 | First published |
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