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== Newspaper and investment career ==
 
== Newspaper and investment career ==
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''The Guardian'' reported in 2012 that Grabiner had been managing director of the ''Daily Telegraph'' for three years, had run Express Newspapers while at United News & Media in the late 1990s, and had left Apax Partners in 2010 after 11 years as head of its media portfolio.<ref name="Guardian2012" /> In June 2012 he was appointed a director of Times Newspapers, publisher of ''[[The Times]]'' and ''The Sunday Times''.<ref name="Guardian2012" /> Companies House records him as a director of Times Newspapers Holdings Limited from 13 June 2012 to 3 March 2022, and as a director or member of Apax Partners companies until 30 November 2010.<ref name="CHG" />
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''The Guardian'' reported in 2012 that Grabiner had been managing director of the ''Daily Telegraph'' for three years, had run [[Express Newspapers]] while at [[United News and Media|United News & Media]] in the late 1990s, and had left [[Apax Partners]] in 2010 after 11 years as head of its media portfolio.<ref name="Guardian2012" /> In June 2012 he was appointed a director of [[Times Newspapers]], publisher of ''[[The Times]]'' and ''The Sunday Times''.<ref name="Guardian2012" /> Companies House records him as a director of [[Times Newspapers Holdings Limited]] from 13 June 2012 to 3 March 2022, and as a director or member of Apax Partners companies until 30 November 2010.<ref name="CHG" />
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Jeremy Warner's 1998 profile in ''The Independent'' said Grabiner had come across the ''Telegraph'' in the mid-1980s as a management consultant with [[Coopers & Lybrand]]. He was hired by [[Andrew Knight]] as marketing director at the age of 27, on a year's secondment, and was later made managing director. He then ran [[Clive Hollick|Lord Hollick]]'s newspaper interests at [[United News and Media]] before he was recruited by [[Michael Green (Carlton Communications)|Michael Green]] of [[Carlton Communications]] to run [[ONdigital]].<ref name="Independent1998">Jeremy Warner, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/profile-stephen-grabiner-all-set-for-the-tv-showdown-1172154.html Profile: Stephen Grabiner – All set for the TV showdown] ''The Independent'', 16 August 1998, accessed 8 November 2026.</ref>
  
 
== The Jewish Chronicle ==
 
== The Jewish Chronicle ==
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He stepped down as chairman in June 2019, when the paper was refinanced through donations to the Kessler Foundation and [[Alan Jacobs (born 1962)|Alan Jacobs]] succeeded him.<ref name="JC2019">[https://www.thejc.com/news/good-news-about-the-future-of-the-jc-yb1zx7yj Good news about the future of the JC] ''The Jewish Chronicle'', 20 June 2019, accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> The foundation's chair, [[Clive Wolman]], referred to "the huge unpaid contribution" Grabiner had made over six years.<ref name="InPub2019">[https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/community-leaders-secure-the-future-of-the-jewish-chronicle-14590 Community Leaders Secure the Future of the Jewish Chronicle] ''InPublishing'', 21 June 2019, accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> Companies House records his resignation from both company boards on 21 June 2019.<ref name="CHG" />
 
He stepped down as chairman in June 2019, when the paper was refinanced through donations to the Kessler Foundation and [[Alan Jacobs (born 1962)|Alan Jacobs]] succeeded him.<ref name="JC2019">[https://www.thejc.com/news/good-news-about-the-future-of-the-jc-yb1zx7yj Good news about the future of the JC] ''The Jewish Chronicle'', 20 June 2019, accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> The foundation's chair, [[Clive Wolman]], referred to "the huge unpaid contribution" Grabiner had made over six years.<ref name="InPub2019">[https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/community-leaders-secure-the-future-of-the-jewish-chronicle-14590 Community Leaders Secure the Future of the Jewish Chronicle] ''InPublishing'', 21 June 2019, accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> Companies House records his resignation from both company boards on 21 June 2019.<ref name="CHG" />
  
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== Selected appointments ==
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== ONdigital and eVentures ==
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In 1998 ''The Independent'' described Grabiner as chief executive of [[ONdigital]], the digital terrestrial pay-TV service owned by [[Carlton Communications|Carlton]] and [[Granada]], then preparing to compete with [[BSkyB]].<ref name="Independent1998" /> On 16 July 1999 the paper reported that he had quit ONdigital "after just 18 months" to develop the British venture capital business of eVentures, which the paper called [[Rupert Murdoch]]'s "new Internet venture capital arm", headed by [[Mark Booth]].<ref name="Independent1999">Nigel Cope, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/friction-explosive-rows-and-humiliation-at-ondigital-1106712.html Friction, explosive rows and humiliation at ONdigital] ''The Independent'', 16 July 1999, accessed 8 November 2026.</ref> In 2002 ''The Independent'' said he had worked at [[Apax Partners]] since 2000, "specialising in investing in media and communications businesses".<ref name="Independent2002">Liz Vaughan-Adams, [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/former-energis-chief-exec-to-join-brother-on-board-of-apax-partners-9135191.html Former Energis chief exec to join brother on board of Apax Partners] ''The Independent'', 15 February 2002, accessed 8 November 2026.</ref>
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== Coniston Capital ==
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[[Coniston Capital]], a London private equity firm launched in May 2021, said Grabiner supported its founder [[Amit Hindocha]] as non-executive chairman.<ref name="Coniston2021">Coniston Capital, [https://conistoncap.co.uk/2021/05/01/former-mobeus-and-bgf-duo-launch-coniston-capital/ Mobeus and BGF Alum Launches Coniston Capital], 1 May 2021, accessed 8 November 2026.</ref> Its website states that "Stephen chairs Coniston Capital and our investment committee" and that he "previously led the Global Media Team and the London Practice of Apax Partners".<ref name="ConistonTeam">Coniston Capital, [https://conistoncap.co.uk/the-team-stephen-grabiner/ The Team: Stephen Grabiner], accessed 8 November 2026.</ref> His Coniston LLP memberships appear in the table below.<ref name="CHG" />
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== The Blue Thread ==
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Grabiner chairs the trustees of [[The Blue Thread]] (registered charity 1130704), which describes itself as "the Grabiner family foundation", established with "resources gained over the last 30 years through work in the media and private equity industries".<ref name="BTWebsite">The Blue Thread, [https://www.thebluethread.org.uk/ The Blue Thread – London Based Family Foundation] (official website), accessed 8 November 2026.</ref> The Charity Commission lists him as a trustee, and the charity's accounts name him as chair.<ref name="CCBlueThreadTrustees">Charity Commission for England and Wales, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/4045489/trustees The Blue Thread – 1130704: Trustees] (register), accessed 8 November 2026.</ref><ref name="BTAccounts2025">The Blue Thread, ''Annual Report and Financial Statements'' for the year ended 5 April 2025, filed with the Charity Commission 21 January 2026, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/4045489/accounts-and-annual-returns accounts and annual returns page], accessed 8 November 2026.</ref> The charity made grants of £3,337,059 in 2024–25, mostly to organisations working with refugees and asylum seekers. Its accounts record that [[Grabiner Management Company Ltd]], "a company whose directors are also Trustees of the Charity", recharged it £173,629 in payroll costs that year.<ref name="BTAccounts2025" /> Companies House records Grabiner as a director of that company since 20 February 1998.<ref name="CHG" />
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== Family ==
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''The Independent'' named [[Michael Grabiner|Mike Grabiner]], chief executive of [[Energis plc|Energis]], and [[Robert Grabiner|Robert]], "one of the banking world's top IT specialists", as his brothers.<ref name="Independent1998" /> In 2002 it reported that Mike Grabiner had joined "his brother, Stephen Grabiner", as a director at Apax.<ref name="Independent2002" /> ''The Jewish Chronicle'' described Robert Grabiner, founder of the online tutoring company [[My TutorWeb Limited|MyTutorWeb]], as Stephen's twin brother.<ref name="JCRobert2013">Candice Krieger, [https://www.thejc.com/life/tutoring-for-the-digital-age-d6ov9d01 Tutoring — for the digital age] ''The Jewish Chronicle'', 24 January 2013, accessed 8 November 2026.</ref> Stephen Grabiner was a director of My TutorWeb Limited from 27 October 2014 to 26 May 2020.<ref name="CHG" /> ''The Daily Telegraph'' reported in 2002 that the retail executive [[Ian Grabiner]] was a "first cousin of businessmen brothers Stephen and Michael Grabiner".<ref name="Telegraph2002">Kate Rankine, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2836193/Green-puts-Grabiner-in-key-Arcadia-post.html Green puts Grabiner in key Arcadia post] ''The Daily Telegraph'', 11 December 2002, accessed 8 November 2026 (read from the [https://web.archive.org/web/2016/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2836193/Green-puts-Grabiner-in-key-Arcadia-post.html Wayback Machine copy]).</ref> ''The Independent'' in 1999 called the barrister [[Anthony Grabiner]] "another relation" without stating the relationship.<ref name="Independent1999" />
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== Company appointments ==
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ Companies House appointments of Stephen Grabiner (76 in all: 64 as director, 12 other; read 7 November 2026)
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! Organisation !! Role !! Appointed !! Resigned
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! Company (number) !! Role !! Appointed !! Resigned !! Company status
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| [[Telegraph Books Limited]] (02002119) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || Before 16 May 1991 || 7 June 1996 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Telegraph Publishing Limited]] (01984132) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || Before 16 May 1992 || 7 June 1996 || Active
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|-
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| [[Telegraph Media Group Limited]] (00451593) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 5 April 1993 || 8 May 1996 || Liquidation
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|-
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| [[Reach Printing Services (West Ferry) Limited]] (01997219) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 27 October 1995 || 26 February 1998 || Active
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|-
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| [[GPC Manchester Limited]] (01985540) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 2 November 1995 || 7 June 1996 || Active
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|-
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| [[UBMG Holdings]] (00152298) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 6 June 1996 || 23 April 1998 || Active
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|-
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| [[Express Newspapers]] (00141748) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 24 June 1996 || 23 April 1998 || Active
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|-
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| [[United Advertising Publications Limited]] (01377454) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 21 February 1997 || 23 April 1998 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Regional Independent Media Limited]] (01768656) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 27 May 1997 || 26 February 1998 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Johnston Publishing (North) Ltd.]] (03392487) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 6 October 1997 || 26 February 1998 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[United Regional Newspapers Limited]] (03212881) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 1 December 1997 || 23 April 1998 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[PA Media Group Limited]] (00004197) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 11 December 1997 || 2 April 1998 || Active
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|-
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| [[Yorkshire Post Newspapers Limited]] (00002899) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 30 January 1998 || 26 February 1998 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Lancashire Evening Post Limited]] (01344614) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 30 January 1998 || 26 February 1998 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Blackpool Gazette and Herald Limited]] (00042125) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 3 February 1998 || 26 February 1998 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Sheffield Newspapers Limited]] (00780919) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 18 February 1998 || 26 February 1998 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Grabiner Management Company Ltd]] (03162888) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 20 February 1998 || — || Active
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|-
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| [[Apax Partners UK Ltd]] (01342446) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 16 July 1999 || 31 July 2003 || Active
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|-
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| [[Hallco 413 Limited]] (03949621) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 7 April 2000 || — || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Oberon Media (UK) Limited]] (03555358) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 31 August 2000 || 21 November 2001 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Hibu plc]] (04180320) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 21 May 2001 || 11 June 2002 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Yell Holdings 2 Limited]] (04180359) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 24 May 2001 || 15 July 2003 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Yellow Pages Limited]] (04175821) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 24 May 2001 || 15 July 2003 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Yell Limited]] (04205228) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 24 May 2001 || 15 July 2003 || Active
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|-
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| [[YH Limited]] (04193755) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 24 May 2001 || 15 July 2003 || Active
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|-
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| [[Hibu plc]] (04180320) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 2 July 2002 || 30 June 2003 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Yell Studio Limited]] (01674826) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 22 July 2002 || 15 July 2003 || Liquidation
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|-
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| [[Yell Sales Limited]] (01403041) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 22 July 2002 || 15 July 2003 || Active
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|-
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| [[Apax WW Nominees Ltd.]] (04693597) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 11 March 2003 || 30 November 2010 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Apax PP Nominees Limited]] (04255152) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 6 June 2003 || 30 November 2010 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Apax Partners Europe Managers Ltd]] (04094238) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 18 June 2003 || 30 November 2010 || Liquidation
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|-
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| [[Apax Partners|Apax Partners LLP]] (OC303117) || LLP Member<ref name="CHG" /> || 31 July 2003 || 30 November 2010 || Active
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|-
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| [[Jewish Chronicle Newspaper Limited|NCJ Realisation Limited]] (formerly Jewish Chronicle Newspaper Limited) (00961929) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 1 May 2005 || 12 December 2008 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Jewish Chronicle Limited]] (00095587) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 1 May 2005 || 12 December 2008 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Apax WW No.2 Nominees Ltd]] (05841825) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 9 June 2006 || 30 November 2010 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Apax Summer (Holdco) Limited]] (05938779) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 18 September 2006 || 8 November 2007 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Apax Summer (Topco) Limited]] (05938774) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 18 September 2006 || 8 November 2007 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Infopro Digital (Bidco) Limited]] (05938776) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 18 September 2006 || 8 November 2007 || Active
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|-
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| [[Apax Europe VII Nominees Ltd]] (06599576) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 21 May 2008 || 30 November 2010 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Travelex Holdings Limited]] (05356574) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 22 May 2008 || 29 January 2015 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Apax Summer UK Acquisition Limited]] (06337735) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 20 August 2009 || 22 June 2010 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Spring Allies UK Limited]] (06997570) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 11 September 2009 || — || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Grabiner LLP]] (OC357320) || LLP Designated Member<ref name="CHG" /> || 23 August 2010 || — || Active
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|-
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| [[UK Israel Business]] (00488496) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 18 March 2011 || 20 February 2013 || Active
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|-
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| [[Yachad Ltd]] (07638945) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 18 May 2011 || 12 September 2013 || Active
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|-
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| [[Portland Place Advisers LLP]] (OC366512) || LLP Designated Member<ref name="CHG" /> || 14 July 2011 || 1 August 2012 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[The Jewish Museum London]] (02655110) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 15 September 2011 || 31 October 2016 || Active
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|-
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| [[Timewise Foundation C.I.C.]] (05274371) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 12 October 2011 || 7 May 2018 || Active
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|-
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| [[Times Newspapers Holdings Limited]] (00206377) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 13 June 2012 || 3 March 2022 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[C Squared Networks Ltd]] (08391925) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 7 February 2013 || — || Active
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|-
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| [[The Jacob Foundation]] (01864076) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 7 March 2013 || 23 October 2013 || Active
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|-
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| [[Rnbills Limited]] (08475257) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 5 April 2013 || — || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Blue Light Developments Limited]] (08675416) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 11 September 2013 || 17 October 2022 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Jewish Chronicle Limited]] (00095587) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 22 October 2013 || 21 June 2019 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Jewish Chronicle Newspaper Limited|NCJ Realisation Limited]] (formerly Jewish Chronicle Newspaper Limited) (00961929) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 22 October 2013 || 21 June 2019 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Timewise Solutions Limited]] (08795991) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 29 November 2013 || 7 May 2018 || Active
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|-
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| [[Timewise Jobs Limited]] (08796200) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 29 November 2013 || 7 May 2018 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Timewise Recruitment Limited]] (08796204) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 29 November 2013 || 7 May 2018 || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Grabiner Capital Ltd]] (08913789) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 26 February 2014 || — || Active
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|-
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| [[My TutorWeb Limited]] (08580263) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 27 October 2014 || 26 May 2020 || Active
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|-
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| [[Grabiner Property Ltd]] (01040409) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 15 December 2014 || — || Active
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|-
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| [[Pointkirk Group Ltd]] (09442124) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 16 February 2015 || — || Dissolved
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|-
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| [[Sportsarchivesco Ltd]] (09515208) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 27 March 2015 || 15 July 2020 || Active
 
|-
 
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| Grabiner Management Company Ltd || Director || 20 February 1998 || —
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| [[Jewish Literary Trust Limited]] (01189861) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 14 March 2016 || 12 September 2017 || Active
 
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| Apax Partners UK Ltd || Director || 16 July 1999 || 31 July 2003
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| [[Original Talent Limited]] (09976212) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 17 October 2019 || 22 June 2022 || Active
 
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|-
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| Yell Limited || Director || 24 May 2001 || 15 July 2003
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| [[Alana AI Limited]] (12075488) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 3 June 2020 || 20 September 2024 || Active
 
|-
 
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| Apax Partners LLP || LLP member || 31 July 2003 || 30 November 2010
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| [[Grabiner Haymarket Ltd]] (12847049) || Director<ref name="CHG" /> || 31 August 2020 || — || Dissolved
 
|-
 
|-
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| Jewish Chronicle Limited || Director || 1 May 2005 || 12 December 2008
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| [[Coniston Founder LLP]] (OC434175) || LLP Designated Member<ref name="CHG" /> || 11 November 2020 || 12 February 2021 || Active
 
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|-
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| Jewish Chronicle Newspaper Limited || Director || 1 May 2005 || 12 December 2008
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| [[Coniston Capital Management LLP]] (OC434157) || LLP Designated Member<ref name="CHG" /> || 11 November 2020 || 12 February 2021 || Active
 
|-
 
|-
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| UK Israel Business || Director || 18 March 2011 || 20 February 2013
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| [[Coniston Capital GP LLP]] (OC434177) || LLP Designated Member<ref name="CHG" /> || 11 November 2020 || 12 February 2021 || Active
 
|-
 
|-
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| Times Newspapers Holdings Limited || Director || 13 June 2012 || 3 March 2022
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| [[Grabiner CBG LLP]] (OC434496) || LLP Designated Member<ref name="CHG" /> || 1 December 2020 || — || Dissolved
 
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|-
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| The Kessler Foundation (now The Jacob Foundation) || Director || 7 March 2013 || 23 October 2013
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| [[Grabiner ESG LLP]] (OC435259) || LLP Designated Member<ref name="CHG" /> || 27 January 2021 || — || Dissolved
 
|-
 
|-
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| Jewish Chronicle Limited || Director || 22 October 2013 || 21 June 2019
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| [[Coniston Founder LLP]] (OC434175) || LLP Member<ref name="CHG" /> || 2 March 2021 || — || Active
 
|-
 
|-
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| Jewish Chronicle Newspaper Limited || Director || 22 October 2013 || 21 June 2019
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| [[Coniston Capital Management LLP]] (OC434157) || LLP Member<ref name="CHG" /> || 2 March 2021 || — || Active
 
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|-
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| Grabiner Capital Ltd || Director || 26 February 2014 || —
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| [[Coniston Capital GP LLP]] (OC434177) || LLP Member<ref name="CHG" /> || 2 March 2021 || 28 June 2022 || Active
 
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|-
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| Coniston Capital Management LLP || LLP member || 2 March 2021 || —
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| [[Coniston Founder II LLP]] (OC456815) || LLP Member (in a trustee capacity)<ref name="CHOffStephenGrabiner2">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/PzDiRTgMdABoYgakzFbMhQRjqdk/appointments Stephen Grabiner In His Capacity As Trustee Of THE STEPHEN GRABINER CHILDREN'S TRUST: appointments] (1 appointment), accessed 7 November 2026.</ref> || 8 August 2025 || — || Active
 
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Source: Companies House lists 75 appointments in all.<ref name="CHG" />
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The table lists every appointment on the Companies House officer records cited; it does not cover company registers outside the United Kingdom. Companies House holds these appointments under 2 separate officer records in the same name and month of birth; the additional records are included where career details or co-officers corroborate the identity. Companies House also holds a second entry for his Jewish Literary Trust directorship, dated 1 March 2016, under a separate officer record.
  
 
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Stephen Grabiner

Image Stephen Grabiner Guardian 2012.jpg
Stephen Grabiner (Guardian photograph, published 2012)
Born September 1958
Nationality British
Occupation Media executive and investor
Known for Chairman of The Jewish Chronicle, 2013–2019; former head of media at Apax Partners

Stephen Grabiner (born September 1958) is a British media executive and investor who chaired The Jewish Chronicle from October 2013 to June 2019. He was earlier managing director of the Daily Telegraph and head of the media portfolio at the private equity firm Apax Partners.[1][2]

Newspaper and investment career

The Guardian reported in 2012 that Grabiner had been managing director of the Daily Telegraph for three years, had run Express Newspapers while at United News & Media in the late 1990s, and had left Apax Partners in 2010 after 11 years as head of its media portfolio.[1] In June 2012 he was appointed a director of Times Newspapers, publisher of The Times and The Sunday Times.[1] Companies House records him as a director of Times Newspapers Holdings Limited from 13 June 2012 to 3 March 2022, and as a director or member of Apax Partners companies until 30 November 2010.[2]

Jeremy Warner's 1998 profile in The Independent said Grabiner had come across the Telegraph in the mid-1980s as a management consultant with Coopers & Lybrand. He was hired by Andrew Knight as marketing director at the age of 27, on a year's secondment, and was later made managing director. He then ran Lord Hollick's newspaper interests at United News and Media before he was recruited by Michael Green of Carlton Communications to run ONdigital.[3]

The Jewish Chronicle

Companies House records Grabiner as a director of Jewish Chronicle Limited and Jewish Chronicle Newspaper Limited from May 2005 to December 2008, and as a director of the Kessler Foundation from 7 March to 23 October 2013.[2][4] On 24 October 2013 The Jewish Chronicle reported that an extraordinary general meeting had appointed a new board, that the Kessler Foundation, its majority shareholder, had decided to appoint Grabiner to lead it, and that he would stand down as a member of the foundation. The outgoing board included Anthony Julius, Lord Finkelstein, Paul Mann and Michael Marx.[5] Companies House records his reappointment as a director of both companies on 22 October 2013.[2]

Asked in December 2013 about a rumoured editorial appointment, Grabiner told the Evening Standard that the paper "is owned by a trust that is there to ensure the paper's editorial independence, so any significant changes would be beyond my remit".[6]

He stepped down as chairman in June 2019, when the paper was refinanced through donations to the Kessler Foundation and Alan Jacobs succeeded him.[7] The foundation's chair, Clive Wolman, referred to "the huge unpaid contribution" Grabiner had made over six years.[8] Companies House records his resignation from both company boards on 21 June 2019.[2]

ONdigital and eVentures

In 1998 The Independent described Grabiner as chief executive of ONdigital, the digital terrestrial pay-TV service owned by Carlton and Granada, then preparing to compete with BSkyB.[3] On 16 July 1999 the paper reported that he had quit ONdigital "after just 18 months" to develop the British venture capital business of eVentures, which the paper called Rupert Murdoch's "new Internet venture capital arm", headed by Mark Booth.[9] In 2002 The Independent said he had worked at Apax Partners since 2000, "specialising in investing in media and communications businesses".[10]

Coniston Capital

Coniston Capital, a London private equity firm launched in May 2021, said Grabiner supported its founder Amit Hindocha as non-executive chairman.[11] Its website states that "Stephen chairs Coniston Capital and our investment committee" and that he "previously led the Global Media Team and the London Practice of Apax Partners".[12] His Coniston LLP memberships appear in the table below.[2]

The Blue Thread

Grabiner chairs the trustees of The Blue Thread (registered charity 1130704), which describes itself as "the Grabiner family foundation", established with "resources gained over the last 30 years through work in the media and private equity industries".[13] The Charity Commission lists him as a trustee, and the charity's accounts name him as chair.[14][15] The charity made grants of £3,337,059 in 2024–25, mostly to organisations working with refugees and asylum seekers. Its accounts record that Grabiner Management Company Ltd, "a company whose directors are also Trustees of the Charity", recharged it £173,629 in payroll costs that year.[15] Companies House records Grabiner as a director of that company since 20 February 1998.[2]

Family

The Independent named Mike Grabiner, chief executive of Energis, and Robert, "one of the banking world's top IT specialists", as his brothers.[3] In 2002 it reported that Mike Grabiner had joined "his brother, Stephen Grabiner", as a director at Apax.[10] The Jewish Chronicle described Robert Grabiner, founder of the online tutoring company MyTutorWeb, as Stephen's twin brother.[16] Stephen Grabiner was a director of My TutorWeb Limited from 27 October 2014 to 26 May 2020.[2] The Daily Telegraph reported in 2002 that the retail executive Ian Grabiner was a "first cousin of businessmen brothers Stephen and Michael Grabiner".[17] The Independent in 1999 called the barrister Anthony Grabiner "another relation" without stating the relationship.[9]

Company appointments

Companies House appointments of Stephen Grabiner (76 in all: 64 as director, 12 other; read 7 November 2026)
Company (number) Role Appointed Resigned Company status
Telegraph Books Limited (02002119) Director[2] Before 16 May 1991 7 June 1996 Dissolved
Telegraph Publishing Limited (01984132) Director[2] Before 16 May 1992 7 June 1996 Active
Telegraph Media Group Limited (00451593) Director[2] 5 April 1993 8 May 1996 Liquidation
Reach Printing Services (West Ferry) Limited (01997219) Director[2] 27 October 1995 26 February 1998 Active
GPC Manchester Limited (01985540) Director[2] 2 November 1995 7 June 1996 Active
UBMG Holdings (00152298) Director[2] 6 June 1996 23 April 1998 Active
Express Newspapers (00141748) Director[2] 24 June 1996 23 April 1998 Active
United Advertising Publications Limited (01377454) Director[2] 21 February 1997 23 April 1998 Dissolved
Regional Independent Media Limited (01768656) Director[2] 27 May 1997 26 February 1998 Dissolved
Johnston Publishing (North) Ltd. (03392487) Director[2] 6 October 1997 26 February 1998 Dissolved
United Regional Newspapers Limited (03212881) Director[2] 1 December 1997 23 April 1998 Dissolved
PA Media Group Limited (00004197) Director[2] 11 December 1997 2 April 1998 Active
Yorkshire Post Newspapers Limited (00002899) Director[2] 30 January 1998 26 February 1998 Dissolved
Lancashire Evening Post Limited (01344614) Director[2] 30 January 1998 26 February 1998 Dissolved
Blackpool Gazette and Herald Limited (00042125) Director[2] 3 February 1998 26 February 1998 Dissolved
Sheffield Newspapers Limited (00780919) Director[2] 18 February 1998 26 February 1998 Dissolved
Grabiner Management Company Ltd (03162888) Director[2] 20 February 1998 — Active
Apax Partners UK Ltd (01342446) Director[2] 16 July 1999 31 July 2003 Active
Hallco 413 Limited (03949621) Director[2] 7 April 2000 — Dissolved
Oberon Media (UK) Limited (03555358) Director[2] 31 August 2000 21 November 2001 Dissolved
Hibu plc (04180320) Director[2] 21 May 2001 11 June 2002 Dissolved
Yell Holdings 2 Limited (04180359) Director[2] 24 May 2001 15 July 2003 Dissolved
Yellow Pages Limited (04175821) Director[2] 24 May 2001 15 July 2003 Dissolved
Yell Limited (04205228) Director[2] 24 May 2001 15 July 2003 Active
YH Limited (04193755) Director[2] 24 May 2001 15 July 2003 Active
Hibu plc (04180320) Director[2] 2 July 2002 30 June 2003 Dissolved
Yell Studio Limited (01674826) Director[2] 22 July 2002 15 July 2003 Liquidation
Yell Sales Limited (01403041) Director[2] 22 July 2002 15 July 2003 Active
Apax WW Nominees Ltd. (04693597) Director[2] 11 March 2003 30 November 2010 Dissolved
Apax PP Nominees Limited (04255152) Director[2] 6 June 2003 30 November 2010 Dissolved
Apax Partners Europe Managers Ltd (04094238) Director[2] 18 June 2003 30 November 2010 Liquidation
Apax Partners LLP (OC303117) LLP Member[2] 31 July 2003 30 November 2010 Active
NCJ Realisation Limited (formerly Jewish Chronicle Newspaper Limited) (00961929) Director[2] 1 May 2005 12 December 2008 Dissolved
Jewish Chronicle Limited (00095587) Director[2] 1 May 2005 12 December 2008 Dissolved
Apax WW No.2 Nominees Ltd (05841825) Director[2] 9 June 2006 30 November 2010 Dissolved
Apax Summer (Holdco) Limited (05938779) Director[2] 18 September 2006 8 November 2007 Dissolved
Apax Summer (Topco) Limited (05938774) Director[2] 18 September 2006 8 November 2007 Dissolved
Infopro Digital (Bidco) Limited (05938776) Director[2] 18 September 2006 8 November 2007 Active
Apax Europe VII Nominees Ltd (06599576) Director[2] 21 May 2008 30 November 2010 Dissolved
Travelex Holdings Limited (05356574) Director[2] 22 May 2008 29 January 2015 Dissolved
Apax Summer UK Acquisition Limited (06337735) Director[2] 20 August 2009 22 June 2010 Dissolved
Spring Allies UK Limited (06997570) Director[2] 11 September 2009 — Dissolved
Grabiner LLP (OC357320) LLP Designated Member[2] 23 August 2010 — Active
UK Israel Business (00488496) Director[2] 18 March 2011 20 February 2013 Active
Yachad Ltd (07638945) Director[2] 18 May 2011 12 September 2013 Active
Portland Place Advisers LLP (OC366512) LLP Designated Member[2] 14 July 2011 1 August 2012 Dissolved
The Jewish Museum London (02655110) Director[2] 15 September 2011 31 October 2016 Active
Timewise Foundation C.I.C. (05274371) Director[2] 12 October 2011 7 May 2018 Active
Times Newspapers Holdings Limited (00206377) Director[2] 13 June 2012 3 March 2022 Dissolved
C Squared Networks Ltd (08391925) Director[2] 7 February 2013 — Active
The Jacob Foundation (01864076) Director[2] 7 March 2013 23 October 2013 Active
Rnbills Limited (08475257) Director[2] 5 April 2013 — Dissolved
Blue Light Developments Limited (08675416) Director[2] 11 September 2013 17 October 2022 Dissolved
Jewish Chronicle Limited (00095587) Director[2] 22 October 2013 21 June 2019 Dissolved
NCJ Realisation Limited (formerly Jewish Chronicle Newspaper Limited) (00961929) Director[2] 22 October 2013 21 June 2019 Dissolved
Timewise Solutions Limited (08795991) Director[2] 29 November 2013 7 May 2018 Active
Timewise Jobs Limited (08796200) Director[2] 29 November 2013 7 May 2018 Dissolved
Timewise Recruitment Limited (08796204) Director[2] 29 November 2013 7 May 2018 Dissolved
Grabiner Capital Ltd (08913789) Director[2] 26 February 2014 — Active
My TutorWeb Limited (08580263) Director[2] 27 October 2014 26 May 2020 Active
Grabiner Property Ltd (01040409) Director[2] 15 December 2014 — Active
Pointkirk Group Ltd (09442124) Director[2] 16 February 2015 — Dissolved
Sportsarchivesco Ltd (09515208) Director[2] 27 March 2015 15 July 2020 Active
Jewish Literary Trust Limited (01189861) Director[2] 14 March 2016 12 September 2017 Active
Original Talent Limited (09976212) Director[2] 17 October 2019 22 June 2022 Active
Alana AI Limited (12075488) Director[2] 3 June 2020 20 September 2024 Active
Grabiner Haymarket Ltd (12847049) Director[2] 31 August 2020 — Dissolved
Coniston Founder LLP (OC434175) LLP Designated Member[2] 11 November 2020 12 February 2021 Active
Coniston Capital Management LLP (OC434157) LLP Designated Member[2] 11 November 2020 12 February 2021 Active
Coniston Capital GP LLP (OC434177) LLP Designated Member[2] 11 November 2020 12 February 2021 Active
Grabiner CBG LLP (OC434496) LLP Designated Member[2] 1 December 2020 — Dissolved
Grabiner ESG LLP (OC435259) LLP Designated Member[2] 27 January 2021 — Dissolved
Coniston Founder LLP (OC434175) LLP Member[2] 2 March 2021 — Active
Coniston Capital Management LLP (OC434157) LLP Member[2] 2 March 2021 — Active
Coniston Capital GP LLP (OC434177) LLP Member[2] 2 March 2021 28 June 2022 Active
Coniston Founder II LLP (OC456815) LLP Member (in a trustee capacity)[18] 8 August 2025 — Active

The table lists every appointment on the Companies House officer records cited; it does not cover company registers outside the United Kingdom. Companies House holds these appointments under 2 separate officer records in the same name and month of birth; the additional records are included where career details or co-officers corroborate the identity. Companies House also holds a second entry for his Jewish Literary Trust directorship, dated 1 March 2016, under a separate officer record.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Josh Halliday, Stephen Grabiner joins Times board of directors The Guardian, 15 June 2012, accessed 7 November 2026.
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48 2.49 2.50 2.51 2.52 2.53 2.54 2.55 2.56 2.57 2.58 2.59 2.60 2.61 2.62 2.63 2.64 2.65 2.66 2.67 2.68 2.69 2.70 2.71 2.72 2.73 2.74 2.75 2.76 2.77 2.78 2.79 2.80 2.81 2.82 Companies House, Stephen GRABINER personal appointments (two pages), accessed 7 November 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Jeremy Warner, Profile: Stephen Grabiner – All set for the TV showdown The Independent, 16 August 1998, accessed 8 November 2026.
  4. ↑ Companies House, The Jacob Foundation (01864076): officers (two pages), accessed 7 November 2026.
  5. ↑ The JC's new Board The Jewish Chronicle, 24 October 2013, accessed 7 November 2026.
  6. ↑ Is it all change at the Jewish Chronicle? Evening Standard, 24 December 2013, accessed 7 November 2026.
  7. ↑ Good news about the future of the JC The Jewish Chronicle, 20 June 2019, accessed 7 November 2026.
  8. ↑ Community Leaders Secure the Future of the Jewish Chronicle InPublishing, 21 June 2019, accessed 7 November 2026.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Nigel Cope, Friction, explosive rows and humiliation at ONdigital The Independent, 16 July 1999, accessed 8 November 2026.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Liz Vaughan-Adams, Former Energis chief exec to join brother on board of Apax Partners The Independent, 15 February 2002, accessed 8 November 2026.
  11. ↑ Coniston Capital, Mobeus and BGF Alum Launches Coniston Capital, 1 May 2021, accessed 8 November 2026.
  12. ↑ Coniston Capital, The Team: Stephen Grabiner, accessed 8 November 2026.
  13. ↑ The Blue Thread, The Blue Thread – London Based Family Foundation (official website), accessed 8 November 2026.
  14. ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, The Blue Thread – 1130704: Trustees (register), accessed 8 November 2026.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 The Blue Thread, Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 5 April 2025, filed with the Charity Commission 21 January 2026, accounts and annual returns page, accessed 8 November 2026.
  16. ↑ Candice Krieger, Tutoring — for the digital age The Jewish Chronicle, 24 January 2013, accessed 8 November 2026.
  17. ↑ Kate Rankine, Green puts Grabiner in key Arcadia post The Daily Telegraph, 11 December 2002, accessed 8 November 2026 (read from the Wayback Machine copy).
  18. ↑ Companies House, Stephen Grabiner In His Capacity As Trustee Of THE STEPHEN GRABINER CHILDREN'S TRUST: appointments (1 appointment), accessed 7 November 2026.
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