Northern & Shell
UK group with property development, lottery fundraising and start-up venture investing, after earlier media publishing
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- New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-27
About Northern & Shell
Northern & Shell is a London-based group whose current activities cover property development, lottery management and venture capital. Its flagship property project is Westferry Printworks in London Docklands.
The Health Lottery, launched in October 2011, raises money for local health-related good causes throughout Great Britain. Northern & Shell Ventures, a venture capital arm founded in 2014, invests in start-ups that can benefit from enhanced media exposure; named investments include Cheeky Panda and ffs Beauty, and it has previously invested in and exited Open Rent.
The group was founded in 1974 by Richard Desmond as the publisher of the music magazine International Musician and Recording World. It later owned the Daily Express, Sunday Express, Daily Star and OK! magazine and the Channel 5 broadcaster, which was sold to Viacom in 2014; its print publications were sold to Trinity Mirror in 2018. The group is headquartered in a landmark office building on the north side of the River Thames in London, and the website states it has raised £150m+ for projects and charities, including through The Health Lottery.
Product: Westferry Printworks property development, The Health Lottery, and Northern & Shell Ventures venture investing
Jobs at Northern & Shell
Leadership
- Digby Rancombe · Group Finance DirectorSource: company website
- Martin Ellice · Joint Group Managing DirectorSource: company website
- Robert Sanderson · Joint Group Managing DirectorSource: company website
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