NEWSQUEST COMMUNITY MEDIA LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£14m
-9.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
242
-5.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£8.6m
-3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Insolvency history on file
Companies House holds prior insolvency events for this company. Detail and outcome on the official register.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £36,413,000 | £35,805,000 | £35,181,000 | -1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £5,608,000 | £8,839,000 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £5,620,000 | £8,837,000 | £8,574,000 | -3% | |
| Net profit | £11,411,000 | £7,015,000 | £6,422,000 | -8.5% | |
| Cash | £113,000 | £0 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,339,000 | £17,818,000 | £15,865,000 | -11% | |
| Net assets | £16,999,000 | £16,014,000 | £14,436,000 | -9.9% | |
| Equity | £16,999,000 | £16,014,000 | £14,436,000 | -9.9% | |
| Average employees | 290 | 256 | 242 | -5.5% | |
| Wages | £9,719,000 | £9,329,000 | £8,846,000 | -5.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 15.4% | 24.7% | — | |
| Net margin | 31.3% | 19.6% | 18.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.0% | 49.6% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 33.8% | 24.9% | 20.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.06x | 3.85x | 5.14x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- NEWSQUEST COMMUNITY MEDIA LIMITED 2023-03-07 → present
- ARCHANT COMMUNITY MEDIA LIMITED 2011-11-16 → 2023-03-07
- ARCHANT REGIONAL LIMITED 2002-03-01 → 2011-11-16
- EASTERN COUNTIES NEWSPAPERS GROUP LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 2002-03-01
- EASTERN COUNTIES NEWSPAPERS GROUP LIMITED 1884-01-15 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company's business activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development and position, are set out above in the Strategic Report under the sections (i) Principal activities, review of the business and future prospects and (ii) Principal risks and uncertainties. As at 31 December 2025 the company has Net Current Liabilities of £1,626,000 (2024 - £3,351,000). This includes amounts due from/[to] group undertakings of £435,000 (2024 - [£1,400,000]) which are respectively included in Debtors and Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year. Newsquest Media Group Limited has given assurances to the company that funds will continue to be made available for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing of the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 December 2025. The company is expected to continue to generate positive operating cash flows on its own account for the foreseeable future. The company participates in the group's centralised treasury arrangements and so shares banking arrangements with Newsquest Media Group Limited and fellow subsidiaries. As stated above, the directors have received assurances from Newsquest Media Group Limited that resources will be made available to enable the company to meet its liabilities as they fall due. On the basis of their assessment of the company's financial position and the confirmation received from the immediate parent company, the company's directors have concluded that the company will be able to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, Neil Edward | Secretary | 2022-07-27 | — | — |
| FAURE WALKER, Henry Kennedy | Director | 2022-03-18 | Jul 1972 | British |
| HUNTER, Paul Anthony | Director | 2022-03-18 | Feb 1964 | English |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CROSS, Tara | Secretary | 2020-07-01 | 2022-07-27 |
| DAVIES, Ian Alexander | Secretary | 1993-09-01 | 1996-02-19 |
| ELLISON, John Oliver | Secretary | 1996-02-19 | 2014-04-30 |
| MACLEED, Graham Denns | Secretary | — | 1993-08-31 |
| WESTROP, Simon Alton | Secretary | 2022-07-27 | 2024-12-31 |
| BAX, Simon Tristan | Director | 2019-10-02 | 2020-12-09 |
| BIRD, Douglas Leslie | Director | — | 1996-11-15 |
| BONI, Vincent Henri | Director | 2022-04-30 | 2023-04-03 |
| BROWN, William | Director | 1994-10-24 | 1996-05-20 |
| CADBURY, Roger Victor John | Director | 1993-07-27 | 2002-03-25 |
| CLEMINSON, James Arnold Stacey, Sir | Director | — | 1993-05-17 |
| COLMAN, Timothy James Alan, Sir | Director | — | 1996-05-20 |
| COPEMAN, Geoffrey Henry Charles | Director | — | 2002-03-25 |
| COPEMAN, Richard Charles | Director | — | 2001-09-17 |
| COPEMAN, Simon Charles | Director | 2001-08-17 | 2002-03-25 |
| CORTIS, Roger James | Director | — | 1997-11-06 |
| DAVIES, Ian Alexander | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2008-10-29 |
| DE MOLLER, June Frances | Director | 1999-05-12 | 2002-03-25 |
| DENNIS, Barry Roy | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2007-11-09 |
| ELLISON, John Oliver | Director | 2009-03-16 | 2009-03-26 |
| FREW, Anita Margaret | Director | 2001-09-17 | 2002-03-25 |
| FRY, John Anthony | Director | 2002-05-22 | 2008-11-01 |
| FULTON, William Henry | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2009-03-16 |
| GULLIFORD, Simon | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2009-03-16 |
| HALSEY, Andrew Jackson | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2004-01-30 |
| HATTAM, William Harvey | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2017-12-31 |
| HENRY, Jeffrey Lawrence | Director | 2014-11-24 | 2019-09-30 |
| HOGG, Miller | Director | 2012-01-27 | 2014-11-30 |
| HUSTLER, Jonathan Aubrey Eric | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2015-03-31 |
| HUSTLER, Jonathan Aubrey Eric | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2002-09-02 |
| JEAKINGS, Adrian Dion | Director | 2002-10-04 | 2015-06-30 |
| JEWSON, Richard Wilson, Sir | Director | — | 2002-06-14 |
| KELLY, Matthew James | Director | 2016-07-22 | 2020-06-25 |
| LAWRENCE, Christopher | Director | 1998-03-02 | 2002-11-28 |
| LOCKETT, Ivan Rees | Director | — | 2001-09-17 |
| MCCARTHY, Brian Gerard | Director | 2004-01-05 | 2019-09-30 |
| MCCREERY, Stuart | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2011-04-06 |
| MCCREERY, Stuart | Director | 2004-05-05 | 2009-03-16 |
| MILLER, Gavin | Director | 2014-06-17 | 2015-06-23 |
| NAYMAN, Craig Nigel | Director | 2015-08-18 | 2020-05-31 |
| NICHOLLS, Richard | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2006-06-30 |
| PHILLIPS, Stephan John | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2011-04-05 |
| PHILLIPS, Stephan John | Director | 2007-12-11 | 2009-03-16 |
| SCHILLER, Nick Townsend | Director | 2011-04-05 | 2018-11-12 |
| STEVEN-JONES, Nicholas David | Director | 2019-10-02 | 2022-04-30 |
| STEVENSON, Thomas | Director | 1996-04-01 | 2002-04-17 |
| STRONG, Peter Michael | Director | 1996-11-18 | 2002-05-22 |
| STRONG, Peter Michael | Director | 1995-11-18 | 1996-11-18 |
| SWALLOW, Peter William | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2011-10-01 |
| SWALLOW, Peter William | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2009-03-16 |
| TABORIN, Serge Srdan | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2013-12-17 |
| TESTA, Enzo | Director | 2009-03-26 | 2011-12-22 |
| TESTA, Enzo | Director | 2002-03-25 | 2009-03-16 |
| TROUGHTON, Peter John Charles | Director | — | 2002-03-25 |
| WEBSPER, Nigel Gordon Forsyth | Director | 1998-12-14 | 2006-02-10 |
| WILKS, Richard Paul | Director | 2014-06-17 | 2015-05-06 |
| WILLIS, Lorna Maria | Director | 2020-10-20 | 2022-04-30 |
| WILLMOTT, Deirdre Annuncia | Director | 2011-04-06 | 2020-06-25 |
| GOLD ROUND LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2020-10-20 | 2022-03-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Round Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2020-10-20 | Ceased 2022-03-18 |
| Trl 2019 Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-10-20 | Active |
| Archant Community Media Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-10-20 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 427 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-03-07 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-07-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-12-02 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-07 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.