NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£14m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£125m
Equity attributable
Employees
1,509
Average over period
Profit before tax
£34m
Period ending 2023-12-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £148,117,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | £23,626,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £33,992,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £28,262,000 | — | |
| Cash | £14,378,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £149,631,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £125,206,000 | — | |
| Equity | £125,206,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 1,509 | — | |
| Wages | £61,079,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,508,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £28,000 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £976,695 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.0% | |
| Net margin | 19.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 15.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 27.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.83x | |
| Interest cover | 53.33x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP LIMITED 1996-01-29 → present
- REED REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS LIMITED 1988-01-11 → 1996-01-29
- MEGA NEWSPAPERS LIMITED 1983-02-02 → 1988-01-11
- ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIRST SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 1982-11-09 → 1983-02-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The group meets its funding requirements through existing cash balances and cash generated from operations.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, Neil Edward | Secretary | 2003-06-02 | — | British |
| FAURE WALKER, Henry Kennedy | Director | 2014-04-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| GOSSER, Trisha, Chief Financial Officer | Director | 2025-03-20 | Jul 1978 | American |
| HUNTER, Paul Anthony | Director | 2001-07-02 | Feb 1964 | English |
| REED, Michael | Director | 2020-01-30 | May 1966 | American |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLASS, Josephine Mary | Secretary | 1995-04-03 | 2000-03-31 |
| HUNTER, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 2000-03-31 | 2003-06-02 |
| MAYMAN, Todd Andrew | Secretary | 2013-10-22 | 2015-06-29 |
| MOORE, Bryan Sarel | Secretary | — | 1995-03-31 |
| WALL, Barbara Wartelle | Secretary | 2015-06-29 | 2020-01-30 |
| WESTROP, Simon Alton | Secretary | 2005-11-24 | 2024-12-31 |
| AIKEN, Iain William | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2002-04-07 |
| BAILY, Jacqueline Anne | Director | — | 1995-05-14 |
| BASCOBERT, Paul Joseph | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2020-06-19 |
| BLOTT, Timothy James | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2013-06-11 |
| BROWN, James Thomson | Director | — | 2003-07-31 |
| CARPENTER, Neil Edward | Director | 2010-03-23 | 2010-04-12 |
| CHRISTIE, David Gordon | Director | — | 1999-09-30 |
| DAVIDSON, Paul | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2015-05-01 |
| DICKEY, Robert John | Director | 2014-10-21 | 2019-05-07 |
| ELLIS, Michael | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| ENGEL, Alison Kaye | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2020-04-14 |
| HARKER, Victoria Danielle | Director | 2013-10-22 | 2015-06-29 |
| HORNE, Douglas Edward | Director | 2020-06-19 | 2025-03-19 |
| JOSEPH, Anne Janette | Director | 1995-12-21 | 1995-12-21 |
| MARTORE, Gracia Catherine | Director | 2013-10-22 | 2015-06-29 |
| MAYMAN, Todd Andrew | Director | 2013-10-22 | 2015-06-29 |
| MELLON, John Benedict | Director | — | 1996-01-04 |
| MILLS, Roger Charles | Director | 2001-07-02 | 2011-10-07 |
| MUNRO, Robert Kenneth | Director | 1995-12-21 | 1995-12-21 |
| PFEIL, John Christopher | Director | 1995-05-14 | 2001-07-02 |
| PHILBIN, John Nicholas | Director | — | 1994-12-01 |
| RADBURN, Philip Arthur | Director | 1994-01-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| ROBINSON, Eric John Mark | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2005-01-04 |
| WALL, Barbara Wartelle | Director | 2015-06-29 | 2020-01-30 |
| WESTROP, Simon Alton | Director | 2010-03-23 | 2010-04-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newsquest Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 278 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-03 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 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 | |
| 2023-03-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-07-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-30 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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