REUTERS NEWS & MEDIA LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-09 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-26
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
-14% vs 2023
Net assets
£190M
+10.9% vs 2023
Employees
1,009
+1.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£7M
-28% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £223,969,000 | £236,570,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £10,657,000 | £8,129,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £10,408,000 | £7,494,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £8,376,000 | £1,881,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £3,490,000 | £3,003,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £181,386,000 | £202,943,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £171,507,000 | £190,207,000 | |
| Equity | -£68,862,000 | £34,717,000 | £161,193,000 | £161,899,000 | £162,727,000 | £171,507,000 | £190,207,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 994 | 1,009 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £76,660,000 | £80,817,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £620,000 | £176,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+5.6%
£223,969,000 £236,570,000
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Cash
-14%
£3,490,000 £3,003,000
-
Net assets
+10.9%
£171,507,000 £190,207,000
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Employees
+1.5%
994 1,009
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Operating profit
-23.7%
£10,657,000 £8,129,000
-
Profit before tax
-28%
£10,408,000 £7,494,000
-
Wages
+5.4%
£76,660,000 £80,817,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 3.7% | 0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 5.9% | 4.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.45x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 42.80x | 5.84x |
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
- REUTERS NEWS & MEDIA LIMITED 2018-03-14 → present
- THOMSON FINANCIAL NEWS LIMITED 2007-08-09 → 2018-03-14
- AFX NEWS LIMITED 1995-07-06 → 2007-08-09
- AFP/EXTEL NEWS LIMITED 1990-09-10 → 1995-07-06
- LEASEJOINT LIMITED 1990-05-24 → 1990-09-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company is in a net current asset position and the current economic conditions are not having an adverse impact on the Company's forecasts and projections. The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- REUTERS NEWS & MEDIA LIMITED · parent
- Pearl River Information Limited 100%
- Agence Reuter SARL 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 February 2024, the Company acquired trade and assets from Imagen Limited, a fellow group undertaking, for a consideration of US$14,000,000 (£11,053,000).”
- “On 1 May 2024, the Company acquired trade and assets from World Business Media Limited, a fellow group undertaking, for a consideration of US$29,200,000 (£24,335,000).”
- “On 1 July 2024, the Company sold the Brand rights of World Business Media Limited to fellow group undertakings, for a consideration of US$3,020,000 (£2,387,000)”
- “On 1 August 2024, the Company acquired trade and assets from Screenocean Limited, a fellow group undertaking, for a consideration of US$5,746,000 (£4,479,000).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAN, Yee Man | Secretary | 2025-10-02 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON, Tara Jane | Director | 2023-12-07 | Oct 1972 | British |
| MAJOR, Kimberley | Director | 2018-09-14 | Mar 1985 | British |
| ROWELL, Wayne David | Director | 2019-10-28 | Mar 1982 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOATENG, Barbara | Secretary | 2018-10-01 | 2025-08-20 |
| BOSSEY, Kelvin Charles | Secretary | — | 2000-01-10 |
| COE, Robin Francis | Secretary | 2003-07-08 | 2005-06-27 |
| KELLETT-CLARKE, Richard Graham Quinton | Secretary | 2000-03-08 | 2002-03-12 |
| MACLEAN, Elizabeth Maria | Secretary | 2009-03-31 | 2011-07-25 |
| MILLIGAN, Tyrone Greg | Secretary | 2005-06-27 | 2007-11-02 |
| O'HANLON, Carla | Secretary | 2011-07-25 | 2018-10-01 |
| ROBINSON, Timothy | Secretary | 2002-03-12 | 2003-07-08 |
| THOMAS, Hywel Rees | Secretary | 2007-11-02 | 2009-03-31 |
| BECKER-SMITH, Cassandra | Director | 2015-10-23 | 2016-12-08 |
| BELL, David Charles Maurice, Sir | Director | 1995-03-02 | 2000-03-10 |
| BROOKES, Nicholas George | Director | — | 1998-10-01 |
| BRULET, Denis | Director | — | 1994-10-10 |
| CAMPBELL, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2013-06-28 | 2015-10-23 |
| CLARK, Stuart James | Director | — | 1995-11-02 |
| COE, Robin Francis | Director | 2004-04-22 | 2005-06-27 |
| DAVIS, John Gordon | Director | 1998-11-11 | 2000-02-29 |
| DILLON HATCHER, Imogen Melissa | Director | 1995-12-21 | 1997-07-31 |
| EVENO, Bertrand | Director | 2001-01-26 | 2006-02-20 |
| FAGAN, Daragh Patrick Feltrim | Director | 2009-03-31 | 2013-06-28 |
| FLEURY, Lionel | Director | — | 1996-03-19 |
| GRELLET, Gilbert | Director | — | 2001-04-30 |
| GUIRAUD, David | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2006-07-17 |
| HARDING, Nicholas David | Director | 2008-10-08 | 2011-05-09 |
| HIAULT, Denis | Director | 1996-11-22 | 2004-04-22 |
| KEEN, Matthew Bryan | Director | 2018-10-01 | 2023-12-07 |
| KELLETT-CLARKE, Richard Graham Quinton | Director | — | 2002-03-12 |
| LOUETTE, Pierre Andre Jean | Director | 2004-04-22 | 2006-07-17 |
| LUDIER, Antoine | Director | 2001-05-15 | 2006-07-17 |
| MICOULEAU, Philippe | Director | 2005-09-06 | 2006-07-17 |
| MILLIGAN, Tyrone Greg | Director | 2006-03-31 | 2007-11-02 |
| MIOT, Jean | Director | 1996-03-19 | 1999-04-15 |
| MITCHLEY, David Martin | Director | 2012-04-22 | 2018-09-14 |
| OLIVER, Richard John | Director | 2006-07-17 | 2009-03-31 |
| PARRY, Graham | Director | — | 2003-01-01 |
| PLOGHAUS, Stefan | Director | 2002-09-05 | 2006-12-12 |
| SCHERER, Eric Pierre | Director | 2001-05-15 | 2006-07-17 |
| SMITH, Donal Thomas | Director | 2006-07-17 | 2008-02-29 |
| TARLING, Richard | Director | 2011-05-09 | 2012-04-22 |
| THOMAS, Hywel Rees | Director | 2006-07-17 | 2009-03-31 |
| THORN, Peter | Director | 2016-12-08 | 2018-10-01 |
| TRANCHARD, Jean Pierre Jules Paul | Director | 1999-04-14 | 2001-04-13 |
| VIGNOLLE, Jean Pierre | Director | 2001-01-26 | 2005-09-06 |
| VILLA, Monique | Director | — | 1996-11-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ttc Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-08 | Ceased 2025-07-02 |
| Thomson Reuters Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-08 | Ceased 2018-05-08 |
| Thomson Reuters Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2018-05-08 | Active |
| Thomson Financial Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-05-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 232 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-26 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-26 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-26 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-10-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.