NEWSCO INSIDER LIMITED
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Cash
£719K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1M
highest in 6 filed years
Employees
48
lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£430K
Period ending 2025-09-30
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,064,000 | £5,744,000 | £6,316,000 | £6,673,000 | £7,209,092 | £4,846,852 | — | |
| Operating profit | -£1,365,000 | £513,000 | £635,000 | £281,000 | £271,702 | £445,500 | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,362,000 | £510,000 | £631,000 | £289,000 | £329,786 | £429,638 | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,247,000 | £514,000 | £572,000 | £214,000 | £261,671 | £408,608 | — | |
| Cash | £538,000 | £639,000 | £858,000 | £1,339,000 | £887,309 | £718,776 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£416,000 | £52,000 | £308,000 | £520,000 | £663,079 | £1,071,687 | — | |
| Net assets | -£873,000 | -£360,000 | £212,000 | £417,000 | £639,579 | £1,048,187 | — | |
| Equity | -£873,000 | -£360,000 | £212,000 | £417,000 | £639,579 | £1,048,187 | — | |
| Average employees | 64 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 48 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,483,000 | £2,446,000 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £71,000 | — | — | — |
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 covers about 9 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -44.5% | 8.9% | 10.1% | 4.2% | 3.8% | 9.2% | |
| Net margin | -40.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 8.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 986.5% | 206.2% | 54.0% | 41.0% | 41.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 81.7% | 82.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.18x | 1.10x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 17.56x | — | 28.09x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- NEWSCO INSIDER LIMITED 2000-08-11 → present
- NEWSCO PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 1992-05-22 → 2000-08-11
- INHOCO 178 LIMITED 1992-04-24 → 1992-05-22
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- NEWSCO INSIDER LIMITED · parent
- The Business Magazine Group Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On the 18 December 2024, the intermediate parent, Neo Media Holdings Limited signed a Term Loan Facility with HSBC UK Bank plc, the facility to be used primarily to fund the acquisition of Iconic Media Holdings Limited. The following group companies are guarantors for the facility: Iconic Media Holdings Limited, Iconic Media Group Limited, Newsco Insider Limited, Midland News Association Limited(The) and Insider Media Limited. The Term Loan has a maturity date of December 2027 with options to extend the loan to December 2029 and interest is charged at a 3.35% margin over the SONIA daily rate.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENMARK, Callum Nicholas Charles | Director | 2025-05-27 | Nov 1989 | British |
| DENMARK, Malcolm Charles | Director | 2025-05-27 | Jul 1955 | British |
| DENMARK, Tara Clare Maria | Director | 2025-05-27 | Feb 1992 | Irish |
| ELLIOT, Richard Emmerson | Director | 2025-05-27 | Feb 1966 | British |
| WHITEHAIR, Russell William George | Director | 2025-05-27 | Aug 1957 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKBURN, Andrew Stewart | Secretary | 2015-02-24 | 2015-09-21 |
| HALL, Terence Michael | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | 2018-04-17 |
| JASPAN, Nicholas | Secretary | 1992-05-29 | 1995-04-01 |
| LALL, Ounkar | Secretary | 2002-04-15 | 2002-10-28 |
| LEE, Hannah Rachel | Secretary | 2012-07-27 | 2015-02-24 |
| MCHUGH-ALLEN, Carol | Secretary | 1995-04-01 | 1999-12-22 |
| MILNES, Ann | Secretary | 1999-12-22 | 2002-04-12 |
| WENTWORTH, Ian | Secretary | 2002-10-28 | 2012-07-27 |
| A B & C SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-04-24 | 1992-05-29 |
| AUCKLAND, Stephen Andrew | Director | 1999-12-22 | 2001-10-15 |
| BALFOUR, Alastair Lindsay | Director | 1992-06-03 | 1997-09-22 |
| BLACKBURN, Andrew Stewart | Director | 2015-02-24 | 2015-09-21 |
| COLLINSON, Leonard | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1999-12-22 |
| GEDDES, William John | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1995-05-22 |
| HADDOW, Andrew David Charles | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2002-02-28 |
| HALL, Terence Michael | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-04-17 |
| HOLLINSHEAD, Mark Thomas | Director | 2023-04-28 | 2025-05-27 |
| JASPAN, Nicholas | Director | 1992-05-29 | 2000-07-03 |
| LAVERICK, Susan Christine | Director | 1999-12-22 | 2008-09-26 |
| LEE, Hannah Rachel | Director | 2012-08-20 | 2014-11-10 |
| MANNING, Sheree Olivia | Director | 2023-11-09 | 2025-06-20 |
| MONTGOMERY, David John | Director | 2023-04-28 | 2025-05-27 |
| OAKLEY, Christopher John | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2014-08-06 |
| QUINN, Thomas Patrick | Director | 1993-10-28 | 1995-04-25 |
| ROBERTS, Marlen | Director | 2002-02-06 | 2023-04-28 |
| SLIM, Andrew David | Director | 2005-05-13 | 2023-04-28 |
| TAYLOR, Jill | Director | 1995-08-07 | 1999-12-22 |
| TAYLOR, Michael Stewart | Director | 2005-05-13 | 2011-10-01 |
| WATERHOUSE, Robert Ensor | Director | 1992-05-29 | 1999-12-22 |
| WENTWORTH, Ian | Director | 2005-05-13 | 2012-03-01 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-04-24 | 1992-05-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlen Roberts | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-04-28 |
| Insider Media Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 219 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.