FIRST STOP NEWS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-27 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-27
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-03 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-19
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£1M
0% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£0
Period ending 2025-03-27
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-27
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-27 | 2020-03-27 | 2021-03-27 | 2022-03-27 | 2023-03-27 | 2024-03-27 | 2025-03-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £0 | £0 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | -£1,493,000 | -£1,493,000 | -£1,493,000 | -£1,493,000 | -£1,493,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,493,000 | -£1,493,000 | |
| Equity | -£1,493,000 | -£1,493,000 | -£1,493,000 | -£1,493,000 | -£1,493,000 | -£1,493,000 | -£1,493,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-27 vs 2024-03-27
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
0%
-£1,493,000 -£1,493,000
-
Employees
—
Not reported
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 | 2019-03-27 | 2020-03-27 | 2021-03-27 | 2022-03-27 | 2023-03-27 | 2024-03-27 | 2025-03-27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 137.3% | 137.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00x | 0.00x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BHP LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“On this basis, the directors are satisfied that the group will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- FIRST STOP NEWS LIMITED · parent
- Rippleglen Limited 100%
- Maynews Limited 100%
- Eastcliffe News Shops Limited 100%
- Supernews Stores Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The principal activity of the company during the year was that of a dormant, intermediate holding company.”
- “The company has not traded during the current or preceding year. It received no income and incurred no expenditure, and therefore made neither profit nor loss.”
- “At 26 March 2025 the group had net currents liabilities of £2,156,000 (2024: net current liabilities of £1,149,000). The increase in net current liabilities due to the maturity of a loan falling within 12 months which has now been subsequently refinanced in the financial year ending 26 March 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES, Jonathan Martin | Secretary | 2016-03-23 | — | — |
| CLAYTON, Mark James | Director | 2020-08-01 | May 1989 | British |
| JAMES, Jonathan Martin | Director | 2016-03-23 | Sep 1968 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYETT, Peter | Secretary | 2011-02-10 | 2016-03-23 |
| BEVERLEY, Christine Anne | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2016-03-23 |
| COLLEY, Michael John | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2016-03-23 |
| HARGREAVE, Anthony Robert Brooks | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2016-03-23 |
| HYETT, Peter | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2016-03-23 |
| JAMES, Rebecca Jane | Director | 2016-03-23 | 2019-02-22 |
| JONES, Laraine | Director | 2011-02-10 | 2016-03-23 |
| TITTERTON, Mark John | Director | 2017-07-06 | 2026-02-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Rebecca Jane James | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-22 |
| Mr Jonathan Martin James | Individual | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| James Convenience Retail Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 72 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-12-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2020-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-03-18 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2019-12-20 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.