NEWSTEAM GROUP LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-27 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£577K
-33% vs 2023
Net assets
£413K
+116.1% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
214
-18.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+278% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-29 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-01-02 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-01-02 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £17,650,814 | £29,470,389 | — | £29,470,389 | £41,785,881 | — | — | £58,731,250 | £67,743,142 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£143,346 | £344,454 | — | £344,454 | -£703,661 | — | — | £1,100,039 | £4,252,646 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£143,346 | £344,454 | — | £344,454 | -£704,315 | — | — | £1,093,185 | £4,132,453 | |
| Net profit | — | -£143,346 | £344,454 | — | £344,454 | -£704,315 | — | — | £1,995,200 | £2,987,493 | |
| Cash | — | £141,816 | £1,251,522 | £1,251,522 | £1,251,522 | £551,877 | £551,877 | £169,194 | £860,842 | £577,055 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £61,708 | £456,162 | — | £456,162 | -£263,986 | — | — | -£466,798 | £424,088 | |
| Net assets | — | -£2,780,792 | -£2,436,338 | — | -£2,436,338 | -£3,140,653 | — | — | -£2,574,202 | £413,291 | |
| Equity | -£2,780,792 | -£2,780,792 | -£2,436,338 | -£2,436,338 | -£2,436,338 | -£3,140,653 | -£3,140,653 | -£4,569,402 | -£2,574,202 | £413,291 | |
| Average employees | — | 68 | 91 | — | 91 | 189 | — | — | 262 | 214 | |
| Wages | — | £1,358,629 | £2,067,529 | — | £2,067,529 | £2,699,696 | — | — | £5,723,868 | £5,836,728 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £204,656 | £227,732 | — | £297,377 | £321,105 | — | — | £271,256 | £214,738 |
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 2024-12-28 vs 2023-12-30
-
Turnover
+15.3%
£58,731,250 £67,743,142
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
-33%
£860,842 £577,055
-
Net assets
+116.1%
-£2,574,202 £413,291
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-18.3%
262 214
-
Operating profit
+286.6%
£1,100,039 £4,252,646
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+278%
£1,093,185 £4,132,453
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+2%
£5,723,868 £5,836,728
highest in 6 filed years
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 | 2019-12-29 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-01-02 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-01-02 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -0.8% | 1.2% | — | 1.2% | -1.7% | — | — | 1.9% | 6.3% | |
| Net margin | — | -0.8% | 1.2% | — | 1.2% | -1.7% | — | — | 3.4% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -232.3% | 75.5% | — | 75.5% | 266.6% | — | — | -235.7% | 1002.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.83x | 0.83x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -1019.80x | — | — | 102.97x | 32.78x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- NEWSTEAM GROUP LTD. 2015-02-02 → present
- THE NORTH WEST NEWSPAPER DELIVERY COMPANY LTD. 2014-12-03 → 2015-02-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Pure Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company generated a profit before tax of £4.13m and closed the year with net assets of £413k. The directors have reviewed trading and cash flow forecasts for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these accounts and are satisfied that the Company will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- NEWSTEAM GROUP LTD. · parent
- Suffolk News Delivery Limited
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company acquired a subsidiary, Suffolk News Delivery Limited.”
- “With operating profits rising sharply to £4.25m (2023: £1.1m), the company was also able to fully repay the £3.14m loan to Kinton Technology within the period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAGGER, Neil Hilton | Director | 2022-06-01 | Mar 1962 | British |
| KENNETT, Jonathan Robert | Director | 2017-05-26 | Mar 1980 | British |
| MOORE, Sally | Director | 2025-01-01 | Oct 1974 | British |
| WAKEHAM, Simon | Director | 2020-11-01 | Jul 1977 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMILTON-WOODTHORPE, Catherine Joan | Secretary | 2022-04-11 | 2022-12-31 |
| COLLIER, Julie Ann | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2023-11-30 |
| FULTON, John Howard | Director | 2020-11-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| GODDARD, Paul Christian | Director | 2021-04-05 | 2023-12-31 |
| HAMILTON-WOODTHORPE, Catherine Joan | Director | 2022-04-11 | 2022-12-31 |
| KINTON, Michael James | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2023-12-22 |
| TRUSCOTT, Jeremy | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2020-10-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suonal Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-22 | Ceased 2023-12-22 |
| Mr Michael James Kinton | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2023-12-22 | Ceased 2023-12-22 |
| Mr Jonathan Robert Kennett | Individual | Appoints directors | 2017-05-26 | Ceased 2017-05-27 |
| Mr Michael James Kinton | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-03-31 | Ceased 2023-12-22 |
| Mr Jeremy Truscott | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-12-03 | Ceased 2020-10-31 |
| Miss Julie Ann Collier | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-12-03 | Ceased 2016-12-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-13 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-05-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-12-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-27 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.