NEWSTEAM GROUP LTD.
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Cash
£922k
+59.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£533k
+28.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
192
-10.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.6m
-36.6% first positive since 2022
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-02 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £29,470,389 | £41,785,881 | £51,051,990 | £58,731,250 | £67,743,142 | £79,376,708 | +17.2% | |
| Operating profit | £344,454 | -£703,661 | -£1,424,098 | £1,100,039 | £4,252,646 | £2,612,918 | -38.6% | |
| Profit before tax | £344,454 | -£704,315 | -£1,428,749 | £1,093,185 | £4,132,453 | £2,620,786 | -36.6% | |
| Net profit | £344,454 | -£704,315 | -£1,428,749 | £1,995,200 | £2,987,493 | £1,769,315 | -40.8% | |
| Cash | £1,251,522 | £551,877 | £169,194 | £860,842 | £577,055 | £921,918 | +59.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £456,162 | -£263,986 | -£1,402,735 | -£466,798 | £424,088 | £539,906 | +27.3% | |
| Net assets | -£2,436,338 | -£3,140,653 | -£4,569,402 | -£2,574,202 | £413,291 | £532,606 | +28.9% | |
| Equity | -£2,436,338 | -£3,140,653 | -£4,569,402 | -£2,574,202 | £413,291 | £532,606 | +28.9% | |
| Average employees | 91 | 189 | 245 | 262 | 214 | 192 | -10.3% | |
| Wages | £2,067,529 | £2,699,696 | £4,647,438 | £5,723,868 | £5,946,771 | £6,202,414 | +4.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £297,377 | £321,105 | £264,444 | £271,256 | £214,738 | £356,199 | +65.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £2,862 | £1,321 | £2,411 | +82.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £115,000 | £118,185 | £162,363 | +37.4% |
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 —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-01-02 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | -1.7% | -2.8% | 1.9% | 6.3% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | 1.2% | -1.7% | -2.8% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 75.5% | — | — | — | 1002.8% | 484.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 149.7% | 146.2% | 171.8% | 126.0% | 96.2% | 96.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.83x | 0.83x | 0.76x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 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 £2.62m and closed the year with not assets of £532,606. 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
- Garners News Ltd
- Garners Fulfilment Solutions Ltd
Significant events
- “A significant development in 2025 was the acquisition of all Morrisons home delivery rounds.”
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 80 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 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 |
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.