NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP LIMITED, BH1 1BZ : Companies House Number 01676637

Executive summary

Newsquest Media Group is a cornerstone of the UK regional publishing sector, leveraging its position as a large-scale, Gannett-backed subsidiary to navigate the industry's transition from print to digital. While the £1 share capital is a mere group accounting technicality, the requirement to file Full accounts underscores its substantial economic footprint, easily outscaling most regional competitors. Ultimately, its competitive moat relies on utilizing US-parent resources and domestic scale to offset the secular decline of print through digital subscriptions and diversified local marketing services.

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Overview

Company type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 1982-11-09
Registered office: Newsquest Media Group Limited The Echo Building, 18 Albert Road, Bournemouth, England, BH1 1BZ
Postcode: BH1 1BZ
Capital: 1 GBP
Accounts category: Full
Charges: 1 outstanding

Accounts

Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Next due by: 2027-09-30
Financial year end: 31 December

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated: 2026-07-22
Next due by: 2027-08-05

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Nature of business (SIC)

58130 Publishing of newspapers

Officers 5 current · 31 resigned

Trisha, Chief Financial Officer GOSSER Director

Appointed 2025-03-20

MR Michael REED Director

Appointed 2020-01-30

MR Henry Kennedy FAURE WALKER Director

Appointed 2014-04-01

MR Neil Edward CARPENTER Secretary

Appointed 2003-06-02

MR Paul Anthony HUNTER Director

Appointed 2001-07-02

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Group structure 77 subsidiaries

Controlled by NEWSQUEST CAPITAL LIMITED — since 2016-04-06

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From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.

Public contracts won 27

£158,972 total awarded value where published.

PH Live Longer Better Continence Marketing Campaign - Newspaper Ads

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL 2026-06-16 £4,000
CS Childcare Recruitment Marketing Campaign

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL 2026-01-29 £1,200
PH Live Longer Better Strength and Balance Marketing Campaign - Newspaper Ads

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL 2025-10-24 £2,500
Shared Lives marketing campaign print media

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL 2025-09-03 £2,296
PH Live Longer Better Inactives marketing campaign newspaper ads

HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL 2025-05-13 £2,861

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Licensed visa sponsor

Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).

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Modern slavery statement

Registered a modern slavery statement for 2026 (period to 2025-12-31) — 5 years on the registry.

Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z8884774 (Tier 3), registered since 2004.

Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Gender pay gap

5.4%

Women's median hourly pay below men's, 2025/26 · around the middle of the pack for parity

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Contact details

Website: newsquest.co.uk
Phone: 08007314900, 03031231113

We are a media company with a difference. We are committed to bringing a voice to your region.>

Previous company names

Name	Date changed
REED REGIONAL NEWSPAPERS LIMITED	1996-01-29
MEGA NEWSPAPERS LIMITED	1988-01-11
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIRST SHELF TRADING COMPANY LIMITED	1983-02-02

Previous registered addresses 4

Address	Changed on
58 CHURCH STREET, WEYBRIDGE, SURREY, KT13 8DP	2014-12-11
NEWSPAPER HOUSE, 34-44 LONDON RD, MORDEN, SURREY SM4 5BX	2004-02-08
QUADRANT HOUSE, THE QUADRANT, SUTTON, SURREY SM2 5AS	1991-08-07
88 HIGH STREET, ORPINGTON, KENT, BR6 7BA	1990-02-05

Among its peers

2nd oldest

of 8 similar companies in BH, trading since 1982

169 companies are registered at this postcode →

The class of 1982

53%

of the 12,656 companies incorporated in 1982 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.

A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.

Survival rates for every incorporation year →

Property in England & Wales 12 titles

Freehold: 4
Leasehold: 8
Most recent registration: 2025-03-14
Where: Buckinghamshire (1), Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole (1), Dorset (1)

Title number	County	Tenure	Registered	Price paid
BM291917	Buckinghamshire	Freehold	2025-03-14	—
DT481377	Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole	Leasehold	2024-04-03	—
DT258661	Dorset	Leasehold	2023-09-07	—
CU130114	Cumberland	Freehold	2019-07-31	—
ST351109	Somerset	Leasehold	2019-02-28	—
MAN204125	Greater Manchester	Leasehold	2018-08-02	—
CYM729118	Flintshire	Leasehold	2018-07-03	—
WT436303	Swindon	Leasehold	2018-03-22	—
EX350339	Essex	Freehold	2017-12-12	—
NYK202100	North Yorkshire	Freehold	2017-05-11	—
NGL965620	Greater London	Leasehold	2016-12-14	—
CH649577	Warrington	Leasehold	2016-06-13	—

For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).