MEDIAHUIS UK GROUP LTD
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£4.3m
-2.9% first positive since 2023
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | -£245,781,000 | £4,406,000 | £4,278,000 | -2.9% | |
| Equity | -£245,781,000 | £4,406,000 | £4,278,000 | -2.9% | |
| Average employees | 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. 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.02x | — | — |
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 3 times since incorporation
- MEDIAHUIS UK GROUP LTD 2021-04-23 → present
- INDEPENDENT NEWS & MEDIA (UK) LTD 1999-06-24 → 2021-04-23
- INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS HOLDINGS LIMITED 1977-12-31 → 1999-06-24
- PURBRICK,VICARY & ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1970-06-30 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“This financial information has been prepared on the going concern basis, with the Company having net assets of £4.3m (2024: net assets £4.4m), which assumes that the Company will continue to be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- MEDIAHUIS UK GROUP LTD · parent
- Mediahuis UK Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, Richard | Secretary | 2017-10-02 | — | — |
| GRAY, Richard | Director | 2021-07-31 | Sep 1982 | British |
| MURRAY, Ross | Director | 2024-04-12 | Jul 1982 | Irish |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRACKEN, Derek Andrew | Secretary | 2003-06-16 | 2011-04-19 |
| MCCORMACK, John Joseph | Secretary | — | 1997-05-12 |
| ROUND, Andrew John | Secretary | 1997-05-01 | 2003-06-16 |
| SNODDY, Simon | Secretary | 2011-04-19 | 2017-10-02 |
| CHANCE, Thomas Arthur | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| CROWLEY, Vincent Conor | Director | 2010-09-29 | 2014-06-02 |
| FALLON, Ivan Gregory | Director | 2003-02-17 | 2010-02-23 |
| GRAY, Richard | Director | 2019-01-31 | 2019-01-31 |
| HARTON, Stephen | Director | 2019-01-31 | 2024-04-12 |
| HEALY, Liam Padraig | Director | — | 2009-09-04 |
| HOPKINS, Brendan Michael Anthony | Director | — | 2010-12-31 |
| MCCLEAN, Richard J | Director | 2011-06-27 | 2021-07-31 |
| MEAGHER, John Francis | Director | — | 1991-01-09 |
| O'KENNEDY, Eamonn | Director | 2011-06-27 | 2014-12-31 |
| PARKINSON, James Joseph | Director | — | 2009-09-04 |
| PRESTON, Michael Ryan | Director | 2014-12-31 | 2019-01-31 |
| ROUND, Andrew John | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2011-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mediahuis Ireland Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm), Significant influence (as firm) | 2017-01-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 208 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-10-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-10-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-10-14 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-14 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-09-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.