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DEVON NEWS MEDIA LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 6 Dec 1985

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 31 Dec 2026.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 18 Oct 2027.

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    None of the 2 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    2 current directors; 2 left in the last 12 months.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £583,759.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 6 Dec 1985 (40 years ago).

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    Name changes

    2 earlier names, none in the last year.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 5 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    NEWSPAPER HOUSE, FARADAY ROAD, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE, ENGLAND, RG14 2AD

    As filed with Companies House.
  2. Nature of business

    • 58130 Publishing of newspapers
  3. Accounts

    Next due
    31 Dec 2026
    Last made up to
    31 Mar 2025
    Type
    AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY
  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    18 Oct 2027
    Last made up to
    4 Oct 2026
  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    1
    All time
    2
  6. Names

    1. DEVON NEWS MEDIA LIMITED current
    2. TINDLE NEWSPAPERS DEVON LIMITED earlier
    3. DEVON AND CORNWALL NEWSPAPERS LIMITED earlier

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Mar 2023 not published not published £447,212 £583,759 48
31 Mar 2022 * not published not published £285,009 £385,093 44

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

People

Officers All 23, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
William Charles Frederick Shepherd Director 27 Mar 2026 — December 1973 British · England
David Sidney Fordham Director 27 Mar 2026 — June 1953 British · United Kingdom

Owners and controllers All 6, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Newbury News And Media Ltd company · 11861159 · England Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors 27 Mar 2026 — —

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Is DEVON NEWS MEDIA LIMITED still trading?

The register shows DEVON NEWS MEDIA LIMITED as active.

What does DEVON NEWS MEDIA LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 58130 (Publishing of newspapers).

When was DEVON NEWS MEDIA LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 6 December 1985.

When are DEVON NEWS MEDIA LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 31 December 2026. The last accounts were made up to 31 March 2025.

When is DEVON NEWS MEDIA LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 18 October 2027.

Who runs DEVON NEWS MEDIA LIMITED?

DEVON NEWS MEDIA LIMITED has 2 current directors. They're listed under People on this page.

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