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Register entry · No. SC005830

D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 27 Mar 1905

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 31 Dec 2026.

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    Next due 22 Sep 2027.

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    5 current directors.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    None registered.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 27 Mar 1905 (121 years ago).

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    Never renamed.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 28 Oct 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    COURIER BUILDINGS, 2 ALBERT SQUARE, DUNDEE, SCOTLAND, DD1 9QJ

    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
    GROUP

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    22 Sep 2027
    Last made up to
    8 Sep 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    0
    All time
    0

  6. Names

    1. D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED current

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No figures held yet. They come from accounts filed online since October 2025, and the year before shown in them.

People

Officers All 14, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Christopher Harold William Thomson Director 1 Oct 1995 — July 1950 British · United Kingdom
Alan Richard Finden Hall Director 2 May 2011 — October 1952 British · United Kingdom
David Howard Eric Thomson Director 1 Apr 2014 — November 1973 British · Scotland
John Sidney Thomson Director 1 Apr 2022 — January 1965 British · Scotland
Benjamin John Howard Gray Director 1 Apr 2022 — March 1967 British · Scotland
Peter McCall Secretary 1 Apr 2026 — —

Owners and controllers All 2, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
D.C. Thomson & Company Holdings Limited company · Sc859647 · Scotland Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors 20 Mar 2026 — —

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Is D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED still trading?

The register shows D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED as active.

What does D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED do?

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

When was D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 27 March 1905.

When are D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED's accounts due?

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

When is D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 22 September 2027.

Who runs D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED?

D.C. THOMSON & COMPANY LIMITED has 5 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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