Newsquest Community Media Limited

Active00019300 Private limited company
Incorporated
15 January 1884 (142 years)
Previously known as
Archant Community Media Limited (until 7 March 2023)
Archant Regional Limited (until 16 November 2011)
Eastern Counties Newspapers Group Limited (until 1 March 2002)
Earlier: Eastern Counties Newspapers Group Limited
Industry
Publishing of newspapers (58130)
Other publishing activities (58190)
Directors
Owned by
Accounts type
Full
Region
South West
Address
Newsquest Media Group Limited The Echo Building
18 Albert Road
Bournemouth
BH1 1BZ

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
5 August 2027
Last conf. stmt
22 July 2026

Charges

Total
16
Outstanding
0
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
16

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Carpenter, Neil Edward
Secretary · Appointed 27 July 2022
Director · Appointed 18 March 2022
Also at TRL 2019 Limited, Education and Employers Taskforce
British
Born July 1972 (54)
Director · Appointed 18 March 2022
Also at Newsquest Media (Southern) Limited, Newsquest Media Group Limited, Newsquest (Herts and Bucks) Limited · more companies
English
Born February 1964 (62)
Officer history (59 former)
31 December 2024
Resigned Westrop, Simon Alton as Secretary
3 April 2023
Resigned Boni, Vincent Henri as Director
27 July 2022
Appointed Westrop, Simon Alton as Secretary
27 July 2022
Resigned Cross, Tara as Secretary
27 July 2022
Appointed Carpenter, Neil Edward as Secretary
30 April 2022
Resigned Steven-Jones, Nicholas David as Director
30 April 2022
Appointed Boni, Vincent Henri as Director
30 April 2022
Resigned Willis, Lorna Maria as Director
18 March 2022
Appointed Hunter, Paul Anthony as Director
18 March 2022
Appointed Faure Walker, Henry Kennedy as Director
18 March 2022
Resigned Gold Round Limited as Corporate Director
9 December 2020
Resigned Bax, Simon Tristan as Director
20 October 2020
Appointed Gold Round Limited as Corporate Director
20 October 2020
Appointed Willis, Lorna Maria as Director
1 July 2020
Appointed Cross, Tara as Secretary
25 June 2020
Resigned Kelly, Matthew James as Director
25 June 2020
Resigned Willmott, Deirdre Annuncia as Director
31 May 2020
Resigned Nayman, Craig Nigel as Director
2 October 2019
Appointed Bax, Simon Tristan as Director
2 October 2019
Appointed Steven-Jones, Nicholas David as Director
30 September 2019
Resigned Henry, Jeffrey Lawrence as Director
30 September 2019
Resigned Mccarthy, Brian Gerard as Director
12 November 2018
Resigned Schiller, Nick Townsend as Director
31 December 2017
Resigned Hattam, William Harvey as Director
22 July 2016
Appointed Kelly, Matthew James as Director
18 August 2015
Appointed Nayman, Craig Nigel as Director
30 June 2015
Resigned Jeakings, Adrian Dion as Director
23 June 2015
Resigned Miller, Gavin as Director
6 May 2015
Resigned Wilks, Richard Paul as Director
31 March 2015
Resigned Hustler, Jonathan Aubrey Eric as Director
30 November 2014
Resigned Hogg, Miller as Director
24 November 2014
Appointed Henry, Jeffrey Lawrence as Director
17 June 2014
Appointed Miller, Gavin as Director
17 June 2014
Appointed Wilks, Richard Paul as Director
30 April 2014
Resigned Ellison, John Oliver as Secretary
17 December 2013
Resigned Taborin, Serge Srdan as Director
27 January 2012
Appointed Hattam, William Harvey as Director
27 January 2012
Appointed Hogg, Miller as Director
22 December 2011
Resigned Testa, Enzo as Director
1 October 2011
Appointed Taborin, Serge Srdan as Director
1 October 2011
Resigned Swallow, Peter William as Director
6 April 2011
Resigned Mccreery, Stuart as Director
6 April 2011
Appointed Willmott, Deirdre Annuncia as Director
5 April 2011
Resigned Phillips, Stephan John as Director
5 April 2011
Appointed Schiller, Nick Townsend as Director
26 March 2009
Appointed Swallow, Peter William as Director
26 March 2009
Appointed Testa, Enzo as Director
26 March 2009
Appointed Mccreery, Stuart as Director
26 March 2009
Appointed Hustler, Jonathan Aubrey Eric as Director
26 March 2009
Resigned Ellison, John Oliver as Director
26 March 2009
Appointed Phillips, Stephan John as Director
16 March 2009
Resigned Mccreery, Stuart as Director
16 March 2009
Resigned Gulliford, Simon as Director
16 March 2009
Resigned Phillips, Stephan John as Director
16 March 2009
Resigned Fulton, William Henry as Director
16 March 2009
Appointed Ellison, John Oliver as Director
16 March 2009
Resigned Swallow, Peter William as Director
16 March 2009
Resigned Testa, Enzo as Director
1 November 2008
Resigned Fry, John Anthony as Director
29 October 2008
Resigned Davies, Ian Alexander as Director
11 December 2007
Appointed Phillips, Stephan John as Director
9 November 2007
Resigned Dennis, Barry Roy as Director
30 June 2006
Resigned Nicholls, Richard as Director
10 February 2006
Resigned Websper, Nigel Gordon Forsyth as Director
5 May 2004
Appointed Mccreery, Stuart as Director
30 January 2004
Resigned Halsey, Andrew Jackson as Director
5 January 2004
Appointed Mccarthy, Brian Gerard as Director
28 November 2002
Resigned Lawrence, Christopher as Director
4 October 2002
Appointed Jeakings, Adrian Dion as Director
2 September 2002
Resigned Hustler, Jonathan Aubrey Eric as Director
14 June 2002
Resigned Jewson, Richard Wilson, Sir as Director
22 May 2002
Resigned Strong, Peter Michael as Director
22 May 2002
Appointed Fry, John Anthony as Director
17 April 2002
Resigned Stevenson, Thomas as Director
25 March 2002
Resigned Cadbury, Roger Victor John as Director
25 March 2002
Resigned Troughton, Peter John Charles as Director
25 March 2002
Appointed Hustler, Jonathan Aubrey Eric as Director
25 March 2002
Appointed Fulton, William Henry as Director
25 March 2002
Resigned Frew, Anita Margaret as Director
25 March 2002
Appointed Nicholls, Richard as Director
25 March 2002
Resigned Copeman, Simon Charles as Director
25 March 2002
Appointed Davies, Ian Alexander as Director
25 March 2002
Resigned De Moller, June Frances as Director
25 March 2002
Resigned Copeman, Geoffrey Henry Charles as Director
25 March 2002
Appointed Swallow, Peter William as Director
25 March 2002
Appointed Dennis, Barry Roy as Director
25 March 2002
Appointed Halsey, Andrew Jackson as Director
25 March 2002
Appointed Testa, Enzo as Director
25 March 2002
Appointed Gulliford, Simon as Director
17 September 2001
Resigned Lockett, Ivan Rees as Director
17 September 2001
Resigned Copeman, Richard Charles as Director
17 September 2001
Appointed Frew, Anita Margaret as Director
17 August 2001
Appointed Copeman, Simon Charles as Director
12 May 1999
Appointed De Moller, June Frances as Director
14 December 1998
Appointed Websper, Nigel Gordon Forsyth as Director
2 March 1998
Appointed Lawrence, Christopher as Director
6 November 1997
Resigned Cortis, Roger James as Director
18 November 1996
Resigned Strong, Peter Michael as Director
18 November 1996
Appointed Strong, Peter Michael as Director
15 November 1996
Resigned Bird, Douglas Leslie as Director
20 May 1996
Resigned Brown, William as Director
20 May 1996
Resigned Colman, Timothy James Alan, Sir as Director
1 April 1996
Appointed Stevenson, Thomas as Director
19 February 1996
Resigned Davies, Ian Alexander as Secretary
19 February 1996
Appointed Ellison, John Oliver as Secretary
18 November 1995
Appointed Strong, Peter Michael as Director
24 October 1994
Appointed Brown, William as Director
1 September 1993
Appointed Davies, Ian Alexander as Secretary
31 August 1993
Resigned Macleed, Graham Denns as Secretary
27 July 1993
Appointed Cadbury, Roger Victor John as Director
17 May 1993

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Corporate entity · Notified 20 October 2020
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Company Limited By Shares
Reg. no. 12314108
Former controllers (2)
18 March 2022
Ceased Gold Round Limited — Has significant influence or control
20 October 2020
Ceased Archant Community Media Holdings Limited — Owns 75–100% of shares

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
10 September 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
22 July 2026Confirmation statement with no updates22 July 2026
4 September 2025Full accounts31 December 202429
27 July 2025Confirmation statement with updates25 July 20254
21 July 2025Director's details changed2
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