Catholic Herald Limited

Active00288446 Private limited company
Incorporated
25 May 1934 (92 years)
Industry
Publishing of newspapers (58130)
Directors
Christopher Francis Brown
Peter Egon De Svastich
Sean Hehir
Owned by
Christopher Francis Brown
Accounts type
Total exemption full
Region
South East
Address
4th Floor Aquis House
Blagrave Street
Reading
RG1 1PL

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
7 November 2026
Last conf. stmt
24 October 2025

Charges

Total
2
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
1

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Brown, Christopher Francis
Director · Appointed 17 March 2023
American
Born September 1962 (64)
De Svastich, Peter Egon
Director · Appointed 17 March 2023
American
Born September 1943 (83)
Hehir, Sean
Director · Appointed 17 March 2023
Irish
Born June 1998 (28)
Leisinger, Andreas Victor
Secretary · Appointed 23 September 2005
British
Officer history (30 former)
11 September 2025
Resigned Forte, Rocco Giovanni, Sir as Director
1 October 2024
Resigned Cash, William as Director
17 March 2023
Appointed De Svastich, Peter Egon as Director
17 March 2023
Appointed Hehir, Sean as Director
17 March 2023
Appointed Brown, Christopher Francis as Director
16 March 2023
Resigned Leisinger, Andreas Victor as Director
6 December 2022
Resigned Newmark, Brooks Phillip Victor as Director
31 July 2021
Resigned Brennan, Deirdre as Director
6 March 2020
Appointed Brennan, Deirdre as Director
22 November 2019
Resigned Sheppard, Peter Ralph as Director
9 November 2019
Resigned Odone, Cristina as Director
4 July 2019
Resigned Thompson, Damian, Dr as Director
4 July 2019
Resigned Heaven, William as Director
22 May 2019
Resigned Black, Conrad Moffat, Lord as Director
19 February 2019
Resigned Gummer, John Selwyn, Lord as Director
8 March 2017
Appointed Heaven, William as Director
21 October 2016
Appointed Black, Conrad Moffat, Lord as Director
29 July 2016
Resigned Noel, Gerard, Hon as Director
22 July 2016
Appointed Newmark, Brooks Phillip Victor as Director
4 September 2015
Appointed Cash, William as Director
31 December 2013
Resigned Quantrill, James Patrick Michael as Director
24 December 2009
23 May 2008
Resigned Black, Conrad Moffat, Lord as Director
25 October 2007
Resigned Colson, Daniel William as Director
5 July 2007
Appointed Odone, Cristina as Director
5 July 2007
Resigned Odone, Cristina as Secretary
5 July 2007
Appointed Odone, Cristina as Secretary
13 September 2006
Resigned Marshall, Robert Michael, Sir as Director
23 September 2005
Appointed Leisinger, Andreas Victor as Secretary
13 April 2005
Appointed Leisinger, Andreas Victor as Director
13 January 2005
Resigned Green, Richard Edward as Secretary
31 August 2004
Resigned Grant, Kevin Roy as Director
4 February 2004
Appointed Gummer, John Selwyn, Lord as Director
31 December 2003
Resigned Kusiak, Ignatius as Secretary
31 December 2003
Resigned Kusiak, Ignatius as Director
17 December 2003
Appointed Green, Richard Edward as Secretary
17 December 2003
Appointed Sheppard, Peter Ralph as Director
17 December 2003
17 December 2003
Appointed Marshall, Robert Michael, Sir as Director
17 December 2003
Appointed Grant, Kevin Roy as Director
17 December 2003
Appointed Thompson, Damian, Dr as Director
13 January 2002
Resigned Edgley, David Charles Leslie as Director
28 November 2001
Resigned Herschan, Otto as Director
9 October 2001
Resigned Mcgrath, Patrick William, Doctor as Director
30 December 1999
Resigned Clayton, Laurence Bernard as Director
1 December 1999
Appointed Kusiak, Ignatius as Director
1 December 1999
Appointed Kusiak, Ignatius as Secretary
30 November 1999
Resigned Clayton, Laurence Bernard as Secretary
26 May 1999
Resigned Herschan, Otto as Secretary
1 June 1998
Appointed Clayton, Laurence Bernard as Director
12 February 1998
Appointed Clayton, Laurence Bernard as Secretary
15 August 1995
Resigned Grant, Roseanne as Director
18 April 1994
Appointed Black, Conrad Moffat, Lord as Director
18 April 1994
Appointed Colson, Daniel William as Director
15 September 1993
Resigned Green, Richard Edward as Secretary
15 September 1993
Appointed Herschan, Otto as Secretary
23 September 1992
Appointed Grant, Roseanne as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Christopher Francis Brown
Individual · Notified 22 November 2022
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
American
Born September 1962 (64)
Former controllers (3)
17 March 2023
Ceased Brooks Phillip Victor Newmark — Owns 25–50% of shares
17 March 2023
Ceased Sir Rocco Forte Limited — Owns 25–50% of shares
2 May 2019
Ceased Lord Conrad Moffat Black — Owns 25–50% of shares

Financials

Net Assets
(£140,302)
Cash
£89,716
Employees
3
Debt Ratio
135%
Current Ratio
3.7x

Trend

Net Assets
(£500k) £0 £500k 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 (£186,487) (£141,144) (£458,617) £102,349 (£140,302)
Balance sheet detail
20242023202220212019
Fixed Assets£14,657£27,270£29,426£15,295£99,598
Current Assets£382,904£329,035£81,730£386,733£130,329
Debtors£293,188£189,033£23,204£46,061£104,330
Cash£89,716£140,002£58,526£340,672£25,999
Creditors (< 1 year)£103,222£78,800£363,712£306,379£416,414
Creditors (> 1 year)£434,641£175,156£206,061£236,793
Net Current Assets£279,682£250,235(£281,982)£80,354(£286,085)
Net Assets(£140,302)£102,349(£458,617)(£141,144)(£186,487)
Shareholder Funds(£141,144)(£186,487)

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