Varsity Publications Limited

Active00561235 Private limited company

What Varsity Publications say about themselves

“Student marketing in Cambridge with Varsity, the Cambridge student newspaper”

— from varsitypublications.co.uk
Incorporated
10 February 1956 (70 years)
Industry
Publishing of newspapers (58130)
Directors
Daisy Jay Bates
Bibi Lucia Berenice Boyce
Ellie Lauren Heeps
Owned by
Michael John Franklin
Accounts type
Micro entity
Region
East of England
Address
1 Trumpington Street
Cambridge
CB2 1QA

Filing status

Accounts due
31 March 2027
Last accounts
30 June 2025
Conf. stmt due
20 December 2026
Last conf. stmt
6 December 2025

Officers 8 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Bates, Daisy Jay
Director · Appointed 1 October 2026
British
Born July 2005 (21)
Boyce, Bibi Lucia Berenice
Director · Appointed 1 October 2026
British
Born February 2005 (21)
Heeps, Ellie Lauren
Director · Appointed 1 October 2026
British
Born May 2006 (20)
Gye, Hugo Robert Jefferson
Director · Appointed 19 November 2024
British
Born January 1988 (38)
Curtis, Mark John
Secretary · Appointed 14 September 2021
Director · Appointed 4 May 2006
Also at Cantab Films Ltd, Happyserver Limited, Accent Publications Limited
British
Born July 1982 (44)
Harris, Timothy Lawrence
Director · Appointed 26 September 1997
British
Born February 1976 (50)
Director
Also at Beaulands Close Management Limited, Frederick Management Co. Limited · more companies
British
Born May 1956 (70)
Officer history (140 former)
1 October 2026
Appointed Bates, Daisy Jay as Director
1 October 2026
Appointed Boyce, Bibi Lucia Berenice as Director
1 October 2026
Appointed Heeps, Ellie Lauren as Director
1 October 2026
Resigned Weerawardana, Anuk Pasandul as Director
1 October 2026
Resigned Vall, Wilfrid Lancaster as Director
1 October 2026
Resigned Ennis, Sophie May Suzanne as Director
1 October 2025
Appointed Vall, Wilfrid Lancaster as Director
1 October 2025
Appointed Ennis, Sophie May Suzanne as Director
1 October 2025
Resigned Gillott, Hannah as Director
1 October 2025
Resigned Armstrong, Felix Kais as Director
1 October 2025
Resigned Olsson-Ferrer, Erik as Director
1 October 2025
Appointed Weerawardana, Anuk Pasandul as Director
19 November 2024
Appointed Gye, Hugo Robert Jefferson as Director
1 October 2024
Resigned Hennessey, Michael Luke as Director
1 October 2024
Appointed Armstrong, Felix Kais as Director
1 October 2024
Appointed Gillott, Hannah as Director
1 October 2024
Resigned Howcroft, Elizabeth Alice as Director
1 October 2024
Appointed Olsson-Ferrer, Erik as Director
1 October 2024
Resigned Bartlett, Nicholas Ian as Director
1 October 2024
Resigned Veenstra-Ashmore, Famke Penelope as Director
1 October 2023
Appointed Veenstra-Ashmore, Famke Penelope as Director
1 October 2023
Appointed Hennessey, Michael Luke as Director
1 October 2023
Resigned Brundle, Charlotte Eliza as Director
1 October 2023
Resigned Jeffreys, Fergal as Director
1 October 2023
Resigned Bookbinder, Alan Peter as Director
23 February 2023
Resigned Robinson, Peter, Professor as Director
27 October 2022
Appointed Brundle, Charlotte Eliza as Director
1 October 2022
Resigned Ullah, Emaan as Director
1 October 2022
Appointed Jeffreys, Fergal as Director
1 October 2022
Appointed Bartlett, Nicholas Ian as Director
16 June 2022
Appointed Howcroft, Elizabeth Alice as Director
14 March 2022
Appointed Ullah, Emaan as Director
16 November 2021
Appointed Bookbinder, Alan Peter as Director
14 September 2021
Resigned Howcroft, Elizabeth as Director
14 September 2021
Appointed Curtis, Mark John as Secretary
14 September 2021
Resigned Smith, Caitlin Emily as Director
14 September 2021
Resigned Chye, Noella as Director
14 September 2021
Resigned Gayne, Daniel Edward Luke as Director
25 November 2020
Resigned Ashworth, Louis as Director
25 November 2020
Resigned Menin, Anna Feige as Director
9 December 2018
Resigned Jennings, Anna Elizabeth as Director
1 October 2018
Appointed Smith, Caitlin Emily as Director
3 July 2018
Appointed Chye, Noella as Director
21 May 2018
Appointed Jennings, Anna Elizabeth as Director
18 April 2018
Appointed Howcroft, Elizabeth as Director
29 August 2017
Resigned Zybutz, Talia Alex as Director
24 August 2017
Resigned Brierley, Millie Grace Elizabeth as Director
24 August 2017
Resigned Curran, Sabhbh Mary as Director
30 June 2017
Resigned Derringer, Michael John as Secretary
12 June 2017
Resigned Hale-Thomson, Callum Riley as Director
25 April 2017
Resigned Berg Rust, Richard as Director
26 February 2017
Resigned Deeley, Eleanor Francoise as Director
24 February 2017
Appointed Menin, Anna Feige as Director
24 February 2017
Appointed Gayne, Daniel Edward Luke as Director
24 February 2017
Appointed Curran, Sabhbh Mary as Director
9 December 2016
Appointed Brierley, Millie Grace Elizabeth as Director
25 October 2016
Resigned Clayton, Rebekah Miron as Director
19 October 2016
Resigned Curtis, Michael Robert Charles as Director
19 October 2016
Appointed Berg Rust, Richard as Director
13 September 2016
Resigned Freeman, Tom as Director
13 September 2016
Appointed Ashworth, Louis as Director
31 July 2016
Resigned Sutton, James as Director
10 February 2016
Appointed Hale-Thomson, Callum Riley as Director
10 February 2016
Appointed Clayton, Rebekah Miron as Director
30 September 2015
Appointed Sutton, James as Director
30 September 2015
Appointed Deeley, Eleanor Francoise as Director
30 September 2015
Resigned Hawkins, Amy Xue Lei as Director
18 June 2015
Appointed Freeman, Tom as Director
17 June 2015
Resigned Wright, Christopher James as Director
2 February 2015
Resigned Stopa-Hunt, Chloe as Director
27 January 2015
Appointed Zybutz, Talia Alex as Director
4 November 2014
Resigned Udale-Smith, Alice as Director
4 November 2014
Resigned Chan, Emily as Director
4 November 2014
Resigned Ram, Aliya as Director
18 June 2014
Appointed Curtis, Michael Robert Charles as Director
17 June 2014
Resigned Love, Nicola as Director
28 November 2013
Appointed Hawkins, Amy Xue Lei as Director
18 June 2013
Appointed Love, Nicola as Director
18 June 2013
Appointed Stopa-Hunt, Chloe as Director
18 June 2013
Appointed Ram, Aliya as Director
18 June 2013
Appointed Udale-Smith, Alice as Director
18 June 2013
Appointed Chan, Emily as Director
1 December 2012
Resigned Wu, Charlotte as Director
30 September 2011
Resigned Tuffrey, Laurie as Director
30 September 2011
Resigned Chilkoti, Avantika as Director
30 September 2011
Resigned Mackreath, Helen as Director
30 September 2011
Resigned Pitt-Rashid, Josef as Director
30 September 2011
Resigned Gye, Hugo Robert Jefferson as Director
1 December 2010
Appointed Tuffrey, Laurie as Director
1 December 2010
Appointed Wu, Charlotte as Director
1 December 2010
Appointed Mackreath, Helen as Director
1 December 2010
Appointed Pitt-Rashid, Josef as Director
1 December 2010
Appointed Chilkoti, Avantika as Director
18 June 2010
Resigned Adriaanse, Christopher John as Director
18 June 2010
Resigned Peal, Robert Charles Mercer as Director
18 June 2010
Resigned Dowley, Clementine Daisy Sophia as Director
18 June 2010
Resigned Ross, Elliot as Director
18 June 2010
Resigned Stothard, Michael Peter as Director
18 June 2010
Resigned Kingsley, Patrick William Stephen as Director
18 June 2010
Resigned Chenevix Trench, Anna Rose Alexandra as Director
14 October 2009
Appointed Peal, Robert Charles Mercer as Director
14 October 2009
Appointed Adriaanse, Christopher John as Director
18 June 2009
Resigned Mitchell, Elizabeth as Director
18 June 2009
Resigned Grist, George Harry Carlyle as Director
18 June 2009
Resigned Lennard, Natasha Leanne as Director
18 June 2009
Resigned Bird, Tom Jordi Trusted as Director
28 April 2009
Appointed Dowley, Clementine Daisy Sophia as Director
24 April 2009
Resigned Walters, Thomas Chadwick as Director
16 January 2009
Appointed Gye, Hugo Robert Jefferson as Director
16 January 2009
Appointed Stothard, Michael Peter as Director
12 November 2008
Appointed Chenevix Trench, Anna Rose Alexandra as Director
12 November 2008
Appointed Lennard, Natasha Leanne as Director
23 June 2008
Resigned Goodwin, Amy Eleanor as Director
23 June 2008
Resigned Gosden, Joseph as Director
23 June 2008
Resigned Woolman, Natalie Eleanor as Director
20 June 2008
Appointed Kingsley, Patrick William Stephen as Director
11 April 2008
Appointed Derringer, Michael John as Secretary
11 April 2008
Resigned Dalby, Patricia Odette as Secretary
23 November 2007
Appointed Grist, George Harry Carlyle as Director
23 November 2007
Appointed Bird, Tom Jordi Trusted as Director
31 October 2007
Resigned Easterbrook, Rhiannon as Director
3 October 2007
Appointed Woolman, Natalie Eleanor as Director
3 October 2007
Appointed Mitchell, Elizabeth as Director
3 October 2007
Appointed Ross, Elliot as Director
3 October 2007
Appointed Easterbrook, Rhiannon as Director
15 June 2007
Resigned Bowers, Mary Abigail as Director
15 June 2007
Resigned Buckland Hoby, Hermione as Director
15 June 2007
Resigned Woolman, Natalie Eleanor as Director
15 June 2007
Resigned Ensall, Jonathan as Director
15 June 2007
Resigned Adams, Christopher John as Director
15 June 2007
Resigned Braidwood, Joseph Thomas as Director
28 February 2007
Appointed Woolman, Natalie Eleanor as Director
24 November 2006
Appointed Buckland Hoby, Hermione as Director
21 November 2006
Appointed Gosden, Joseph as Director
20 October 2006
Appointed Ensall, Jonathan as Director
20 October 2006
Appointed Bowers, Mary Abigail as Director
16 October 2006
Resigned Stokes, Emily Anne as Director
4 October 2006
Appointed Braidwood, Joseph Thomas as Director
4 October 2006
Resigned Long, Katy as Director
23 June 2006
Appointed Stokes, Emily Anne as Director
23 June 2006
Resigned Swaine, Jonathan Guy as Director
23 June 2006
Resigned Moreton, Timothy Daniel as Director
23 June 2006
Appointed Adams, Christopher John as Director
23 June 2006
Resigned Wilkie, Thomas Richard as Director
23 June 2006
Resigned Hewer, Jonathan as Director
23 June 2006
Resigned Dacre, James Charles as Director
23 June 2006
Resigned Qurashi, Iftikhar as Director
4 May 2006
Appointed Wright, Christopher James as Director
4 May 2006
Appointed Derringer, Michael John as Director
25 January 2006
Appointed Swaine, Jonathan Guy as Director
25 January 2006
Appointed Goodwin, Amy Eleanor as Director
25 November 2005
Appointed Hewer, Jonathan as Director
25 November 2005
Appointed Qurashi, Iftikhar as Director
5 October 2005
Appointed Walters, Thomas Chadwick as Director
24 June 2005
Resigned Ebbutt, Thomas John as Director
24 June 2005
Appointed Dacre, James Charles as Director
24 June 2005
Resigned Bland, Archie as Director
24 June 2005
Resigned Richardson, Sam as Director
24 June 2005
Resigned Lyne, Raphael Thomas as Director
24 June 2005
Resigned Libby, Melinda as Director
24 June 2005
Resigned Wood, Jonathan as Director
13 October 2004
Appointed Richardson, Sam as Director
13 October 2004
Appointed Wilkie, Thomas Richard as Director
18 June 2004
Resigned Foley, Laura Jane Maria as Director
18 June 2004
Resigned Flower, Victoria Jayne as Director
18 June 2004
Resigned Chowdhury, Saalim Rahman as Director
18 June 2004
Resigned Greenwood, Jodie as Director
18 June 2004
Resigned Vettasseri, Reggie as Director
18 June 2004
Appointed Bland, Archie as Director
14 January 2004
Appointed Wood, Jonathan as Director
14 January 2004
Appointed Vettasseri, Reggie as Director
14 January 2004
Appointed Foley, Laura Jane Maria as Director
8 October 2003
Appointed Flower, Victoria Jayne as Director
7 October 2003
Appointed Greenwood, Jodie as Director
20 June 2003
Appointed Moreton, Timothy Daniel as Director
20 June 2003
Resigned Blake, Julian Daniel as Director
20 June 2003
Resigned Joseph, Adam Joel as Director
20 June 2003
Appointed Ebbutt, Thomas John as Director
20 June 2003
Resigned Mathy, Alexandre Roger Denis as Director
2 May 2003
Resigned Duff, Oliver James as Director
2 May 2003
Resigned Layfield, Luke Roland as Director
6 December 2002
Appointed Layfield, Luke Roland as Director
6 December 2002
Appointed Chowdhury, Saalim Rahman as Director
6 December 2002
Resigned Brealey, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
6 December 2002
Appointed Duff, Oliver James as Director
4 October 2002
Resigned Tapp, Diana Althea as Secretary
4 October 2002
Appointed Dalby, Patricia Odette as Secretary
21 June 2002
Resigned Sharp, Rubert James Leon as Director
21 June 2002
Appointed Long, Katy as Director
21 June 2002
Resigned Hall, Edward as Director
21 June 2002
Resigned Royston, Tom as Director
18 January 2002
Appointed Sharp, Rubert James Leon as Director
18 January 2002
Resigned Lee, Richard William as Director
18 January 2002
Appointed Mathy, Alexandre Roger Denis as Director
18 January 2002
Resigned Waiting, Christopher Scott as Director
5 October 2001
Appointed Waiting, Christopher Scott as Director
21 June 2001
Appointed Lee, Richard William as Director
21 June 2001
Appointed Blake, Julian Daniel as Director
21 June 2001
Resigned Elliston Ball, Simon Robert as Director
21 June 2001
Resigned Hughes, Ritchie Nicholas as Director
21 June 2001
Appointed Joseph, Adam Joel as Director
21 June 2001
Resigned Griffiths, Thomas Gordon as Director
21 June 2001
Resigned Small, Jonathan Alan as Director
15 January 2001
Appointed Royston, Tom as Director
15 January 2001
Appointed Griffiths, Thomas Gordon as Director
15 January 2001
Appointed Brealey, Sarah Elizabeth as Director
6 October 2000
Appointed Elliston Ball, Simon Robert as Director
6 October 2000
Appointed Hughes, Ritchie Nicholas as Director
6 October 2000
Resigned Chandratillake, Suranga as Director
22 June 2000
Resigned Peter, David Benjamin as Director
22 June 2000
Resigned Goff, David John as Director
22 June 2000
Resigned Woodbridge, Mark Ronan as Director
22 June 2000
Resigned Godber, Tom Mark as Director
22 June 2000
Appointed Hall, Edward as Director
22 June 2000
Resigned Mulkerrins, Jane Ellen as Director
28 April 2000
Appointed Woodbridge, Mark Ronan as Director
21 January 2000
Appointed Small, Jonathan Alan as Director
8 October 1999
Resigned Joyce, Adrian James as Director
16 June 1999
Appointed Peter, David Benjamin as Director
16 June 1999
Resigned Taneja, Preti Madhuri Neel as Director
16 June 1999
Resigned Eziefula, Pearl as Director
16 June 1999
Appointed Goff, David John as Director
14 June 1999
Resigned Jones, Rhys Bronant as Director
30 April 1999
Resigned Perkins, Edward William, Editor as Director
29 January 1999
Appointed Mulkerrins, Jane Ellen as Director
29 January 1999
Appointed Godber, Tom Mark as Director
29 January 1999
Resigned Russell, Rupert Lucien Edward as Director
9 October 1998
Appointed Jones, Rhys Bronant as Director
9 October 1998
Appointed Chandratillake, Suranga as Director
12 August 1998
Resigned Mcternan, Madelaine as Director
1 July 1998
Resigned Anderson, Katherine Elizabeth as Director
19 June 1998
Resigned Khoo, Johan Chong Peng as Director
19 June 1998
Resigned Foley, Stephen as Director
19 June 1998
Appointed Taneja, Preti Madhuri Neel as Director
6 March 1998
Resigned Shrank, Catherine Lucy as Director
6 March 1998
Appointed Joyce, Adrian James as Director
6 December 1997
Appointed Eziefula, Pearl as Director
26 September 1997
Appointed Harris, Timothy Lawrence as Director
20 June 1997
Resigned Burkeman, Oliver Gibbins as Director
20 June 1997
Resigned Wall, Imogen Margaret as Director
20 June 1997
Resigned Weatherall, Mark as Director
20 June 1997
Appointed Russell, Rupert Lucien Edward as Director
20 June 1997
Appointed Anderson, Katherine Elizabeth as Director
17 January 1997
Appointed Foley, Stephen as Director
7 December 1996
Resigned Gartland, Dorothea Susan as Director
14 June 1996
Resigned Elliott, John Alexander as Director
14 June 1996
Resigned Scurr, Ruthginette as Director
14 June 1996
Appointed Wall, Imogen Margaret as Director
9 December 1995
Appointed Mcternan, Madelaine as Director
9 December 1995
Appointed Burkeman, Oliver Gibbins as Director
9 December 1995
Resigned Newby, Adam Roger as Director
27 October 1995
Appointed Khoo, Johan Chong Peng as Director
29 September 1995
Appointed Gartland, Dorothea Susan as Director
29 September 1995
Appointed Scurr, Ruthginette as Director
29 September 1995
Resigned Marshall, Tristan Scott as Director
9 September 1995
Resigned Dimant, Ron Andrew as Director
21 July 1995
Resigned Blakeson, Tom Wilson as Director
9 June 1995
Resigned Giannone, Karin as Director
9 June 1995
Appointed Elliott, John Alexander as Director
9 June 1995
Resigned Mathieson, Steven Andrew as Director
24 February 1995
Appointed Giannone, Karin as Director
24 February 1995
Appointed Perkins, Edward William, Editor as Director
21 October 1994
Appointed Newby, Adam Roger as Director
22 July 1994
Resigned Rosenthal, Daniel as Director
22 July 1994
Resigned Llewellyn Smith, Caspar Michael as Director
11 June 1994
Resigned Rennie, Andrew as Director
11 June 1994
Appointed Marshall, Tristan Scott as Director
11 December 1993
Appointed Blakeson, Tom Wilson as Director
11 December 1993
Resigned Davies, Peter Ho as Director
22 October 1993
Resigned Spanier, Gideon Eric Lionel as Director
15 October 1993
Appointed Shrank, Catherine Lucy as Director
17 July 1993
Resigned Harridence, Karl as Director
14 June 1993
Resigned Measures, Christopher James as Director
14 June 1993
Appointed Mathieson, Steven Andrew as Director
26 February 1993
Appointed Measures, Christopher James as Director
22 January 1993
Appointed Spanier, Gideon Eric Lionel as Director

Ownership 1 active

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

Individual · Notified 23 October 2018
Owns 25–50% of shares
British
Born May 1956 (70)

Financials

Balance sheet as at 30 June 2025 · micro entity accounts

Net Assets
£105,806
Employees
1
Current Ratio
17.7x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £50k £100k £150k 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 £69,096 £65,608 £76,364 £84,501 £95,276 £93,931 £105,806
Balance sheet detail
2025202420232022202120202019
Fixed Assets£1,440£3,064£4,795£2,625£1,861£2,875
Current Assets£112,585£94,641£107,134£92,667£83,343£75,159£85,169
Creditors (< 1 year)£6,344£2,968£14,870£9,282£7,909£8,723£16,049
Net Current Assets£107,339£92,821£93,012£84,460£76,484£66,436£70,532
Net Assets£105,806£93,931£95,276£84,501£76,364£65,608£69,096
Shareholder Funds£105,806£93,931£95,276£84,501£76,364£65,608£69,096

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
6 December 2025Confirmation statement with no updates6 December 20253
1 October 2025Termination of appointment of a director1
1 October 2025Termination of appointment of a director1
1 October 2025Termination of appointment of a director1
1 October 2025Appointment of a director2
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