WALES AND THE BORDERS NEWS MEDIA LIMITED
Active Company number 02677142
WALES AND THE BORDERS NEWS MEDIA LIMITED (company number 02677142) is a private limited company incorporated on 14 January 1992. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Newbury, RG14 2AD. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is publishing of newspapers (58130). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 March 2023, report net assets of £560k.
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Company details
- Company number
- 02677142
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 14 January 1992
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- NEWSPAPER HOUSE
FARADAY ROAD
NEWBURY
BERKSHIRE
RG14 2AD
ENGLAND
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 March
- Accounts category
- AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 March 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 7 January 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 21 January 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 March 2023 | 31 March 2022 | 31 March 2017 | 31 March 2016 | 31 March 2015 | 31 March 2014 | 31 March 2013 | 31 March 2012 | 31 March 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £733k | £845k | £909k | £899k | £981k | £1.0m | £1.0m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £251k | £311k | £347k | £317k | £371k | £375k | £365k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £45k | £89k | £119k | £88k | £132k | £115k | £101k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £37k | £76k | £109k | £82k | £128k | £117k | £100k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £32k | £51k | £72k | £52k | £97k | £87k | £66k |
| Total assets | £884k | £1.0m | £423k | £455k | £446k | £399k | £449k | £444k | £439k |
| Cash at bank | £449k | £591k | £37k | £66k | £70k | £67k | £70k | £69k | £39k |
| Current liabilities | £324k | £282k | £56k | £82k | £123k | £75k | £96k | £104k | £110k |
| Net current assets | £555k | £718k | £360k | £357k | £303k | £309k | £348k | £334k | £320k |
| Total liabilities | £324k | £282k | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets / (liabilities) | £560k | £732k | £44k | £164k | (£11k) | £99k | £156k | £220k | £331k |
| Employees | 38 | 39 | 25 | — | 27 | 30 | — | — | — |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (6 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Newbury News And Media Ltd
- Charges (mortgages)
- 1 registered, 1 outstanding, 0 satisfied
Previous names
- TINDLE NEWSPAPERS WALES AND THE BORDERS LIMITED (changed 17 April 2026)
- THE BRECON AND RADNOR EXPRESS LIMITED (changed 14 May 2019)
Questions about WALES AND THE BORDERS NEWS MEDIA LIMITED
Is WALES AND THE BORDERS NEWS MEDIA LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was WALES AND THE BORDERS NEWS MEDIA LIMITED incorporated?
WALES AND THE BORDERS NEWS MEDIA LIMITED was incorporated on 14 January 1992, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is WALES AND THE BORDERS NEWS MEDIA LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Newbury, RG14 2AD. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls WALES AND THE BORDERS NEWS MEDIA LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (6 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Newbury News And Media Ltd. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02677142/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are WALES AND THE BORDERS NEWS MEDIA LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 December 2026. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 March 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does WALES AND THE BORDERS NEWS MEDIA LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Audit-exempt subsidiary accounts”, made up to 31 March 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does WALES AND THE BORDERS NEWS MEDIA LIMITED have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 1 charge: 1 outstanding and 0 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02677142/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is WALES AND THE BORDERS NEWS MEDIA LIMITED on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 8 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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