WORLD NEWS MEDIA LIMITED
Active Company number 05186749
WORLD NEWS MEDIA LIMITED (company number 05186749) is a private limited company incorporated on 22 July 2004. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in London, WC1H 9JG. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58142). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 August 2025, report net assets of £485k.
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Company details
- Company number
- 05186749
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 22 July 2004
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- 97 JUDD STREET
LONDON
WC1H 9JG
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 August
- Accounts category
- TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 August 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 May 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 11 August 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 25 August 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 August 2025 | 31 August 2024 | 31 August 2023 | 31 August 2022 | 31 August 2021 | 31 August 2020 | 31 August 2019 | 31 August 2018 | 31 August 2017 | 31 August 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit after tax | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −£161k | — |
| Total assets | £591k | £733k | £747k | £765k | £680k | £902k | £690k | £1.1m | £235k | £988k |
| Cash at bank | £428k | £561k | £530k | £596k | £514k | £727k | £413k | £781k | £113k | £80k |
| Current liabilities | £106k | £218k | £236k | £260k | £260k | £409k | £613k | £1.1m | £730k | £1.3m |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | £484k | £514k | £510k | £504k | £419k | £491k | £75k | (£38k) | (£496k) | (£335k) |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | £613k | £1.1m | £730k | £1.3m |
| Net assets / (liabilities) | £485k | £515k | £511k | £505k | £419k | £242k | £76k | (£37k) | (£495k) | (£334k) |
| Employees | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 15 | — |
Not filed: the accounts do not give the figure. —: no figure read from the filing.
- Year to 31 August 2025: profit after tax not filed. Small companies may file filleted or abbreviated accounts without the profit and loss account, and this filing has none.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (2 including ceased)
- Charges (mortgages)
- 1 registered, 1 outstanding, 0 satisfied
Questions about WORLD NEWS MEDIA LIMITED
Is WORLD 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 WORLD NEWS MEDIA LIMITED incorporated?
WORLD NEWS MEDIA LIMITED was incorporated on 22 July 2004, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is WORLD NEWS MEDIA LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in London, WC1H 9JG. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls WORLD NEWS MEDIA LIMITED?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (2 including those who have ceased). The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05186749/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 WORLD NEWS MEDIA LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 May 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 August 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does WORLD NEWS MEDIA LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 31 August 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does WORLD 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/05186749/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is WORLD 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 7 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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