NEWSCO INSIDER LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-28
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-21 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-02-07
Watchouts
Cash
£887K
-33.8% vs 2023
Net assets
£623K
+49.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
57
-3.4% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£274K
-5.2% first positive since 2020
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- NEWSCO INSIDER LIMITED 2000-08-11 → present
- NEWSCO PUBLICATIONS LIMITED 1992-05-22 → 2000-08-11
- INHOCO 178 LIMITED 1992-04-24 → 1992-05-22
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-28
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,413,000 | £3,064,000 | £5,744,000 | £6,316,000 | £6,673,000 | £7,209,000 | |
| Operating profit | £278,000 | -£1,365,000 | £513,000 | £635,000 | £281,000 | £242,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £284,000 | -£1,362,000 | £510,000 | £631,000 | £289,000 | £274,000 | |
| Net profit | £238,000 | -£1,247,000 | £514,000 | £572,000 | £214,000 | £206,000 | |
| Cash | £803,000 | £538,000 | £639,000 | £858,000 | £1,339,000 | £887,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £374,000 | -£416,000 | £52,000 | £308,000 | £520,000 | £811,000 | |
| Net assets | £374,000 | -£873,000 | -£360,000 | £212,000 | £417,000 | £623,000 | |
| Equity | £374,000 | -£873,000 | -£360,000 | £212,000 | £417,000 | £623,000 | |
| Average employees | 68 | 64 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 57 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,483,000 | £2,446,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-30 | 2024-12-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | -44.5% | 8.9% | 10.1% | 4.2% | 3.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.7% | -40.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 3.2% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 74.3% | 328.1% | 986.5% | 206.2% | 54.0% | 29.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 81.7% | 83.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.18x | 1.04x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 171.00x | 127.00x | 17.56x | 9.31x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company and the Group will be able to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due over the period of their assessment.”
Group structure
- NEWSCO INSIDER LIMITED · parent
- The Business Magazine Group Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In November 2024, the Company acquired The Business Magazine Group Limited ("TBMG") via share purchase for consideration of £320,000.”
- “On 13 February 2025, National World plc announced that at the Court Meeting and the General Meeting the requisite majorities of National World shareholders (either in person or by proxy) passed all of the resolutions to implement a Scheme of Arrangement pursuant to the terms of which National World plc would be acquired by the Mediaforce Group (the "Acquisition").”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DENMARK, Callum Nicholas Charles | Director | 2025-05-27 | Nov 1989 | British |
| DENMARK, Malcolm Charles | Director | 2025-05-27 | Jul 1955 | British |
| DENMARK, Tara Clare Maria | Director | 2025-05-27 | Feb 1992 | Irish |
| ELLIOT, Richard Emmerson | Director | 2025-05-27 | Feb 1966 | British |
| WHITEHAIR, Russell William George | Director | 2025-05-27 | Aug 1957 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKBURN, Andrew Stewart | Secretary | 2015-02-24 | 2015-09-21 |
| HALL, Terence Michael | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | 2018-04-17 |
| JASPAN, Nicholas | Secretary | 1992-05-29 | 1995-04-01 |
| LALL, Ounkar | Secretary | 2002-04-15 | 2002-10-28 |
| LEE, Hannah Rachel | Secretary | 2012-07-27 | 2015-02-24 |
| MCHUGH-ALLEN, Carol | Secretary | 1995-04-01 | 1999-12-22 |
| MILNES, Ann | Secretary | 1999-12-22 | 2002-04-12 |
| WENTWORTH, Ian | Secretary | 2002-10-28 | 2012-07-27 |
| A B & C SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-04-24 | 1992-05-29 |
| AUCKLAND, Stephen Andrew | Director | 1999-12-22 | 2001-10-15 |
| BALFOUR, Alastair Lindsay | Director | 1992-06-03 | 1997-09-22 |
| BLACKBURN, Andrew Stewart | Director | 2015-02-24 | 2015-09-21 |
| COLLINSON, Leonard | Director | 1995-07-01 | 1999-12-22 |
| GEDDES, William John | Director | 1993-11-01 | 1995-05-22 |
| HADDOW, Andrew David Charles | Director | 2000-07-03 | 2002-02-28 |
| HALL, Terence Michael | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-04-17 |
| HOLLINSHEAD, Mark Thomas | Director | 2023-04-28 | 2025-05-27 |
| JASPAN, Nicholas | Director | 1992-05-29 | 2000-07-03 |
| LAVERICK, Susan Christine | Director | 1999-12-22 | 2008-09-26 |
| LEE, Hannah Rachel | Director | 2012-08-20 | 2014-11-10 |
| MANNING, Sheree Olivia | Director | 2023-11-09 | 2025-06-20 |
| MONTGOMERY, David John | Director | 2023-04-28 | 2025-05-27 |
| OAKLEY, Christopher John | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2014-08-06 |
| QUINN, Thomas Patrick | Director | 1993-10-28 | 1995-04-25 |
| ROBERTS, Marlen | Director | 2002-02-06 | 2023-04-28 |
| SLIM, Andrew David | Director | 2005-05-13 | 2023-04-28 |
| TAYLOR, Jill | Director | 1995-08-07 | 1999-12-22 |
| TAYLOR, Michael Stewart | Director | 2005-05-13 | 2011-10-01 |
| WATERHOUSE, Robert Ensor | Director | 1992-05-29 | 1999-12-22 |
| WENTWORTH, Ian | Director | 2005-05-13 | 2012-03-01 |
| INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-04-24 | 1992-05-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlen Roberts | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-04-28 |
| Insider Media Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 218 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-10 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-06-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-28 vs 2023-12-30
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Turnover
+8%
£6,673,000 £7,209,000
highest in 6 filed years
-
Cash
-33.8%
£1,339,000 £887,000
-
Net assets
+49.4%
£417,000 £623,000
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-3.4%
59 57
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-13.9%
£281,000 £242,000
first positive since 2020
-
Profit before tax
-5.2%
£289,000 £274,000
first positive since 2020
-
Wages
-1.5%
£2,483,000 £2,446,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers