Company · Bournemouth
WP Publishing
Dormant Company
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 16
- Paul Davidson 1996-2014 View profile
- David Gordon Christie 1996-1999 View profile
- James Thomson Brown 1996-2003 View profile
- John Christopher Pfeil 1996-2001 View profile
- Iain William Aiken 1996-2002 View profile
- Philip Arthur Radburn 1996-2006 View profile
- Josephine Eleanor Gomm 1994-1996 View profile
- Elizabeth Anderson Forsyth 1992-1994 View profile
- Alan Charles Whiffin 1996 View profile
- Gerald Alfred Smith Collett 1992 View profile
- Charles Anthony Del Tufo 1994 View profile
- Anette Vendelbo Lawless 1996 View profile
- Paul Christopher Whelan 1996 View profile
- Simon Alton Westrop 2005-2024 View profile
- Josephine Mary Glass 1996-2000 View profile
- Jane Elizabeth Powney 1994-1996 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Dormant Company
- Incorporated
- 25/06/1937
- Registered office
- Bournemouth
Ownership
Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Newsquest Media Group Limited
75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06
Group
- WP Publishing
is controlled by Newsquest Media Group Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Newsquest Media Group Limited
is controlled by Newsquest Capital Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register - Newsquest Capital Limited
is controlled by Newsquest Limited
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Newsquest Limited.
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- 00135893
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- Campaign Free Newspapers Limited
- 01565544
- 00009551
- 00065673
- Newsquest Specialist Media Limited
- South West Counties Newspapers Limited
- 00084003
- Newsquest (North West)Limited
- Sopress Investments Limited
- 00077463
- The Avon Advertiser Limited
- West of England Newspapers Limited
- Newsquest Printing (Colchester) Limited
- Newsquest (Oxfordshire & Wiltshire) Limited
- Newsquest Media Group Limited
- NEW Forest Post Limited
- Newsquest (Clyde & Forth Press) Limited
- 00231669
- Newsquest Media (Midland) Limited
- 00103326
- 00261474
- Exchange Enterprises Limited
- 00697651
- Newsquest (Herts and Bucks) Limited
- Newsquest (Investments) Limited
- 00097312
- Newsquest Capital Limited
- 03559344
- 00029288
- Property Weekly Limited
- Packet Newspapers (Cornwall) Limited
- South Wales Argus Limited
- Newsquest Media (Southern) Limited
- Newsquest (North East) Limited
- 02225679
- 00206489
- Salisbury Journal Newspapers Limited
- Newsquest (Essex) Limited
- Newsquest Printing (Glasgow) Limited
- Newsquest (London & Essex) Limited
- William Trimble, Limited
- Newsquest (Sussex) Limited
- 02240075
- 00162700
- Newsquest (Berkshire) Limited
- 00665586
- Stour Valley News Limited
- Newsquest (Herald & Times) Limited
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £2,000
- Total assets
- £2,000
- Employees
- 0
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £2,000 |
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £2,000 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-12-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
2 directors on the board
- Henry Kennedy Faure Walker Director · appointed 2014
- Paul Anthony Hunter Director · appointed 2000
Directors past 6 years
- Henry Kennedy Faure Walker Director · appointed 2014
- Paul Anthony Hunter Director · appointed 2000
First-time vs portfolio directors
Portfolio (2)
- Henry Kennedy Faure Walker Director · appointed 2014
- Paul Anthony Hunter Director · appointed 2000
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving directors could step down together
Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 00329151
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Unlimited Company
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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