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Company · Bournemouth

Newsquest Media Group Limited

Publishing of newspapers

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 26

  1. Douglas Edward Horne 2020-2025 Director View profile
  2. Paul Joseph Bascobert 2020-2020 Director View profile
  3. Alison Kaye Engel 2015-2020 Director View profile
  4. Robert John Dickey 2014-2019 Director View profile
  5. Gracia Catherine Martore 2013-2015 Director View profile
  6. Victoria Danielle Harker 2013-2015 Director View profile
  7. Timothy James Blott 2001-2013 Director View profile
  8. Roger Charles Mills 2001-2011 Director View profile
  9. Eric John Mark Robinson 1997-2005 Director View profile
  10. Anne Janette Joseph 1995-1995 Director View profile
  11. Robert Kenneth Munro 1995-1995 Director View profile
  12. John Christopher Pfeil 1995-2001 Director View profile
  13. Paul Davidson 1994-2015 Director View profile
  14. Iain William Aiken 1994-2002 Director View profile
  15. Philip Arthur Radburn 1994-2006 Director View profile
  16. David Gordon Christie 1999 Director View profile
  17. James Thomson Brown 2003 Director View profile
  18. John Nicholas Philbin 1994 Director View profile
  19. Jacqueline Anne Baily 1995 Director View profile
  20. Michael Ellis 1993 Director View profile
  21. John Benedict Mellon 1996 Director View profile
  22. Barbara Wartelle Wall 2015-2020 Secretary View profile
  23. Todd Andrew Mayman 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  24. Simon Alton Westrop 2005-2024 Secretary View profile
  25. Josephine Mary Glass 1995-2000 Secretary View profile
  26. Bryan Sarel Moore 1995 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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Public contracts won

5 contracts · £219,996 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • PH Live Longer Better Continence Marketing Campaign - Newspaper Ads Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL £4,000 2026-06-16 CPV 79340000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Public Health Live Longer Better continence marketing campaign. 5 weekly half-page adverts into the Hampshire Chronicle, Basingstoke Gazette, Romsey Advertiser, Andover Advertiser and Southern Daily Echo.

  • Framework Agreement for the Purchasing of Media 2026-2030 Buyer: Hampshire County Council £210,000 2026-05-19 Source: Find a Tender

    The County Council wishes to establish a framework for the provision of media owner services. These services will include the supply of advertising space across a range of media formats, such as outdoor, digital, print and transport adverti…

    Framework
  • CS Childcare Recruitment Marketing Campaign Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL £1,200 2026-01-29 CPV 79340000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Online marketing campaign to recruit more childcare workers

  • PH Live Longer Better Strength and Balance Marketing Campaign - Newspaper Ads Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL £2,500 2025-10-24 CPV 79340000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Public Health Live Longer Better marketing campaign. Four-week print campaign in local Hampshire newspapers featuring quarter-page ads. 60,000 bespoke display impressions delivered across the Newsquest network, targeted to older adults in H…

  • Shared Lives marketing campaign print media Buyer: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL £2,296 2025-09-03 CPV 79340000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Regional newspaper advertising in selected publications relevant to areas where Shared Lives promotion is beneficial to attract people to the scheme

About

What it does
Publishing of newspapers
Incorporated
09/11/1982
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.

Group

  1. Newsquest Media Group Limited is controlled by Newsquest Capital Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. 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.

98 other companies in this group

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.

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.

5 directors on the board

13.9y median 12.3y
average tenure
26.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (5)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Dormant 36Other services 3Tech and media 2Education 1Professional services 1

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
01676637
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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