Company · Whalley
Ainsworth News LTD
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
- Incorporated
- 13/05/2003
- Registered office
- Whalley
Ownership
Owned by (2) 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.
- David Michael Ainsworth
50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-04-24 - Karen Ainsworth
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-04-24 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- Ainsworth News LTD
is controlled by David Michael Ainsworth
Evidence
active 50-75% shares, 50-75% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-04-24 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by David Michael Ainsworth.
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
- £394,184
- Total assets
- £498,165
- Cash
- £170,220
- Employees
- 49
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | Not reported | £394,184 |
| 2024-12-31 | Not reported | £361,341 |
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
- David Michael Ainsworth Director · appointed 2003
- Thomas Ainsworth Director · appointed 2022
Directors past 6 years
- David Michael Ainsworth Director · appointed 2003
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (2)
- David Michael Ainsworth Director · appointed 2003
- Thomas Ainsworth Director · appointed 2022
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 04762969
- 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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