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Country Publications Limited

Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals

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

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Who leads it

Previous officers 5

  1. Abigail Louisa Swallow 2020-2026 Director View profile
  2. Christina Grace Benn 2016-2026 Director View profile
  3. Timothy John Benn 2016-2019 Director View profile
  4. Matthew Leslie Townsend 2004-2018 Secretary View profile
  5. Robert Flanagan 2004-2016 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
Incorporated
12/05/2004
Registered office
London

Ownership

Owned by (3) 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. Country Publications Limited is controlled by Matthew Leslie Townsend
    Evidence
    ceased 50-75% shares · notified 2017-02-21, ceased 2018-02-22 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Matthew Leslie Townsend.

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
£1,560,142
Total assets
£1,561,567
Cash
£640,880
Employees
11
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-06-30. 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.

4 directors on the board

2.7y median 0.2y
average tenure
10.3y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Professional services 78Finance 32Tech and media 30Property 7Transport 6Business services 2Construction 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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
05126038
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/06/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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