NEWS CORP UK & IRELAND LIMITED - Profile & Financials

Accounts Submitted 31 Mar 2025

Confirmation Statement Submitted 31 Jul 2025

Net assets £962.41M £55.04M 2024 year on year

Total assets £1640.41M £112.89M 2024 year on year

Total Liabilities £678.00M £57.84M 2024 year on year

Charges 2

2 satisfied

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Contact & Details

Contact

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Registered Address

1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF

Telephone

0207 782 6000

caitlin.mcnamara@news.co.uk

Website

news.co.uk

Credit Report

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Mutual Companies

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Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024

Type Total Exemption Full

Next accounts 31 December 2025

Due by 30 September 2026 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2016–2024)

Cash in Bank

£269.43M

Increased by £126.94M (+89%)

Net Assets

£962.41M

Increased by £55.04M (+6%)

Total Liabilities

£678.00M

Increased by £57.84M (+9%)

Turnover

N/A

Employees

N/A

Debt Ratio

41%

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

	2024 Dec Year End	2023 Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue	£142.3M	£128.7M
Gross Profit	£48.2M	£43.1M
Operating Profit	£22.4M	£19.8M
Net Profit	£18.1M	£15.9M
EBITDA	£31.5M	£28.2M
Assets
Cash	£24.7M	£21.3M
Total Assets	£89.4M	£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities	£45.2M	£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees	1,247	1,156

Latest Revenue

£142.3M

Latest EBITDA

£31.5M

Cash Position

£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Share Capital

Share allotments and capital structure

38 Allotments 4,770,610,307 Shares £477.06m Total

Date From	Share Class	Shares Allotted	Amount Raised	Price/Share
24 Jun 2025	ORDINARY	88,442,501	£8.84m	£0.1
24 Jun 2025	ORDINARY	22,088,327	£2.21m	£0.1
24 Jun 2025	ORDINARY	302,297,820	£30.23m	£0.1
3 Sept 2024	ORDINARY	90,829,299	£9.08m	£0.1
26 Apr 2024	ORDINARY	169,182,390	£16.92m	£0.1

Officers

3 active 38 resigned

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						Status
Angus Keith Mcbride	Director	British	United Kingdom	60	29 Sept 2025	Active
Emma Caroline Humphreys	Director	British	United Kingdom	49	25 Jul 2022	Active
Rebekah Mary Brooks	Director	British	United Kingdom	57	4 Dec 2015	Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (1)


News Corp Holdings Uk & Ireland	100.0%	8,127,461,043	Ordinary	31 Jul 2025

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (1)

1 Active

News Corp Holdings Uk & Ireland

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 6 Apr 2016

Nature of Control

Ownership Of Shares 75 To 100 Percent
Voting Rights 75 To 100 Percent
Right To Appoint And Remove Directors

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Group Structure

NEWS CORP HOLDINGS UK & IRELAND united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS CORP INVESTMENTS I LIMITED united kingdom

NEWS CORP INVESTMENTS UK & IRELAND united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS CORPORATION united states of america

NEWS CORP UK & IRELAND LIMITED Current Company

ADMACROFT LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

ERIC BEMROSE LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

FESTIVAL RECORDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS COLLINS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWSETT LIMITED united kingdom shares 25 to 50 percent, voting rights 25 to 50 percent

NEWS FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS GROUP NEWSPAPERS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS INTERNATIONAL NEWSPAPERS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS INTERNATIONAL PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS IRELAND LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS LIVE LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent

NEWS OF THE WORLD LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWSPRINTERS HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 25 to 50 percent, voting rights 25 to 50 percent

NEWSPRINTERS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS PROMOTIONS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS PROPERTY THREE LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS TELEMEDIA EUROPE LIMITED united kingdom shares 50 to 75 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS UK AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS UK BROADCASTING LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS UK & IRELAND DIRECT LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS UK & IRELAND LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS UK & IRELAND NEWSPAPERS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS UK & IRELAND RECRUITMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NEWS UK & IRELAND TRADING LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

NGN EDITORIAL PENSION TRUSTEES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

OCTAVE IP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

OZONE PROJECT LIMITED united kingdom shares 25 to 50 percent, voting rights 25 to 50 percent

THE SUNDAY TIMES WHISKY CLUB LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

THE SUN LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

TIMES CROSSWORDS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

TIMES MEDIA LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

TIMES NEWSPAPERS HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

TIMES NEWSPAPERS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

TOWER TRUSTEES LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

WIRELESS GROUP LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

Charges

2 satisfied

Documents

Company Filings

Date	Category	Description	Document
30 Sept 2025	Officers	Termination of David William Dinsmore as director on 2025-09-29	View(1 page)
30 Sept 2025	Officers	Appointment of Mr Angus Keith Mcbride as director on 2025-09-29	View(2 pages)
31 Jul 2025	Confirmation Statement	Confirmation statement made on 2025-07-31 with updates	View(5 pages)
9 Jul 2025	Capital	Allotment of shares (GBP 780,307,489.6) on 2025-06-24	View(3 pages)
9 Jul 2025	Capital	Allotment of shares (GBP 773,672,072.2) on 2025-06-24	View(3 pages)