# WP Publishing

## Details

- **Company number:** [00329151](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00329151)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Unlimited Company
- **Incorporated:** 25 Jun 1937
- **Registered office:** NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP LIMITED THE ECHO BUILDING, 18 ALBERT ROAD, BOURNEMOUTH, BH1 1BZ
- **Nature of business:** [99999](/sic/99999) Dormant Company
- **Corporate group:** [Gannett International Holdings LLP](/group/35086) (19 companies)


## Previous names

- P L Publishing (until 27 Mar 1997)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLETT, Gerald Alfred Smith | director | - | 30 Jun 1992 |
| DEL TUFO, Charles Anthony | director | - | 10 Mar 1994 |
| FORSYTH, Elizabeth Anderson | director | 20 May 1992 | 31 May 1994 |
| GOMM, Josephine Eleanor | secretary | - | 31 Aug 1994 |
| WHELAN, Paul Christopher | director | - | 31 Jul 1996 |
| LAWLESS, Anette Vendelbo | director | - | 5 Dec 1996 |
| WHIFFIN, Alan Charles | director | - | 5 Dec 1996 |
| RADBURN, Philip Arthur | director | 5 Dec 1996 | 5 Dec 1996 |
| POWNEY, Jane Elizabeth | director | 31 Aug 1994 | 5 Dec 1996 |
| POWNEY, Jane Elizabeth | secretary | 31 Aug 1994 | 5 Dec 1996 |
| GOMM, Josephine Eleanor | director | 18 Mar 1994 | 5 Dec 1996 |
| CHRISTIE, David Gordon | director | 5 Dec 1996 | 30 Sep 1999 |
| GLASS, Josephine Mary | secretary | 5 Dec 1996 | 31 Mar 2000 |
| PFEIL, John Christopher | director | 5 Dec 1996 | 2 Jul 2001 |
| AIKEN, Iain William | director | 5 Dec 1996 | 7 Apr 2002 |
| HUNTER, Paul Anthony | secretary | 31 Mar 2000 | 2 Jun 2003 |
| BROWN, James Thomson | director | 5 Dec 1996 | 31 Jul 2003 |
| RADBURN, Philip Arthur | director | 5 Dec 1996 | 30 Jun 2006 |
| DAVIDSON, Paul | director | 5 Dec 1996 | 11 Nov 2014 |
| WESTROP, Simon Alton | secretary | 24 Nov 2005 | 31 Dec 2024 |
| FAURE WALKER, Henry Kennedy | director | 1 Apr 2014 |  |
| CARPENTER, Neil Edward | secretary | 2 Jun 2003 |  |
| HUNTER, Paul Anthony | director | 2 Jul 2001 |  |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsquest Media Group Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 6 Apr 2016 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £2,000 | 0 |



## Owned by

WP Publishing → [Newsquest Media Group Limited](/company/01676637) → [Newsquest Capital Limited](/company/03085915) → [Newsquest Limited](/company/03165420) → [Gannett U.K. Limited](/company/03795655) → [Gannett International Holdings LLP](/company/OC404263)




## Directors' other companies

- [CARPENTER, Neil Edward](/person/6327967) - secretary at [Sopress Investments Limited](/company/00969614)
- [CARPENTER, Neil Edward](/person/6327967) - secretary at [Newsquest Printing (Glasgow) Limited](/company/SC136439)
- [CARPENTER, Neil Edward](/person/6327967) - secretary at [Newsquest (Herald & Times) Limited](/company/SC011138)
- [CARPENTER, Neil Edward](/person/6327967) - secretary at [Newsquest Specialist Media Limited](/company/02231405)
- [CARPENTER, Neil Edward](/person/6327967) - secretary at [Newsquest (London & Essex) Limited](/company/03105111)
- [CARPENTER, Neil Edward](/person/6327967) - secretary at [Newsquest (Herts And Bucks) Limited](/company/00331496)
- [CARPENTER, Neil Edward](/person/6327967) - secretary at [Newsquest (Essex) Limited](/company/03102787)
- [CARPENTER, Neil Edward](/person/6327967) - secretary at [Localiq Limited](/company/00157678)
- [FAURE WALKER, Henry Kennedy](/person/6327980) - director at [Newsquest Printing (Glasgow) Limited](/company/SC136439)
- [FAURE WALKER, Henry Kennedy](/person/6327980) - director at [Newsquest (Essex) Limited](/company/03102787)



## Companies at the same address

- [Gannett International Finance LLP](/company/OC404602) (OC404602)
- [Gannett International Holdings LLP](/company/OC404263) (OC404263)
- [Gannett U.K. Limited](/company/03795655) (03795655)
- [Localiq Limited](/company/00157678) (00157678)
- [Newsquest (Herts And Bucks) Limited](/company/00331496) (00331496)
- [Newsquest Capital Limited](/company/03085915) (03085915)
- [Newsquest Community Media Limited](/company/00019300) (00019300)
- [Newsquest Limited](/company/03165420) (03165420)
- [Newsquest Media (Southern) Limited](/company/00001350) (00001350)
- [Newsquest Media Group Limited](/company/01676637) (01676637)