# West Country News Media Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [00929427](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00929427)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 25 Mar 1968
- **Registered office:** NEWSPAPER HOUSE, FARADAY ROAD, NEWBURY, RG14 2AD
- **Nature of business:** [58130](/sic/58130) Publishing of newspapers
- **Corporate group:** [Iliffe Media Limited](/group/42531) (13 companies)


## Previous names

- Fosseway Press Limited (until 18 Nov 2003)
- Midsomer Norton & Radstock Journal Limited (until 15 Apr 2019)
- Tindle Newspapers West Country Limited (until 16 Apr 2026)




## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Owen Charles Tindle | significant-influence-or-control | 30 Jun 2017 | 30 Jun 2017 |
| Sir Raymond Stanley Tindle | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 16 Apr 2022 |
| Mrs. Wendy Diane Craig | significant-influence-or-control | 16 Apr 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 |
| Mr Simon Keith Pusey | significant-influence-or-control | 5 Jul 2022 | 24 Nov 2023 |
| Tindle Newspapers Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 6 Apr 2016 | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Newbury News And Media Ltd | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent, voting-rights-75-to-100-percent, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors | 27 Mar 2026 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Turnover | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2023 | - | - | £107,781 | 16 |
| 31 Mar 2017 | £314,420 | £177,942 | £51,449 | 8 |
| 31 Mar 2016 | £340,541 | £168,263 | £79,551 | - |
| 31 Mar 2015 | £347,104 | £156,260 | £67,756 | 10 |
| 31 Mar 2014 | £344,283 | £155,879 | £63,358 | 10 |
| 31 Mar 2013 | £321,708 | £185,694 | £42,032 | - |
| 31 Mar 2012 | £331,644 | £189,540 | £106,579 | - |



## Owned by

West Country News Media Limited → [Newbury News And Media Ltd](/company/11861159) → [Iliffe Media Limited](/company/09967892)





## Companies at the same address

- [Cornwall News Media Limited](/company/00701398) (00701398)
- [Devon News Media Limited](/company/01969550) (01969550)
- [Newbury News And Media Ltd](/company/11861159) (11861159)
- [Surrey & Hampshire News Media Limited](/company/01442094) (01442094)
- [Wales And The Borders News Media Limited](/company/02677142) (02677142)