# Newsquest Specialist Media Limited

## Details

- **Company number:** [02231405](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02231405)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 16 Mar 1988
- **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

- MSM International Limited (until 9 Jul 1998)
- Newsquest Financial Media Limited (until 12 Oct 2004)
- Southern Magazines Limited (until 14 May 2003)
- Legistshelfco No. 47 Limited (until 19 May 1988)



## Officers

| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAURE WALKER, Henry Kennedy | director | 1 Apr 2014 |  |
| CARPENTER, Neil Edward | secretary | 2 Jun 2003 |  |
| HUNTER, Paul Anthony | director | 2 Jul 2001 |  |
| WESTROP, Simon Alton | secretary | 3 Feb 2006 | 31 Dec 2024 |
| DAVIDSON, Paul | director | 28 Jun 2000 | 11 Nov 2014 |
| BROWN, James Thomson | director | 28 Jun 2000 | 31 Jul 2003 |
| HUNTER, Paul Anthony | secretary | 28 Jun 2000 | 2 Jun 2003 |
| SHEPHARD, Jonathan | director | 2 Jul 1998 | 25 Jul 2001 |
| PFEIL, John Christopher | director | 28 Jun 2000 | 2 Jul 2001 |
| HEDGER, Simon Christopher | secretary | 2 Jul 1998 | 11 Jul 2000 |
| SECRETARIAL CO (1996) LIMITED | corporate-director | 2 Jul 1998 | 28 Jun 2000 |
| SADLER, Keith John | director | 29 Sep 1999 | 23 Jun 2000 |
| DUX, John Douglas | director | 29 Sep 1999 | 23 Jun 2000 |
| LACEY, Jeremy Leslie Keith | director | - | 2 Jul 1998 |
| SWEENEY, Niall Aidan | director | - | 2 Jul 1998 |
| SWEENEY, Niall Aidan | secretary | - | 2 Jul 1998 |
| WARMAN, Kenneth John | director | - | 2 Jul 1998 |
| MOTUM, David Philip | director | - | 2 Jul 1998 |



## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsquest Media Group Limited | significant-influence-or-control | 26 Dec 2016 |  |
| Newsquest Media (Southern) Limited | ownership-of-shares-75-to-100-percent | 6 Apr 2016 | 26 Dec 2016 |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Dec 2025 | £1 | 0 |



## Owned by

Newsquest Specialist Media Limited → [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 [Newsquest (London & Essex) Limited](/company/03105111)
- [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 [Sopress Investments Limited](/company/00969614)
- [CARPENTER, Neil Edward](/person/6327967) - secretary at [WP Publishing](/company/00329151)
- [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

- [Newsquest (Essex) Limited](/company/03102787) (03102787)
- [Newsquest (London & Essex) Limited](/company/03105111) (03105111)