Who owns UK companies in Printing of newspapers?
26 of the 141 companies registered under SIC 18110 (Printing of newspapers) filed a list of shareholders with their most recent confirmation statement. Between them, those lists name 41 individual shareholders and 12 companies, trusts and other entities.
How companies in this industry are owned
| Share of companies | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Single shareholder | — | 23% |
| 2 to 5 shareholders | — | 68% |
| 6 or more shareholders | — | 9.6% |
| Owned only by individuals | — | 66% |
| At least one company shareholder | — | 33% |
| Majority-owned by a company* | — | 22% |
| Largest shareholder holds 50% or more* | — | 88% |
| Largest shareholder holds 75% or more* | — | 60% |
| A non-UK entity among shareholders | — | 2.2% |
| A trust, fund or pension scheme among shareholders | — | 1.8% |
| A nominee among shareholders | — | 0.7% |
* Among the 10 companies in this industry that have a single class of shares and state the number of shares allotted, where a holding's share of the company can be read directly from the filing. A dash means fewer than 30 companies, too few to report.
Company size and age
| Latest accounts filed | This industry | All UK companies |
|---|---|---|
| Full, group or medium-sized accounts | — | 8.2% |
| Small-company accounts | — | 40% |
| Micro-entity accounts | — | 38% |
| Dormant-company accounts | — | 10% |
| No accounts filed yet, or other | — | 4.3% |
Related industries
- Printing n.e.c. SIC 18129 · 2,514 companies · 23% majority-owned by a company
- Pre-press and pre-media services SIC 18130 · 361 companies · 17% majority-owned by a company
- Reproduction of sound recording SIC 18201 · 215 companies · 15% majority-owned by a company
- Manufacture of printed labels SIC 18121 · 208 companies · 21% majority-owned by a company
- Reproduction of computer media SIC 18203 · 121 companies · 20% majority-owned by a company
- Reproduction of video recording SIC 18202 · 116 companies · 14% majority-owned by a company
- Binding and related services SIC 18140 · 81 companies
Corporate shareholders in this industry
All 11 companies and other entities named as shareholders on the latest confirmation statements of companies under SIC 18110, ranked by how many of those companies they hold shares in. None holds shares in more than one company in this industry: ownership here is not concentrated in corporate groups. Trusts and individuals are not named.
| # | Shareholder | Type | Companies House no. | Companies held in this industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CASTLEWALL LIMITED | UK company | 02715556 | 1 |
| 2 | EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS | UK company | 00141748 | 1 |
| 3 | FLAGSHIP HOLDINGS (NI) LIMITED | UK company | NI617019 | 1 |
| 4 | JAMES MILLER | UK company | SL000059 | 1 |
| 5 | KELSEY PUBLISHING LIMITED | UK company | 02387149 | 1 |
| 6 | MGL2 LIMITED | UK company | 06234510 | 1 |
| 7 | MICHAEL WARD | UK company | 01911215 | 1 |
| 8 | N/A STUDENT PAGES MEDIA GROUP | Company | — | 1 |
| 9 | PILGRIMS PUBLISHING LTD | UK company | 13171858 | 1 |
| 10 | S & J D ROBERTSON GROUP LIMITED | UK company | SC070455 | 1 |
| 11 | YATTENDON GROUP PLC | UK company | 00288238 | 1 |
About this data
Figures come from the shareholder lists in each company's most recent Companies House confirmation statement (form CS01) that contained one, filed between 21 March 2021 and 3 May 2026. They are as filed and are not restated for later share transfers. Shares held in treasury are excluded. Shareholders are classed as individuals, companies, non-UK entities, trusts or nominees from the names as filed.
Every company's own shareholder register, officers, filings and accounts are available through the OpenRegistry API and MCP server, live from Companies House.