TXT In plain English
Company description
ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LIMITED is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Limited Company”. Incorporated on 1 April 1905; registered for 121 years; registered office reported in LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. Its primary declared activity is 58130 · Publishing of newspapers.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 30 trade marks. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LIMITED
- Company number
- 00084121
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 2 total · 0 outstanding · 2 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
28 September 2025Next accounts due
30 June 2027Last statement made up to
1 February 2026Next statement due
15 February 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- 10.0%
- Mean bonus gap
- 29.0%
- Women receiving bonus
- 23.8%
- Men receiving bonus
- 21.8%
- Women in top quartile
- 34.7%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 37.9%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 44.7%
- Women in lower quartile
- 56.9%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 1000 to 499915.8% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499919.3% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499919.6% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499921.1% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499915.2% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499915.4% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499916.1% median hourly gap
- 1000 to 499915.4% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 29 September 2025 – 29 March 2026
- Filed
- 1 May 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 7 days
- Longest standard term
- 61 days
- E-invoicing offered
- Yes
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-3
- Financial period started
- 29 September 2025
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £125,898,913
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £84,202,194
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £17,289,655
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £202,063,279
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 11.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 61 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Maximum contractual payment information
NA
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
Associated Newspapers standard terms are that invoices fall due at the end of the following month from receipt of invoice. There are a significant number of variations to these standard terms which reduce the payment period to less than 30 days.
- Other payment-term information
NA
- Dispute resolution process
If at any time any question, dispute or difference arises between Associated Newspapers Limited and its supplier or distributor, parties are obliged to escalate the dispute to senior representatives of the respective businesses who shall use their reasonable endeavours to resolve the dispute in good faith. There is a dedicated shared service centre in Leicester with a specialist purchase to pay team that deals with payment disputes that arise. The escalation point for Associated Newspapers Limited would be the Payables and Credit manager.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 26.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay21.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
- 25.0 average days to pay19.0% outside terms
- 24.0 average days to pay20.0% outside terms
- 25.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
- 26.0 average days to pay22.0% outside terms
- 25.0 average days to pay21.0% outside terms
- 25.0 average days to pay19.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Global legal identity
Legal Entity Identifier
ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LIMITED
LEI 54930058QIK6WBXFWC56 · jurisdiction GB
- Legal form
- H0PO
- Entity category
- GENERAL
- Entity created
- 1 April 1905
- Initial LEI registration
- 18 January 2017
- LEI last updated
- 12 June 2026
- Next renewal
- 29 July 2027
- Managing LOU
- 213800WAVVOPS85N2205
- Legal address
- NORTHCLIFFE HOUSE, 9 DERRY STREET, LONDON, GB-LND, W8 5HY, GB
- Headquarters address
- NORTHCLIFFE HOUSE, 9 DERRY STREET, LONDON, GB-LND, W8 5HY, GB
GLEIF parent-reporting exceptions
DIRECT ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_CONSOLIDATING
ULTIMATE ACCOUNTING CONSOLIDATION PARENT
NON_CONSOLIDATING
LEI data provides global legal identity and source-reported relationships, not a credit or regulatory approval. BritDB links Level 1 identities only through GLEIF’s Companies House registration-authority identifier and exact company number; Level 2 parent and fund relationships and reporting exceptions are reproduced as supplied by GLEIF.
06 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LIMITED
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- DAILY MAIL AND GENERAL TRUST P L C
- Statement period
- 1 October 2019 – 30 September 2020
- Approved
- 19 November 2020
- Sectors
- Media, publishing, arts and entertainment
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Not reported as covered
Goals and KPIs
Not reported as covered
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- Over £500 million
- Years producing statements
- More than 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 31 March 2021
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers Workers within your organisation
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app
Other monitoring
As part of DMGT's ongoing compliance with the Legislation, we have sought annual assurance from our businesses that assurance has been gained and updated for relevant suppliers.
Demonstrated progress
We are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and to implementing and enforcing effective systems, policies and controls to ensure modern slavery and human trafficking is not taking place anywhere in our supply chains. In addition, we plan to explore the introduction of an e-learning training module to add to our compliance training. This will also be added as part of the induction process, to improve employee awareness.
Reported risks and mitigations
- Risk: Event construction in Non EU / Non US countries (e.g. Middle East, Asia, Africa, Latin America).
- Area: Within your supply chains
- Tier: Tier 1 suppliers
- Group: Other vulnerable groups
- Location: United Arab Emirates China Egypt Ethiopia Ghana Indonesia Jordan Kenya Malaysia Mozambique Nigeria Papua New Guinea Philippines Saudi Arabia Singapore Thailand South Africa
- Mitigation: Supply due diligence
- Risk: Contracted office maintenance staff (all geographies) (e.g. Cleaning, Catering, Security, Building services).
- Location: United Kingdom United States
- Mitigation: Supplier and third party due diligence
- Risk: Software and technology developers, located in developing countries.
- Area: Within your own operations
- Location: India
- Mitigation: Continuous monitoring of our operations and annual assurance attestations
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
07 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Associated Newspapers Limited
Registration Z5272734
- Registered from
- 8 February 2001
- Current end date
- 7 February 2027
This is a candidate association, not an official Companies House link. The ICO file supplies no company number. The organisation name and postcode uniquely matched this company in the current snapshot. BritDB excludes all DPO contact fields and does not publish unmatched personal entries.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
Timber Finance
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,35,36,38
- Filed / designated
- 25 January 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 January 2027
Timber Wealth
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 36
- Filed / designated
- 25 January 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 January 2027
Timber Financial Services
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 36
- Filed / designated
- 25 January 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 January 2027
UKPLUS
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,36,38,39,41
- Filed / designated
- 23 December 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 December 2026
MAILPLUS
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,28,35,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 30 November 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 November 2026
11versus11
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,28,35,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 6 April 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 April 2026
11v11
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,28,35,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 6 April 2016
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 April 2026
WE MAKE FAMOUS
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 35,41
- Filed / designated
- 14 December 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 December 2025
DAILY MAIL
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,36,38,39,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 20 November 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 November 2025
THE FIX
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,41
- Filed / designated
- 9 July 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 July 2025
YOU BIG BEAUTY WEEKEND
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,38,41,44
- Filed / designated
- 29 June 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 29 June 2025
YOU BIG BEAUTY WEEKEND
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,38,41,44
- Filed / designated
- 1 May 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 May 2025
IDEACENTRIC
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,35,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 7 April 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 7 April 2025
M
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,36,38,39,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 18 March 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 March 2025
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 24 October 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 October 2024
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 24 October 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 October 2024
ANSWERS
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,38,41
- Filed / designated
- 24 October 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 October 2024
GOOD HEALTH
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,41
- Filed / designated
- 31 July 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 July 2024
Mail Marketplace
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,36,38,39,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 27 June 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 June 2024
Mail Marketplace
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,36,38,39,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 23 June 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 June 2024
Mail Marketplace
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,36,38,39,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 23 June 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 June 2024
METRO
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 35
- Filed / designated
- 6 March 2014
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 March 2024
FEMAIL FASHION FINDER
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,35,38,41,42,44,45
- Filed / designated
- 20 December 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 December 2023
YOU BEAUTY DISCOVERY
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,38,41,44
- Filed / designated
- 8 November 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 November 2023
YBD
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,38,41,44
- Filed / designated
- 8 November 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 November 2023
YOU BEAUTY
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,38,41,44
- Filed / designated
- 8 November 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 November 2023
CARPOOL COOKING
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,38,41,43
- Filed / designated
- 31 October 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 October 2023
MAILONLINE
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,35,36,38,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 3 October 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 October 2023
MAILONLINE
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,35,36,38,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 3 October 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 3 October 2023
CLUB METRO
Owner Associated Newspapers Limited · classes 9,16,35,38,39,41,42
- Filed / designated
- 23 August 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 August 2023
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
08 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Dmg Media Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- United Kingdom
- Legal authority
- United Kingdom (England And Wales)
- Legal form
- Limited By Shares
- Place registered
- Companies House
- Registration number
- 5765286
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
09 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
The Charity Commission extract did not explicitly associate this Companies House number with a charity. BritDB does not use a name-only match to fill the gap.
This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
10 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
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11 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
12 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
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13 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
14 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
15 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
0 exact company-number links.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
16 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
17 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Global legal identities linked through Companies House registration authority RA000585.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Privacy-reduced candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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