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Company description
EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “Private Unlimited Company”. Incorporated on 2 October 1915; registered for 110 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: 3 PSC records, 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
- EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS
- Company number
- 00141748
- Company type
- Private Unlimited Company
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- FULL
- Mortgage charges
- 20 total · 1 outstanding · 19 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
31 December 2024Next accounts due
Not suppliedLast statement made up to
4 March 2026Next statement due
18 March 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- -300.0%
- Mean bonus gap
- 1.3%
- Women receiving bonus
- 7.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 10.1%
- Women in top quartile
- 31.0%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 31.0%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 55.0%
- Women in lower quartile
- 48.0%
Earlier reporting years (7)
- 500 to 99914.6% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99914.4% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99915.7% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99922.5% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99923.3% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99914.6% median hourly gap
- 250 to 49919.0% 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
- 1 January 2026 – 30 June 2026
- Filed
- 21 July 2026
- Shortest standard term
- 30 days
- Longest standard term
- Not supplied
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- 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
- 1 January 2026
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid within 30 days
- £2,600,622
- Invoice value paid in 31–60 days
- £2,244,258
- Invoice value paid after 60 days
- £641,282
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £1,326,079
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 43.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 1.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 60 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
The price stated in the Order is inclusive of all costs and expenses including packing and transportation costs. No variation in the price of the Goods will be accepted for any reason whatsoever unless reasonable notice thereof has been given in writing by the Seller the Purchaser and an authorised officer of the Purchaser shall have accepted the price variation in writing.
Where the Goods are subject to Value Added Tax or any other taxes the amount legally demandable is to be rendered as a separate item of account and if required by the Purchaser, the Seller shall produce bona fide evidence of the amount paid or to be paid by it in respect thereof.
The Purchaser reserves the right to deduct from any monies due or becoming due to the Seller, any monies due from the Seller to the Purchaser under the Contract or any other contract relating to the supply of goods or services.
The price of the Goods includes the cost of insurance, packaging and carriage of the Goods unless otherwise expressly indicated in the Order.
Any discount period will be calculated from the date the invoice is received by the Purchaser.
Payment for Goods accepted by the Purchaser shall be made at the end of the month following the month of invoice. - Dispute resolution process
For contracts with suppliers, the appropriate business manager (and if appropriate senior manager) for each party will attempt to resolve the dispute (the Reach point of contact varies from contract to contract). Suppliers can also contact Reach’s dedicated accounts payable team (suppliers@reachplc.com). Such contacts would look to deal promptly with any disputes raised, in accordance with the terms of the contract, and involve other Reach managers as required.
Earlier payment reports (11 shown)
- 36.0 average days to pay21.0% outside terms
- 39.0 average days to pay24.0% outside terms
- 37.0 average days to pay21.0% outside terms
- 36.0 average days to pay21.0% outside terms
- 36.0 average days to pay19.0% outside terms
- 36.0 average days to pay27.0% outside terms
- 39.0 average days to pay31.0% outside terms
- 35.0 average days to pay29.0% outside terms
- 36.0 average days to pay32.0% outside terms
- 35.0 average days to pay27.0% outside terms
- 38.0 average days to pay28.0% 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 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS
- Group submission
- Yes
- Parent organisation
- REACH PLC
- Statement period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Approved
- 14 May 2025
- 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
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
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
- 16 May 2025
Policies described
Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits discrimination
Training described
Your whole organisation
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
Demonstrated progress
We have meetings during the year where we review the current policies and process, and details of any enhancements to these will be provided in the next annual statement
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.
06 Data protection
ICO fee-payer registration
Express Newspapers
Registration Z6778606
- Registered from
- 27 May 2002
- Current end date
- 26 May 2027
- Trading names
- DAILY STAR, SUNDAY EXPRESS, DAILY EXPRESS
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
Daily Express Games
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 9,28,41
- Filed / designated
- 22 August 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 22 August 2023
Daily Star Games
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 9,28,41
- Filed / designated
- 22 August 2013
- Valid until / renewal due
- 22 August 2023
MAKE YOU VERY CROSSWORD
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 19 July 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 July 2026
FINANCIAL EXPRESS
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 4 November 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 November 2024
Take5
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 22 June 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 22 June 2024
EXPRESS shopping channel
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 38
- Filed / designated
- 27 March 2004
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 March 2024
RACING TIMES
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 27 October 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 October 2023
DAILY EXPRESS SHOPPING CHANNEL
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16,38,39,41
- Filed / designated
- 14 July 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 14 July 2023
NIGHT EXPRESS
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 29 May 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 29 May 2023
:PM
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 6 March 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 6 March 2023
DAILY STAR REALBINGO
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16,28
- Filed / designated
- 20 December 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 20 December 2022
SUNDAY STARS
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 19 April 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 April 2022
STARS ON SUNDAY
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 19 April 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 April 2022
DAILY STAR SUNDAY
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 19 April 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 April 2022
STAR SUNDAY
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 19 April 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 April 2022
MEGAMAG
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 8 April 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 April 2022
SUNDAY STAR MEGA MAG
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 8 April 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 April 2022
DAILY STAR MEGA MAG
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 8 April 2002
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 April 2022
THE EXPRESS SATURDAY
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 11 September 1998
- Valid until / renewal due
- 11 September 2018
Figurative mark
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 9,16,41
- Filed / designated
- 4 March 1998
- Valid until / renewal due
- 4 March 2028
THE EXPRESS
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 31 October 1996
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 October 2026
THE EXPRESS ON SUNDAY
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 31 October 1996
- Valid until / renewal due
- 31 October 2026
EXPRESS DIRECT
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 8,16,18,21,25,36
- Filed / designated
- 8 November 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 November 2025
EXPRESS DIRECT
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 10,11,20,28,35,38,39,40,42,43,44
- Filed / designated
- 8 November 1995
- Valid until / renewal due
- 8 November 2025
DAILY/SUNDAY EXPRESS The EXPRESS Card
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 9,36
- Filed / designated
- 19 July 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 July 2021
GILES
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 16,28
- Filed / designated
- 15 October 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 October 2020
GILES
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 3,9,21,29,30
- Filed / designated
- 15 October 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 October 2020
Figurative mark
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 3,9,16,21,28,29,30
- Filed / designated
- 15 October 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 October 2020
Figurative mark
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 3,9,16,21,28,29,30
- Filed / designated
- 15 October 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 15 October 2020
THE RECRUITMENT INDUSTRY AWARDS
Owner Express Newspapers · classes 41
- Filed / designated
- 26 February 1991
- Valid until / renewal due
- 26 February 2028
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.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
Reach Network Media Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- Companies Act 2006
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- England & Wales
- Registration number
- 4086475
- Notified
- 20 December 2019
Mr Richard Clive DesmondSee 71 companies with this PSC name →
- Has significant influence or control
- Nationality
- British
- Country of residence
- England
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 28 February 2018
Tm Media Holdings Limited
- Owns 75% or more of shares
- Controls 75% or more of voting rights
- Can appoint or remove directors
- Country registered
- England
- Legal authority
- English Law
- Legal form
- Limited Company
- Place registered
- Registrar Of Companies (England & Wales)
- Registration number
- 04104523
- Notified
- 6 April 2016
- Ceased
- 20 December 2019
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08 Charity register
Charity Commission links
No exact company-number link in this snapshot
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09 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
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10 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
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11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
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12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
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13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
14 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.
15 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
16 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.
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.
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Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
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