KENT MESSENGER LIMITED

2 CITY PLACE BEEHIVE RING ROAD, LONDON GATWICK AIRPORT, GATWICK, RH6 0PA

Company Number: 00505554
Incorporation date: 15-Mar-1952
Status: Liquidation
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
58130 Publishing of newspapers





SUMMARY

This company is 72.1 years old and is currently liquidation. The company has negative equity (net assets) of GBP -8.5 million which has worsened since the previous year's figure of GBP -6.2 million. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 120 thousand which is similar to the previous year's figure of GBP 120 thousand. The company is both loss making and has negative equity, it is therefore likely to go bankrupt unless it can raise funding or business has improved since the last accounts were filed. Retained earnings is negative (GBP -8.7 million), which means the company has aggregate losses since it's inception or it has paid more dividends than it can afford; given the company's age, this is a sign of serious financial problems. . The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.


FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 22-Jun-2017
Accounts Filed: FULL (04-Jul-2015)


P&L Financials:
Year end Currency Revenue Operating profit Interest Received Interest Paid Tax Net Profit GBP
04-Jul-2015 GBP 120,000 252,000 5,000 574,000 574,000
28-Jun-2014 GBP 120,000 120,000 20,000 247,000 247,000
30-Jun-2013 GBP 27,725,000 -138,000 85,000 487,000 -4,698,000


Balance Sheet Financials:
Year end Currency Cash Current Assets Current Liabilities Debt Share Capital Premium Reserve Retained Earnings Net Assets
04-Jul-2015 GBP 138,000 240,000 8,000 -8,712,000 -8,464,000
28-Jun-2014 GBP 83,000 336,000 165,000 240,000 8,000 -6,398,000 -6,150,000
30-Jun-2013 GBP 82,000 529,000 165,000 240,000 8,000 -5,494,000 -5,246,000

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end Currency % Equity Sum raised Pre-Money Valuation* Post-Money Valuation* Enterprise Value**
Insufficient available data for calculating valuations.

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All apointments
(active/resigned)
unknown Duncan James GRAY 15 Dec 2011 29 Mar 2024 0 - 1
Resigned Richard Emmerson ELLIOT 18 Sep 2008 15 Dec 2011 Company Director British 1 - 155
Resigned James Brian SMITHERS 30 Jun 2008 0 - 57

DIRECTORS


Status Name Appointed on Resigned on Occupation Nationality All appointments
(active/resigned)
Dissolved companies
(rate)
Resigned Ian Archie GRAY 08 Jun 2009 03 Jul 2013 Director British 2 - 6934 (47.9%)
Resigned Graham John MEAD 20 Jan 2009 30 Sep 2011 Director British 0 - 41 (25.0%)
Resigned Richard Emmerson ELLIOT 18 Sep 2008 31 May 2017 Company Director British 1 - 15596 (61.5%)
Resigned Charles David BRIMS 01 May 2008 03 Jul 2013 Co Director British 7 - 245 (16.1%)
Resigned Christopher BISCO 01 Jan 2008 20 Jan 2009 Director British 0 - 31 (33.3%)
Resigned Brinton Fitzgerald BUCKNOR 01 Mar 2007 12 Feb 2010 Company Director British 0 - 62 (33.3%)
Resigned Denis Sydney CUMMINGS 01 Aug 2006 30 Jun 2009 Director British 0 - 75 (71.4%)
Resigned Elizabeth Mary Meredith LAWSON 17 Jan 2006 03 Jul 2013 Director British 0 - 11 (100.0%)
Resigned Elizabeth Mary Meredith LAWSON 19 Jul 2005 01 Jan 2006 Alternate Director British 3 - 53 (37.5%)
Resigned? Duncan James GRAY 01 Jan 2004 Production Director British 7 - 41 (9.1%)
Resigned? Geraldine Ruth Pratt ALLINSON 01 Jan 2004 Company Director British 3 - 4536 (75.0%)
Resigned Robert Milton, Sir WORCESTER 01 Jan 2004 31 Mar 2008 Company Chairman British 1 - 3014 (45.2%)
Resigned Martin James PHIPPEN 16 Dec 2003 01 Sep 2016 Director British 0 - 52 (40.0%)
Resigned Edwin Roy Pratt BOORMAN OBE DL 01 Aug 2003 31 Dec 2005 Company Director British 0 - 5040 (80.0%)
Resigned Simon Mark IRWIN 01 Jan 2003 12 Mar 2009 Director British 0 - 64 (66.7%)
Resigned Simon CLUBLEY 01 Jan 2003 10 Feb 2006 Director British 2 - 118 (61.5%)
Resigned David Arnold Stuart, Sir PLASTOW 18 Apr 2000 15 Sep 2003 Retired British 0 - 184 (22.2%)
Resigned David Henry DALTON 01 Jan 1999 19 Dec 2002 Director British 0 - 64 (66.7%)
Resigned George Anthony Wolseley BRACHER 20 Oct 1998 20 Aug 2003 Retired Lawyer British 0 - 213 (14.3%)
Resigned David Dean LEWIS 01 Jul 1996 30 Apr 2007 Publishing Director British 0 - 2121 (100.0%)
Resigned Mary Elizabeth Pratt WEBB 15 Jun 1993 01 Jan 2006 Farmer British 0 - 11 (100.0%)
Resigned Christopher John CRUMPTON 15 Jun 1993 09 Oct 1998 General Manager British 0 - 11 (100.0%)
Resigned Leslie Walter Coleman TAYLOR 29 Aug 1995 Company Director British 0 - 21 (50.0%)
Resigned George Edward HEDGMAN 15 Mar 1994 Company Director British 0 - 33 (100.0%)
Resigned Edwin Roy Pratt BOORMAN OBE DL 31 Dec 2005 Company Director British 0 - 5040 (80.0%)
Resigned James Brian SMITHERS 30 Jun 2008 Company Director British 0 - 5755 (96.5%)
Resigned Peter Hiron EDGLEY 31 Dec 2005 Company Director British 0 - 1311 (84.6%)
Resigned William James DORRELL 20 Jun 1995 Company Director British 0 - 54 (80.0%)
Resigned David Andrew WYKES 19 Dec 2000 Company Director British 0 - 11 (100.0%)
No director information in our Database

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

No information on directors in other companies.

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name Share class Shares at confirmation date
2015-08-152014-08-152013-08-152012-08-152011-08-15
KM (HOLDINGS) LIMITEDORDINARY240,000
100%
240,000
100%
240,000
100%
0
0%
0
0%
A TIPPLESORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
67,800
28.3%
0
0%
RICHARD HARRY RIXORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
64,000
26.7%
0
0%
EDWIN BOORMANORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
54,660
22.8%
54,660
22.8%
ELIZABETH MARY MEREDITH LAWSONORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
41,300
17.2%
300
0.125%
GERALDINE ALLINSONORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
10,440
4.35%
10,440
4.35%
ELIZABETH MARY MEREDITH LAWSONORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
300
0.125%
0
0%
J WEBBORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
300
0.125%
300
0.125%
HENRY BOORMANORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
300
0.125%
300
0.125%
C BUCHANANORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
300
0.125%
300
0.125%
N BOORMANORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
300
0.125%
300
0.125%
I BOORMANORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
300
0.125%
300
0.125%
D MORGANORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
67,800
28.3%
PETER JOSEPH DAWSONORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
64,000
26.7%
PETER JOSEPH DAWSONORDINARY0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
0
0%
41,300
17.2%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES



no controlling companies

KENT MESSENGER LIMITED

no controlled companies

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT


This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.

COURT CASES


No Court Cases found

PATENTS


No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 58130 Publishing of newspapers)

Company Registered Address Company Number YE Date Revenue GBP Net Profit GBP Other SIC codes
ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS LIMITED NORTHCLIFFE HOUSE, 2 DERRY STREET, LONDON, W8 5TT 00084121 2017-10-01 676,277,000 13,825,000
FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED(THE) BRACKEN HOUSE, 1 FRIDAY STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND, EC4M 9BT 00227590 2017-12-31 321,434,000 5,383,000
TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP LIMITED 111 BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD, LONDON, SW1W 0DT 00451593 2017-12-31 278,100,000 12,700,000
GUARDIAN MEDIA GROUP PLC KINGS PLACE, 90 YORK WAY, LONDON, ENGLAND, ENGLAND, N1 9GU 00094531 2018-04-01 217,000,000 19,800,000
JOHNSTON PUBLISHING LIMITED SHIP CANAL HOUSE 8TH FLOOR, 98 KING STREET, MANCHESTER, M2 4WB 01919088 2017-12-30 171,506,000 -18,483,000
EXPRESS NEWSPAPERS ONE CANADA SQUARE, CANARY WHARF, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, E14 5AP 00141748 2017-12-31 165,330,000 20,896,000
LOCAL WORLD LIMITED ONE CANADA SQUARE, CANARY WHARF, LONDON, E14 5AP 08290481 2017-12-31 147,548,000 1,135,000
NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP LIMITED NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP LTD 1ST FLOOR, CHARTIST TOWER, UPPER DOCK STREET, NEWPORT, WALES, NP20 1DW 01676637 2017-12-31 130,461,000 -213,305,000
TRINITY MIRROR NORTH WEST & NORTH WALES LIMITED ONE CANADA SQUARE, CANARY WHARF, LONDON, E14 5AP 00127699 2017-12-31 124,466,000 17,786,000
ARCHANT COMMUNITY MEDIA LIMITED NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP LTD 1ST FLOOR, CHARTIST TOWER, UPPER DOCK STREET, NEWPORT, WALES, NP20 1DW 00019300 2017-12-31 96,051,000 -8,276,000 58190-Other publishing activities
EVENING STANDARD LIMITED ALPHABETA, 14-18 FINSBURY SQUARE, LONDON, ENGLAND, EC2A 1AH 06770098 2017-10-01 63,897,000 -11,780,000
MIDLAND NEWS ASSOCIATION LIMITED(THE) 8TH FLOOR MANDER HOUSE, MANDER CENTRE, WOLVERHAMPTON, UNITED KINGDOM, WV1 3NH 00483353 2017-12-30 31,648,000 -120,000
RACONTEUR MEDIA LIMITED INTERNATIONAL HOUSE, 101 KING'S CROSS ROAD, LONDON, ENGLAND, WC1X 9LP 06641353 2017-12-31 6,023,717 0
FINANCIAL TIMES (ASC) LIMITED BRACKEN HOUSE, 1 FRIDAY STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND, EC4M 9BT 00519261 2017-12-31 4,650,000 304,000
GV MEDIA GROUP LIMITED UNIT 1 MANDELA WAY, BRICKLAYES ARM, LONDON, ENGLAND, SE1 5SR 02132170 2018-03-31 603,234 0
CITIZEN NEWS & MEDIA LIMITED 9 PERSEVERANCE WORKS, 38 KINGSLAND ROAD, LONDON, ENGLAND, E2 8DD 06426082 2018-11-30 112,700 0
VILLAGE VOICE MAGAZINES LTD 50 REDHALL ROAD, GORNAL WOOD, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY3 2NL 07188453 2018-03-31 100,408 0
PURE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED FAIRLIGHT BEACONSFIELD ROAD, CHELWOOD GATE, HAYWARDS HEATH, EAST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, RH17 7LF 08171885 2017-08-31 79,831 0
CAERPHILLY MEDIA LTD CAERPHILLY MINERS CENTRE FOR THE COMMUNITY, WATFORD ROAD, CAERPHILLY, WALES, CF83 1BJ 07604006 2018-04-30 70,136 0 63120-Web portals
POYNTON POST LIMITED 17-19 PARK LANE, POYNTON, STOCKPORT, CHESHIRE, SK12 1RD 04509222 2018-08-31 50,586 0
MCARTHUR MEDIA LTD G3 6UQ, FLAT 2/2 ALMANDINE APPARTMENTS 155 HILL STREET FLAT 2/2 ALMANDINE APPARTMENTS, 155 HILL STREET, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, G3 6UQ SC425158 2018-05-28 33,145 0
HATRICKS PUBLIC RELATIONS LTD 103A TELFORD AVENUE, LONDON, ENGLAND, SW2 4XW 03283848 2018-11-30 23,889 0 59113-Television programme production activities
59200-Sound recording and music publishing activities
70210-Public relations and communications activities
MARLBOROUGH.NEWS LTD 49 LOCKERIDGE, MARLBOROUGH, ENGLAND, SN8 4EL 10353628 2018-08-31 13,000 0
NEW TRICKS PUBLISHING LTD. 129 VERDANT LANE, HITHER GREEN, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, SE6 1JE 10942621 2018-09-30 6,750 0 58142-Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals
DESCRIER LIMITED 40 SOUTHWELL ROAD, LONDON, ENGLAND, SE5 9PG 08057784 2018-05-31 2,370 0
CHAMBERLAIN PUBLISHING LIMITED 187 187 TRAFALGAR ROAD, ROOM F1, LONDON, ENGLAND, SE10 9EQ 10061017 2018-03-31 708 0
ID MAGAZINE LTD 111 ALBERT DRIVE, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, G41 2SU SC443110 2018-02-28 0 0 68310-Real estate agencies
SHAW SHEET PUBLICATIONS LTD 20-22 WENLOCK ROAD, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 7GU 09404021 2018-04-30 0 0
NEWS CORP UK & IRELAND LIMITED 1 LONDON BRIDGE STREET, LONDON, SE1 9GF 00081701 0000-00-00 0 0
NEWSQUEST LIMITED NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP LTD 1ST FLOOR, CHARTIST TOWER, UPPER DOCK STREET, NEWPORT, WALES, NP20 1DW 03165420 0000-00-00 0 0

LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)



This company is Liquidation. Statistically, such companies have a VERY HIGH probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
Basis Liquidation within 3 months Liquidation within 6 months Liquidation within 12 months Prediction confidence
Company status 100.0% 99.4% 99.9% High
Other companies Active in the same sector Too few competitors
Age 0.4% 1.4% 2.7% Medium
Company Type 0.7% 3.7% 7.4% Medium
Accounts category 0.7% 2.2% 3.8% Medium
Accounting Month 0.6% 7.2% 9.6% Medium
Sic code count 0.7% 3.5% 7.0% Medium
Do you have a dispute with a business?
Make it public