Data from the official company registers of 12 countries. Not an official register.

English

Publishing of newspapers

UK SIC 2007 · 58130ISIC 58 · Publishing activitiesJ · Information and communication
Live companies826main activity SIC 58130
New, past 12 months799.6% of live
Median age8 yrsof live companies
Liquidation or administration131.6%
Oldest1863incorporated 13 Mar 1863

When they were founded

Live companies by year of incorporation, past 15 years.

0204060802011: 1420112012: 282013: 2620132014: 232015: 2620152016: 292017: 3020172018: 402019: 3820192020: 472021: 3620212022: 422023: 4420232024: 532025: 5620252026: 69

Regions

Where these companies have their registered office.

London
374
South East
87
South West
59
East of England
59
Yorkshire and The Humber
42
North West
41
East Midlands
38
West Midlands
34
Scotland
34
Northern Ireland
24
Wales
23
North East
11

Towns with the most

Live companies in this activity by town.

Companies

826 live companies, oldest first. Page 1 of 17.

CompanyTownIncorporated
Methodist Newspaper Company Limited
00000295
Old Hunstanton13 Mar 1863
Express and Star Limited
00018718
City of Westminster14 Aug 1883
Newsquest Community Media Limited
00019300
Bournemouth15 Jan 1884
The Barnsley Chronicle Limited
00029043
Barnsley30 May 1889
Easingwold Town Hall Company Limited
00035475
Easingwold23 Dec 1891
North West of Ireland Printing and Publishing Company Limited
R0000576
Co Tyrone23 Apr 1901
News Corp UK & Ireland Limited
00081701
Southwark28 Jul 1904
Tontcon Limited
R0000730
Dungannon19 Nov 1904
D.C. Thomson & Company Limited
SC005830
Dundee27 Mar 1905
Associated Newspapers Limited
00084121
Kensington and Chelsea1 Apr 1905
Guardian Media Group plc
00094531
Islington9 Aug 1907
Shropshire Newspapers Limited
00123264
City of Westminster18 Jul 1912
Reach Regionals Media Limited
00127699
Tower Hamlets11 Mar 1913
Express Newspapers
00141748
Tower Hamlets2 Oct 1915
Staffordshire Newspapers Ltd.
00142592
Thatcham1 Jan 1916
Barnsley Independent Company Limited
00143311
Barnsley17 Mar 1916
Financial Times Limited(the)
00227590
City and County of the City of London26 Jan 1928
Medquest Group Limited
SC015569
Edinburgh24 May 1929
Catholic Herald Limited
00288446
Reading25 May 1934
G.j.palmer & Sons Limited
00291335
Norwich18 Aug 1934
Dance News Limited
00365912
Godalming15 Mar 1941
Tonuga Limited
NI001873
Dungannon15 Mar 1945
D. E. Alexander & Sons, Limited
NI001942
Co Down3 Sept 1945
Telegraph Media Group Limited
00451593
City of Westminster31 Mar 1948
Newtownards Chronicle Limited
NI002567
Bangor24 Aug 1948
Midland News Association Limited(the)
00483353
City of Westminster15 Jun 1950
Financial Times (Asc) Limited
00519261
City and County of the City of London2 May 1953
Varsity Publications Limited
00561235
Cambridge (Cambridge)10 Feb 1956
Polish Daily (Publishers) Limited(the)
00563771
Hammersmith and Fulham29 Mar 1956
Scots Independent (Newspapers) Limited
SC032356
Buckie7 Jun 1957
The Friend Publications Limited
00604838
Camden20 May 1958
The Jewish Telegraph Limited
00626689
Manchester24 Apr 1959
News Group Newspapers Limited
00679215
Southwark30 Dec 1960
Oxford Student Publications Limited
00679920
Oxford6 Jan 1961
Cornwall News Media Limited
00701398
Newbury22 Aug 1961
Shropshire Star Limited
00783181
City of Westminster3 Dec 1963
Caversham Bridge News Limited
00818927
Caversham9 Sept 1964
Church of Ireland Press.
NI006121
Lisburn23 Sept 1964
Cheadle and Tean Times Limited
00821959
Alton (Staffordshire Moorlands)6 Oct 1964
Times Media Limited
00894646
Southwark22 Dec 1966
Guardian News & Media Limited
00908396
Islington14 Jun 1967
West Country News Media Limited
00929427
Newbury25 Mar 1968
Newbury Weekly News (Printers) Limited
00938455
Milton (South Cambridgeshire)6 Sept 1968
Newbury Weekly News Limited
00938465
Milton (South Cambridgeshire)9 Sept 1968
Herts & Essex Newspapers Limited
00940896
Thatcham21 Oct 1968
Evangelical Times Limited(the)
00941912
Chilsworthy (Cornwall)6 Nov 1968
Mediahuis UK Group Ltd
00983376
City of Westminster30 Jun 1970
West Highland Publishing Company Limited
SC049850
Isle of Skye24 Jan 1972
Peace News Limited
01042853
Islington17 Feb 1972
New York Times Limited
01106659
City and County of the City of London5 Apr 1973