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The above diagram shows the color scheme of the layout in the main result page. The parent entities and officers are those entities, including individual and legal persons, have significant controls over the company in focus. The offspring entities and appointments are those entities that the company in focus can influence on.

Clicking the links on parent entities or officers, and offspring entities or managed companies will put them in focus and show upstream or downstream connections. In general, ascendant entities can be found by moving toward upstream, and descendant entities are by toward downstream. In this way, progenitor entities such as grandparent companies (parents of parent), sibling companies (children of parent), partner companies (parents of child), and progeny entities such as grandchild companies (children of child) can be found easily.

Parent entities and officers
Active 2
  • 1
    Leach, Clive William
    Company Director born in December 1934
    Individual (5 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1997-03-27 ~ dissolved
    OF - Director → CIF 0
    Mr Clive Leach
    Born in December 1934
    Individual (5 offsprings)
    Person with significant control
    icon of calendar 2016-04-06 ~ dissolved
    PE - Ownership of shares – More than 50% but less than 75%CIF 0
    PE - Ownership of voting rights - More than 50% but less than 75%CIF 0
  • 2
    Kelly, Joseph Anthony
    Editorial Director born in August 1958
    Individual (8 offsprings)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1997-08-29 ~ dissolved
    OF - Director → CIF 0
Ceased 19
  • 1
    Smith, Robin Anthony
    Solicitor born in February 1943
    Individual (1 offspring)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1999-03-19 ~ 2001-05-18
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 2
    Aspin, Jacqueline
    Advertising Director born in October 1952
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1994-10-01 ~ 1997-07-11
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 3
    Ayling, William Brian
    Company Director born in January 1943
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2000-12-14 ~ 2008-06-30
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 4
    Daniels, John Richard
    Editorial Manager born in October 1936
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar ~ 1999-02-25
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 5
    Redeyoff, Philip
    Newspaper Publisher born in September 1941
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar ~ 1992-08-28
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 6
    Thornton, Clive Edward Ian
    Solicitor born in December 1929
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar ~ 1996-05-28
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 7
    Moore, John
    Consultant born in October 1929
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar ~ 1997-03-27
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 8
    Murphy, Anthony Edward
    Sales Director born in May 1964
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2008-12-01 ~ 2009-06-30
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 9
    Lane, Denis
    Managing Director born in November 1960
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1994-11-01 ~ 1997-02-20
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 10
    Condon, Nicholas Thomas
    Chartered Accountant born in January 1948
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar ~ 2019-01-29
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 11
    Downs, Diarmuid, Sir
    Retired Engineer born in April 1922
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar ~ 1993-01-21
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 12
    Green, Howard
    Retired Newspaper Publisher born in July 1926
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar ~ 1996-01-18
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 13
    Baker, William
    Chartered Accountant born in September 1929
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1997-08-29 ~ 1998-12-08
    OF - Director → CIF 0
    Baker, William
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar ~ 1998-12-08
    OF - Secretary → CIF 0
  • 14
    Leonard, George Roger, Rt Rev Mgr
    Roman Catholic Priest born in May 1929
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar ~ 1993-01-20
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 15
    Leighton, Paul
    Accountant born in June 1966
    Individual (1 offspring)
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1997-08-29 ~ 1998-03-04
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 16
    Concannon, Mary Denise
    Accountant born in August 1962
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 2009-07-01 ~ 2019-08-14
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 17
    Morgan, David Leonard
    Chartered Accountant born in August 1937
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1998-05-28 ~ 2001-05-21
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 18
    Carey, Thomas Patrick
    Consultant born in May 1940
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar ~ 1998-05-19
    OF - Director → CIF 0
  • 19
    Bould, David Charles
    Accountant born in January 1946
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1998-05-28 ~ 2009-12-31
    OF - Director → CIF 0
    Bould, David Charles
    Accountant
    Individual
    Officer
    icon of calendar 1998-05-28 ~ 2009-12-31
    OF - Secretary → CIF 0
parent relation
Company in focus

UNIVERSE MEDIA GROUP LIMITED

Previous names
GABRIEL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED - 2010-05-18
UNIVERSE PUBLICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED - 1989-09-12
QUOTELINE LIMITED - 1986-06-09
Standard Industrial Classification
58130 - Publishing Of Newspapers
Brief company account
Please be reminded the displayed account data is older than 4 years hence might not reflect current company status.
Intangible fixed assets
326,703 GBP2015-12-31
373,508 GBP2014-12-31
Tangible fixed assets
24,755 GBP2015-12-31
39,196 GBP2014-12-31
Fixed Assets - Investments
6 GBP2015-12-31
6 GBP2014-12-31
Fixed Assets
351,464 GBP2015-12-31
412,710 GBP2014-12-31
Debtors
243,491 GBP2015-12-31
272,665 GBP2014-12-31
Cash at bank and in hand
3,749 GBP2015-12-31
17,175 GBP2014-12-31
Current Assets
247,240 GBP2015-12-31
289,840 GBP2014-12-31
Current liabilities
-650,333 GBP2015-12-31
-712,330 GBP2014-12-31
Net Current Assets/Liabilities
-403,093 GBP2015-12-31
-422,490 GBP2014-12-31
Total Assets Less Current Liabilities
-51,629 GBP2015-12-31
-9,780 GBP2014-12-31
Non-current liabilities
-380,515 GBP2015-12-31
-296,154 GBP2014-12-31
Net assets/liabilities including pension asset/liability
-432,144 GBP2015-12-31
-305,934 GBP2014-12-31
Called-up share capital
15,910 GBP2015-12-31
15,910 GBP2014-12-31
Share premium account
1,244,304 GBP2015-12-31
1,244,304 GBP2014-12-31
Retained earnings
-1,692,358 GBP2015-12-31
-1,566,148 GBP2014-12-31
Shareholder's fund
-432,144 GBP2015-12-31
-305,934 GBP2014-12-31
Intangible fixed assets - Cost/valuation
1,246,965 GBP2015-12-31
1,246,965 GBP2014-12-31
Intangible fixed assets - Accumulated amortisation/impairment
920,262 GBP2015-12-31
873,457 GBP2014-12-31
Amortisation expense of intangible fixed assets
46,805 GBP2015-01-01 ~ 2015-12-31
Cost/valuation of tangible fixed assets
282,899 GBP2015-12-31
396,816 GBP2014-12-31
Tangible fixed assets - Disposals
-114,508 GBP2015-01-01 ~ 2015-12-31
Depreciation of tangible fixed assets
258,144 GBP2015-12-31
357,620 GBP2014-12-31
Depreciation expense of tangible fixed assets in the period
10,592 GBP2015-01-01 ~ 2015-12-31
Tangible fixed assets - Decrease/increase in depreciation due to disposals
-110,068 GBP2015-01-01 ~ 2015-12-31
Secured debts
113,042 GBP2015-12-31
202,347 GBP2014-12-31
Number of shares allotted
Class 1 ordinary share
1,319,674 shares2015-12-31
Par Value of Share
Class 1 ordinary share
0.010000 GBP2015-01-01 ~ 2015-12-31
Paid-up share capital
Class 1 ordinary share
13,197 GBP2015-12-31
13,197 GBP2014-12-31

Related profiles found in government register
  • UNIVERSE MEDIA GROUP LIMITED
    Info
    GABRIEL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED - 2010-05-18
    UNIVERSE PUBLICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED - 2010-05-18
    QUOTELINE LIMITED - 2010-05-18
    Registered number 02012469
    icon of addressC/o Xeinadin Corporate Recovery, 100 Barbirolli Square, Manchester M2 3AB
    PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY incorporated on 1986-04-21 and dissolved on 2024-07-26 (38 years 3 months). The company status is Dissolved.
    CIF 0
  • UNIVERSE MEDIA GROUP LIMITED
    S
    Registered number 02012469
    icon of addressGuardian Print Centre, Longbridge Road, Trafford Park, Manchester, England, M17 1SN
    Limited By Shares in Companies House, England & Wales
    CIF 1 CIF 2
    Limited By Shares in Companies House, United Kingdom
    CIF 3
child relation
Offspring entities and appointments
Active 4
  • 1
    icon of addressOakland House 2nd Floor, 76 Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, England
    Dissolved Corporate (2 parents)
    Person with significant control
    icon of calendar 2016-04-06 ~ dissolved
    CIF 4 - Ownership of shares – 75% or moreOE
  • 2
    UNIVERSE COMMUNICATIONS GROUP LIMITED - 2014-04-29
    icon of addressOakland House 2nd Floor, 76 Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, England
    Dissolved Corporate (2 parents)
    Equity (Company account)
    2 GBP2020-09-30
    Person with significant control
    icon of calendar 2016-04-06 ~ dissolved
    CIF 3 - Ownership of voting rights - 75% or moreOE
    CIF 3 - Ownership of shares – 75% or moreOE
  • 3
    icon of addressOakland House 2nd Floor, 76 Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, England
    Dissolved Corporate (2 parents)
    Equity (Company account)
    2 GBP2020-09-30
    Person with significant control
    icon of calendar 2016-04-06 ~ dissolved
    CIF 1 - Ownership of voting rights - 75% or moreOE
    CIF 1 - Ownership of shares – 75% or moreOE
  • 4
    icon of addressOakland House 2nd Floor, 76 Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, England
    Dissolved Corporate (2 parents)
    Equity (Company account)
    2 GBP2020-09-30
    Person with significant control
    icon of calendar 2016-04-06 ~ dissolved
    CIF 2 - Ownership of voting rights - 75% or moreOE
    CIF 2 - Ownership of shares – 75% or moreOE

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