CENTURY NEWSPAPERS LIMITED

Overview

Company Name	CENTURY NEWSPAPERS LIMITED
Company Status	Dissolved
Legal Form	Private limited company
Company Number	NI022768
Jurisdiction	Northern Ireland
Date of Creation	May 30, 1989
Date of Cessation	Aug 06, 2020

Summary

Has Super Secure PSCs	No
Has Charges	Yes
Has Insolvency History	Yes
Registered Office is in Dispute	No

What is the purpose of CENTURY NEWSPAPERS LIMITED?

Publishing of newspapers (58130) / Information and communication

Where is CENTURY NEWSPAPERS LIMITED located?

Registered Office Address	6b Upper Water Street BT34 1DJ Newry Co Down
Undeliverable Registered Office Address	No

What were the previous names of CENTURY NEWSPAPERS LIMITED?

Previous Company Names
Company Name	From	Until
MOYNE SHELF COMPANY (NO.27) LIMITED	May 30, 1989	May 30, 1989

What are the latest accounts for CENTURY NEWSPAPERS LIMITED?

Last Accounts
Last Accounts Made Up To	Dec 30, 2017

What are the latest filings for CENTURY NEWSPAPERS LIMITED?

Filings

Date

Description

Document

Type

Aug 06, 2020

Final Gazette dissolved following liquidation

1 pages

GAZ2

May 06, 2020

Notice to move from Administration to Dissolution

29 pages

2.35B(NI)

Dec 20, 2019

Administrator's progress report to Nov 16, 2019

29 pages

2.24B(NI)

Dec 17, 2019

Notice of extension of period of Administration

1 pages

2.31B(NI)

Nov 22, 2019

Registered office address changed from , 138 University Street, Belfast, Antrim, BT7 1HJ to 6B Upper Water Street Newry Co Down BT34 1DJ on Nov 22, 2019

2 pages

AD01

Nov 11, 2019

Notice of extension of period of Administration

1 pages

2.31B(NI)

Jun 11, 2019

Administrator's progress report to May 16, 2019

31 pages

2.24B(NI)

May 23, 2019

Termination of appointment of Michael Guy Butterworth as a director on May 17, 2019

1 pages

TM01

May 21, 2019

Termination of appointment of David John King as a director on May 17, 2019

1 pages

TM01

Jan 09, 2019

Registered office address changed from , 2 Esky Drive, Carn Industrial Estate, Portadown, BT63 5YY to 6B Upper Water Street Newry Co Down BT34 1DJ on Jan 09, 2019

2 pages

AD01

Dec 14, 2018

Statement of administrator's proposal

111 pages

2.17B(NI)

Dec 11, 2018

Appointment of an administrator

1 pages

2.12B(NI)

Oct 25, 2018

Appointment of Mr Michael Guy Butterworth as a director on Oct 25, 2018

2 pages

AP01

Aug 15, 2018

Accounts for a dormant company made up to Dec 30, 2017

17 pages

Jun 19, 2018

Termination of appointment of Ashley Gilroy Mark Highfield as a director on Jun 05, 2018

1 pages

TM01

Dec 04, 2017

Confirmation statement made on Dec 01, 2017 with no updates

3 pages

CS01

Nov 15, 2017

Full accounts made up to Dec 31, 2016

19 pages

Dec 01, 2016

Confirmation statement made on Dec 01, 2016 with updates

6 pages

CS01

Oct 03, 2016

Accounts for a dormant company made up to Jan 02, 2016

9 pages

Dec 01, 2015

Annual return made up to Dec 01, 2015 with full list of shareholders

4 pages

AR01

Associated Filings
Category	Date	Description	Type
capital	Dec 01, 2015	Statement of capital on Dec 01, 2015 Capital: GBP 2	SH01

Jul 06, 2015

Accounts for a dormant company made up to Jan 03, 2015

14 pages

Dec 10, 2014

Annual return made up to Dec 01, 2014 with full list of shareholders

4 pages

AR01

Associated Filings
Category	Date	Description	Type
capital	Dec 10, 2014	Statement of capital on Dec 10, 2014 Capital: GBP 2	SH01

Oct 03, 2014

Full accounts made up to Dec 28, 2013

17 pages

Sep 01, 2014

Director's details changed for Mr David John King on Jul 01, 2014

2 pages

CH01

Sep 01, 2014

Director's details changed for Mr Ashley Gilroy Mark Highfield on Jul 01, 2014

2 pages

CH01

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Who are the officers of CENTURY NEWSPAPERS LIMITED?

Officers
Name	Appointed On	Resigned On	Role	Address	Country of Residence	Nationality	Date of Birth	Occupation	Number
COOPER, Philip Richard 14 Grange Knowe Linlithgow EH49 7AX West Lothian United Kingdom	Nov 04, 2005	May 31, 2008	Secretary	14 Grange Knowe Linlithgow EH49 7AX West Lothian United Kingdom					143364970001
MCCONVILLE, Barrai Anton 20 Ashgrove Drive Lurgan BT67 9JQ Co Armagh	Jun 01, 2008	Mar 31, 2012	Secretary	20 Ashgrove Drive Lurgan BT67 9JQ Co Armagh					143365000001
CYPHER SERVICES LIMITED 50 Bedford Street BT2 7FW Belfast	May 30, 1989	Nov 04, 2005	Secretary	50 Bedford Street BT2 7FW Belfast					143357320001
ALLWOOD, Charles John Park Farm, The Twist Wiggington HP23 6DU Tring Hertfordshire	May 30, 1989	Jul 20, 2000	Director	Park Farm, The Twist Wiggington HP23 6DU Tring Hertfordshire	England	British	1951-8	Accountant	35681240003
BARBER, Stephen David Sunbury Fitzroy Park N6 6HX London	Nov 23, 1998	Mar 15, 1952	Director	Sunbury Fitzroy Park N6 6HX London	England	British	1952-3	Accountant	60496120001
BARRONS, John Lawson 8 Harberton Avenue Belfast BT9 6PH	May 30, 1989	Dec 31, 1998	Director	8 Harberton Avenue Belfast BT9 6PH	Northern Ireland	British	1932-10	Chief Executive	163917090001
BOWDLER, Timothy John Northumberland Street EH3 6JE Edinburgh 62	Nov 04, 2005	Dec 31, 2008	Director	Northumberland Street EH3 6JE Edinburgh 62		British	1947-5	Chief Executive	37521870001
BUTTERWORTH, Michael Guy Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	Oct 25, 2018	May 17, 2019	Director	Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	England	British	1961-4	Chartered Accountant	76600500002
CAMMIADE, Danny Holyrood Road EH8 8AS Edinburgh 108 Scotland	Mar 15, 2011	Mar 31, 2013	Director	Holyrood Road EH8 8AS Edinburgh 108 Scotland	England	British	1960-4	Chief Operating Officer	251394160001
CAMPBELL, James Anthony 66 Temple Grove Buncrana Road BT48 0QN Derry	Jan 15, 2004	Mar 01, 2005	Director	66 Temple Grove Buncrana Road BT48 0QN Derry		British	1956-9	Company Director	143364940001
EWING, Margaret Maraval Hamm Court KT13 8YG Weybridge Surrey	Jul 20, 2000	May 09, 2002	Director	Maraval Hamm Court KT13 8YG Weybridge Surrey		British	1955-3	Chartered Accountant	143364920001
FRY, John Anthony Old Rectory Church Hill NR15 1TD Saxlingham Nethergate Norfolk	Jan 05, 2009	Oct 31, 2011	Director	Old Rectory Church Hill NR15 1TD Saxlingham Nethergate Norfolk	England	British	1957-1	Chief Executive	136914890001
GOWER, Martin Frederick 4 Old Mill Close Crawfordsburn BT19 1PP	Nov 23, 1998	Jan 13, 2003	Director	4 Old Mill Close Crawfordsburn BT19 1PP		British	1945-8	Managing Director	143364880001
GRAF, Charles Philip Flat 31 9 Albert Embankment SE1 7HD London	May 09, 2002	Jan 13, 2003	Director	Flat 31 9 Albert Embankment SE1 7HD London		British	1946-10	Director	143364900001
HAMILTON, Gary Frederick 9 Falcon Avenue Mountainside BT23 4GE Newtownards Co Down	Nov 23, 1998	Jun 25, 2004	Director	9 Falcon Avenue Mountainside BT23 4GE Newtownards Co Down		British	1959-8	Comercial Director	143364870001
HIGHFIELD, Ashley Gilroy Mark Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	Nov 01, 2011	Jun 05, 2018	Director	Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	United Kingdom	British	1965-10	Chief Executive Officer	164400440001
HUNTER, Austin 10 Dalton Glen Comber BT23 5RD Co.Down	Mar 01, 2005	Dec 19, 2006	Director	10 Dalton Glen Comber BT23 5RD Co.Down		British	1952-3	Director	143364960001
KING, David John Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	Jul 01, 2013	May 17, 2019	Director	Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	United Kingdom	British	1959-8	Chief Financial Officer	179020430001
LONG, Jean Matilda 13 Palmerston Park Limavady Road BT47 6DJ Derry	Jan 15, 2004	Dec 19, 2006	Director	13 Palmerston Park Limavady Road BT47 6DJ Derry	Ireland	British	1960-4	Company Director	143264060001
MURRAY, Grant Holyrood Road EH8 8AS Edinburgh 108 Scotland	May 03, 2011	May 15, 2013	Director	Holyrood Road EH8 8AS Edinburgh 108 Scotland	United Kingdom	British	1964-4	Chief Financial Officer	159877110001
PARKER, Stephen Davenport Brackenwood 34 Tower Road North CH60 6RS Heswall Merseyside	Jul 29, 1952	Jan 15, 2004	Director	Brackenwood 34 Tower Road North CH60 6RS Heswall Merseyside		British	1952-7	Director	143364910001
PATERSON, Stuart Randall Fernielaw Avenue EH13 0EF Edinburgh 41	Nov 14, 2005	Mar 15, 2011	Director	Fernielaw Avenue EH13 0EF Edinburgh 41	Scotland	British	1958-1	Finance Director	64281400001
TINDLE, Raymond Stanley, Sir Devonshire House 92 West Street GU9 7EN Farnham Surrey	May 30, 1989	Aug 24, 2001	Director	Devonshire House 92 West Street GU9 7EN Farnham Surrey	United Kingdom	British	1926-10	Newspaper Proprietor	57658900004
VAGHELA, Vijay Lakhman 298 Horns Road Barklingside 1G6 1BS Ilford Essex	Jan 13, 2004	Jan 15, 2004	Director	298 Horns Road Barklingside 1G6 1BS Ilford Essex		British	1966-10	Accountant	143364950001
VICKERS, Paul Andrew 10 Pembroke Villas The Green TW9 1QF Haslemere Richmond	May 30, 1989	Jan 15, 2004	Director	10 Pembroke Villas The Green TW9 1QF Haslemere Richmond	England	British	1960-1	Barrister	146096300001

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Who are the persons with significant control of CENTURY NEWSPAPERS LIMITED?

Persons with significant controls

Name

Notified On

Address

Ceased

Century Press And Publishing Limited

Apr 06, 2016

Bourges Boulevard

PE1 1NG Peterborough

Unex House - Suite B

Cambridgeshire

England

Legal Form	Private Company Limited By Shares
Country Registered	United Kingdom
Legal Authority	Companies Act 1985
Place Registered	England
Registration Number	02397153

Natures of Control

The person has the right to exercise, or actually exercises, significant influence or control over the activities of a firm that, under the law by which it is governed is not a legal person; and the members of that firm (in their capacity as such) hold, directly or indirectly, more than 75% of the shares in the company.
The person has the right to exercise, or actually exercises, significant influence or control over the activities of a firm that, under the law by which it is governed is not a legal person; and the members of that firm (in their capacity as such) hold, directly or indirectly, more than 75% of the voting rights in the company.
The person has the right to exercise, or actually exercises, significant influence or control over the activities of a firm that, under the law by which it is governed is not a legal person; and the members of that firm (in their capacity as such) hold the right, directly or indirectly, to appoint or remove a majority of the board of directors of the company.

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Does CENTURY NEWSPAPERS LIMITED have any charges?

Charges
Classification	Dates	Status	Details
A registered charge	Created On Jun 23, 2014 Delivered On Jul 03, 2014	Outstanding
	Brief description All the property of the company whatsoever and wheresoever both present and future pursuant to clause 2.1 of the debenture, including:. 1. first fixed legal charge over all lands and premises situate at 2 esky drive, carn industrial estate, portadown, comprised in land registry folio AR16303L, co. Armagh. Floating Charge Covers All: Yes Contains Negative Pledge: Yes Contains Floating Charge: Yes Contains Fixed Charge: Yes
	Persons Entitled Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch (As Security Agent)
	Transactions Jul 03, 2014Registration of a charge (MR01)
Security agreement	Created On Sep 25, 2009 Delivered On Oct 05, 2009	Satisfied	Amount secured All monies due or to become due from the company to the chargee on any account whatsoever
	Short particulars See image for full details.
	Persons Entitled Barclays Bank PLC
	Transactions Oct 05, 2009Registration of a charge (MG01) Jul 02, 2014Satisfaction of a charge (MR04)
Mortgage or charge	Created On Jan 15, 2004 Delivered On Feb 02, 2004	Satisfied	Amount secured 0
	Short particulars All monies and liabilities now or at any time or times debenture grants & demises unto the security trustee all that freehold unregistered property situate in NI vested in the company see doc 90 for further details.
	Persons Entitled London 3I Investments PLC
	Transactions Feb 02, 2004Registration of a charge (402 NI) Oct 16, 2009Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (MG02)
Mortgage or charge	Created On Jan 15, 2004 Delivered On Jan 27, 2004	Satisfied	Amount secured 0
	Short particulars All monies debenture grants and demises unto the bank all that freehold unregistered property situate in northern ireland (if any) see doc 89 for further details.
	Persons Entitled Saint Andrews Square EH2 2YB The Royal Bank Of
	Transactions Jan 27, 2004Registration of a charge (402 NI) Oct 16, 2009Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (MG02)
Mortgage or charge	Created On Mar 20, 1996 Delivered On Mar 25, 1996	Satisfied	Amount secured 0
	Short particulars All monies. Charge over book debts fixed charge over the book and other debts and monetary clains (including without limitation, deposits and credit balances held by third parties from time to time) then or at any time there- after due or owing the the company, together with the full benefit of all guarantees and securities therefor and indemnities in respect thereof and all negotiable instruments, liens, reservat- ions of title, rights of tracing and other rights enabling the company to enforce any such debts or claims. The charge contained a covenant by the company not at any time without the prior written consent of the bank to 1) create, extend or permit to subsist any fixed or floating security or lien (other than a lien arising by operation of law) or security interest of any kind over the charged property (as defined in the charge) or any part thereof whether in any such case ranking in priority to or pari passu with the security created pursuant to the charge: 2) sell, assign, discount, factor or otherwise dispose of the charged pro- perty or any part thereof or agree to do any of the same.
	Persons Entitled Lloyds Bank PLC
	Transactions Mar 25, 1996Registration of a charge (402 NI)
Mortgage debenture	Created On Jul 17, 1990 Delivered On Jul 31, 1990	Satisfied	Amount secured All monies due or to become due from the company to the chargee
	Short particulars Fixed and floating charge over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future, including goodwill, book debts, uncalled capital, buildings, fixtures, fixed plant & machinery.
	Persons Entitled Tsb Bank Northern Ireland PLC
	Transactions Jul 31, 1990 Feb 15, 1996Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (MG02)
Mortgage or charge	Created On Nov 22, 1989 Delivered On Dec 01, 1989	Satisfied	Amount secured 0
	Short particulars Debentre by century newspapers limited.. All monies and liabilities for the purpose of securing all monies see doc 12 for further details.
	Persons Entitled The First National
	Transactions Dec 01, 1989Registration of a charge (402 NI)
Debenture	Created On Jun 30, 1989 Delivered On Jul 06, 1989	Satisfied	Amount secured £1,750,000 and other monies made by the lender to brandpine under the terms of the aforementioned instrument creating or evidencing the charge
	Short particulars Fixed and floating charge over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future, including goodwill, book debts, uncalled capital, buildings, fixtures, fixed plant & machinery.
	Persons Entitled The First National Bank of Boston
	Transactions Jul 06, 1989 Jun 12, 1990Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (MG02)

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Does CENTURY NEWSPAPERS LIMITED have any insolvency cases?

Case Number

Dates

Type

Practitioners

Other

Date	Type
May 04, 2020	Administration ended
Nov 17, 2018	Administration started

In administration

Name	Role	Address
Catherine Williamson 6 New Street Square EC4A 3BF London United Kingdom	practitioner	6 New Street Square EC4A 3BF London United Kingdom
Alastair Paul Beveridge 6 New Street Square EC4A 3BF London	practitioner	6 New Street Square EC4A 3BF London
Peter Mark Saville 6 New Street Square EC4A 3BF London	practitioner	6 New Street Square EC4A 3BF London
Simon Jonathan Appell 6 New Street Square EC4A 3BF London	practitioner	6 New Street Square EC4A 3BF London

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Data Source

UK Companies House
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