JOHNSTON PRESS PLC

Overview

Company Name	JOHNSTON PRESS PLC
Company Status	Dissolved
Legal Form	Public limited company
Company Number	SC015382
Jurisdiction	Scotland
Date of Creation	Dec 31, 1928
Date of Cessation	Jul 11, 2023

Summary

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

What is the purpose of JOHNSTON PRESS PLC?

Activities of head offices (70100) / Professional, scientific and technical activities

Where is JOHNSTON PRESS PLC located?

Registered Office Address	272 Bath Street G2 4JR Glasgow
Undeliverable Registered Office Address	No

What were the previous names of JOHNSTON PRESS PLC?

Previous Company Names
Company Name	From	Until
F. JOHNSTON & COMPANY LIMITED	Dec 31, 1928	Dec 31, 1928

What are the latest accounts for JOHNSTON PRESS PLC?

Last Accounts
Last Accounts Made Up To	Dec 30, 2017

What are the latest filings for JOHNSTON PRESS PLC?

Filings

Date

Description

Document

Type

Jul 11, 2023

Final Gazette dissolved following liquidation

1 pages

GAZ2

Apr 11, 2023

Final account prior to dissolution in a winding-up by the court

19 pages

WU15(Scot)

May 27, 2021

Court order in a winding-up (& Court Order attachment)

6 pages

WU01(Scot)

May 27, 2021

Court order

Order of court - dissolution void

2 pages

OC-DV

Sep 15, 2020

Final Gazette dissolved following liquidation

1 pages

GAZ2

Jun 15, 2020

Move from Administration to Dissolution

34 pages

AM23(Scot)

Dec 16, 2019

Administrator's progress report

33 pages

AM10(Scot)

Nov 07, 2019

Notice of extension of period of Administration

5 pages

AM19(Scot)

Jun 10, 2019

Administrator's progress report

35 pages

AM10(Scot)

May 21, 2019

Termination of appointment of Peter Mccall as a secretary on May 17, 2019

1 pages

TM02

May 21, 2019

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

1 pages

TM01

Mar 29, 2019

Termination of appointment of Kjell Aamot as a director on Jan 01, 2019

1 pages

TM01

Mar 26, 2019

Termination of appointment of William James Buchan as a director on Mar 19, 2019

1 pages

TM01

Mar 04, 2019

Termination of appointment of Michael Guy Butterworth as a director on Feb 19, 2019

1 pages

TM01

Jan 18, 2019

Termination of appointment of Camilla Alexandra Rhodes as a director on Jan 09, 2019

1 pages

TM01

Jan 08, 2019

Statement of administrator's deemed proposal

1 pages

2.16BZ(Scot)

Dec 06, 2018

Registered office address changed from Orchard Brae House 30 Queensferry Road Edinburgh EH4 2HS to 272 Bath Street Glasgow G2 4JR on Dec 06, 2018

2 pages

AD01

Nov 27, 2018

Statement of administrator's proposal

119 pages

2.16B(Scot)

Nov 27, 2018

Statement of affairs with form 2.13B(Scot)

12 pages

2.15B(Scot)

Nov 27, 2018

Appointment of an administrator

2 pages

2.11B(Scot)

Aug 28, 2018

Satisfaction of charge 7 in full

4 pages

MR04

Aug 28, 2018

Satisfaction of charge 9 in full

4 pages

MR04

Aug 28, 2018

Satisfaction of charge 8 in full

4 pages

MR04

Jun 13, 2018

Resolutions

Resolutions

1 pages

RESOLUTIONS

Resolutions
Category	Date	Description	Type
capital		Resolution of allotment of securities	RES10

Jun 11, 2018

Resolutions

Resolutions

1 pages

RESOLUTIONS

Resolutions
Category	Date	Description	Type
capital		Resolutions Genera meeting of company called not less 14 clear days notice 05/06/2018	RES13

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Who are the officers of JOHNSTON PRESS PLC?

Officers
Name	Appointed On	Resigned On	Role	Address	Country of Residence	Nationality	Date of Birth	Occupation	Number
CHIAPPELLI, Marco Luigi Autimio 21 Braid Farm Road EH10 6LE Edinburgh		Aug 23, 1996	Secretary	21 Braid Farm Road EH10 6LE Edinburgh		British			474360001
COOPER, Philip Richard Grange Knowe EH49 7HX Linlithgow 14 West Lothian United Kingdom	Aug 23, 1996	Nov 02, 2009	Secretary	Grange Knowe EH49 7HX Linlithgow 14 West Lothian United Kingdom		British			131295290001
MCCALL, Peter Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	Nov 02, 2009	May 17, 2019	Secretary	Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland					146630180001
AAMOT, Kjell Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	Aug 01, 2010	Jan 01, 2019	Director	Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	Norway	Norwegian	1950-9	Director	153114510002
BELL, Iain William Balhernoch 507 Lanark Road West EH14 7AJ Balerno Midlothian		Mar 31, 1995	Director	Balhernoch 507 Lanark Road West EH14 7AJ Balerno Midlothian		British	1940-8	Newspaper Director	35563110001
BOWDLER, Timothy John 2-11 St Vincent Place EH3 5BQ Edinburgh	Jan 01, 1994	Dec 31, 2008	Director	2-11 St Vincent Place EH3 5BQ Edinburgh	United Kingdom	British	1947-5	Newspaper Director	37521870002
BUCHAN, William James Bath Street G2 4JR Glasgow 272	Jun 01, 2017	Mar 19, 2019	Director	Bath Street G2 4JR Glasgow 272	England	British	1959-4	Director	232628330001
BUTTERWORTH, Michael Guy Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	Jun 01, 2016	Feb 19, 2019	Director	Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	England	British	1961-4	Chartered Accountant	76600500002
CAMMIADE, Danny Crathorne 4 Grange Park Ferring BN12 5LS Worthing West Sussex	Mar 16, 2005	Mar 31, 2013	Director	Crathorne 4 Grange Park Ferring BN12 5LS Worthing West Sussex	England	British	1960-4	Chief Operating Officer	251394160001
CAWDRON, Peter Edward Blackburn The Old Bakery Rectory Road OX44 7JG Great Haseley Oxfordshire	Aug 28, 1998	Apr 30, 2010	Director	The Old Bakery Rectory Road OX44 7JG Great Haseley Oxfordshire	England	British	1943-7	Director	166325310001
CHIAPPELLI, Marco Luigi Autimio 21 Braid Farm Road EH10 6LE Edinburgh		Jul 16, 2001	Director	21 Braid Farm Road EH10 6LE Edinburgh	Scotland	British	1944-8	Newspaper Director	474360001
DICKSON, Ian Enderley 19 Baldernock Road Milngavie G62 8DU Glasgow		Apr 28, 2000	Nominee Director	Enderley 19 Baldernock Road Milngavie G62 8DU Glasgow	Scotland	British	1950-4		900000230001
DUNN, Hugh John Ramsay Yate House Oxenhope BD22 9HL Keighley W Yorks	Jan 26, 1990	Apr 16, 1993	Director	Yate House Oxenhope BD22 9HL Keighley W Yorks		British	1937-2	Bookbinder	328340001
FRY, John Anthony Church Hill NR15 1TD Saxlingham Nethergate Old Rectory Norfolk Uk	Jan 05, 2009	Oct 31, 2011	Director	Church Hill NR15 1TD Saxlingham Nethergate Old Rectory Norfolk Uk	England	British	1957-1	Director	136914890001
HALE, Matthew Joseph Hovey Stortford Little Drove Little Drove BN44 3PP Steyning West Sussex	Sep 29, 1992	Apr 26, 1996	Director	Stortford Little Drove Little Drove BN44 3PP Steyning West Sussex		British	1918-10	Solicitor	7129870001
HIGHFIELD, Ashley Gilroy Mark Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	Nov 01, 2011	Jun 06, 2018	Director	Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	United Kingdom	British	1965-10	Chief Executive Officer	164400440001
HINTON, Leslie Frank 1 Virginia Street E98 1XY London	Mar 16, 2005	Dec 31, 2007	Director	1 Virginia Street E98 1XY London		British	1944-2	Executive Chairman	104267650003
IDDISON, Geoff Holyrood Road EH8 8AS Edinburgh 108 United Kingdom	Jan 01, 2010	Jun 30, 2013	Director	Holyrood Road EH8 8AS Edinburgh 108 United Kingdom	United Kingdom	British	1957-4	Company Director	148074460002
JOHNSTON, Frederick Patrick Mair 39 Broad Street SY8 1NL Ludlow Shropshire		Apr 30, 2010	Director	39 Broad Street SY8 1NL Ludlow Shropshire		British	1935-9	Newspaper Director	328390002
JOHNSTON, Henry Charles Marriott Invereil House By Dirleton EH39 5DH North Berwick East Lothian		Apr 27, 2007	Director	Invereil House By Dirleton EH39 5DH North Berwick East Lothian		British	1946-11	Newspaper Director	474380004
KING, David John Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	Jun 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
KING, Martina Ann 71 Victoria Street SW1H 0XA London	Apr 25, 2003	Apr 30, 2010	Director	71 Victoria Street SW1H 0XA London		British	1961-3	Director	107699510001
MARSHALL, Augustus Ralph Impian Bukit Tunku No. 8 Jalan Tunku Kuala Lumpur Unit 17 50480 Malaysia	Jun 27, 2008	May 22, 2017	Director	Impian Bukit Tunku No. 8 Jalan Tunku Kuala Lumpur Unit 17 50480 Malaysia	Malaysia	Malaysian	1951-10	Director	16432070011
MERRILLS, Austin The East Wing Tyninghame House EH42 1XW Dunbar East Lothian		Apr 26, 1996	Director	The East Wing Tyninghame House EH42 1XW Dunbar East Lothian		British	1928-4	Company Director	529310002
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
PAIN, Mark Andrew Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	May 01, 2009	Aug 31, 2016	Director	Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	United Kingdom	British	1961-6	Director	122498680001
PARRY, Roger George 27 Edwardes Square W8 6HH London	Sep 01, 1997	Apr 24, 2009	Director	27 Edwardes Square W8 6HH London	United Kingdom	British	1953-6	Company Director	41614380002
PATERSON, Stuart Randall 41 Fernielaw Avenue EH13 0EF Edinburgh Midlothian	Jun 01, 2001	Mar 15, 2011	Director	41 Fernielaw Avenue EH13 0EF Edinburgh Midlothian	Scotland	British	1958-1	Company Director	64281400001
PATTERSON, Gavin Echlin Newgate Street EC1A 7AJ London Bt Centre 81	Jul 07, 2008	Apr 24, 2009	Director	Newgate Street EC1A 7AJ London Bt Centre 81		British	1967-9	Ceo	131233950001
RHODES, Camilla Alexandra Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	Jul 13, 2009	Jan 09, 2019	Director	Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland		British	1958-5	Director	139644420001
ROCHE, Henry John, Sir 242 Shakespeare Tower Barbican EC2Y 8DR London	Jun 23, 1993	Apr 30, 2004	Director	242 Shakespeare Tower Barbican EC2Y 8DR London		British	1934-1	Company Chairman	53613320001
RUDD-JONES, Nicholas 20 Saint Georges Square PE9 2BN Stamford Lincolnshire	May 02, 2000	Mar 21, 2002	Director	20 Saint Georges Square PE9 2BN Stamford Lincolnshire		British	1959-8	Director	77152150002
RUSSELL, Ian Simon Macgregor 73 Braid Avenue EH10 6ED Edinburgh Midlothian	Jan 09, 2007	Dec 31, 2016	Director	73 Braid Avenue EH10 6ED Edinburgh Midlothian	United Kingdom	British	1953-1	Director	38783050003
THE LORD GORDON OF STRATHBLANE Deil's Craig Old Mugdock Road,Strathblane G63 9ET Glasgow	Apr 26, 1996	Apr 27, 2007	Director	Deil's Craig Old Mugdock Road,Strathblane G63 9ET Glasgow		British	1936-5	Company Director	312680002
VAN ROOYEN, Stephen John Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	Jun 01, 2013	May 18, 2016	Director	Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road EH4 2HS Edinburgh 8th Floor Scotland	England	British	1973-4	Non-Executive Director	178722710001

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Does JOHNSTON PRESS PLC have any charges?

Charges
Classification	Dates	Status	Details
A registered charge	Created On Jun 23, 2014 Delivered On Jul 04, 2014	Outstanding
	Brief description All material real property owned by the chargor on the date of the security agreement see form for further details. Floating Charge Covers All: Yes Contains Negative Pledge: Yes Contains Floating Charge: Yes Contains Fixed Charge: Yes
	Persons Entitled Deutsche Bank Ag
	Transactions Jul 04, 2014Registration of a charge (MR01)
A registered charge	Created On Jun 23, 2014 Delivered On Jul 04, 2014	Outstanding
	Brief description The extent that title to the real property in northern ireland freehold tenure see form for further details. Floating Charge Covers All: Yes Contains Negative Pledge: Yes Contains Floating Charge: Yes Contains Fixed Charge: Yes
	Persons Entitled Deutsche Bank Ag
	Transactions Jul 04, 2014Registration of a charge (MR01)
A registered charge	Created On Jun 16, 2014 Delivered On Jun 24, 2014	Outstanding
	Floating Charge Covers All: Yes Contains Negative Pledge: Yes Contains Floating Charge: Yes
	Persons Entitled Deutsche Bank Ag, London Branch for Itself and as Security Agent
	Transactions Jun 24, 2014Registration of a charge (MR01)
Security agreement	Created On Sep 25, 2009 Delivered On Oct 06, 2009	Satisfied	Amount secured All sums due or to become due
	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. Contains Floating Charge: Yes
	Persons Entitled Barclays Bank PLC
	Transactions Oct 06, 2009Registration of a charge (MG01s) May 10, 2012Alteration to a floating charge (466 Scot) Oct 12, 2013Part of the property or undertaking has been released from the charge (MR05) Aug 28, 2018Satisfaction of a charge (MR04)
Has Alterations to Order: Yes
Supplemantal legal mortgage	Created On Sep 25, 2009 Delivered On Oct 06, 2009	Satisfied	Amount secured All sums due or to become due
	Short particulars Kings road, bury st edmonds, suffolk P212269 SK200901; 10/11 union street, wisbech, cambridgeshire; 46 high street, grantham, lincolnshire LL85306; oundle road, woodston ind est, peterborough CB233925.
	Persons Entitled Barclays Bank PLC
	Transactions Oct 06, 2009Registration of a charge (MG01s) Aug 28, 2018Satisfaction of a charge (MR04)
Security agreement	Created On Aug 28, 2009 Delivered On Sep 15, 2009	Satisfied	Amount secured All sums due or to become due
	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. Contains Floating Charge: Yes
	Persons Entitled Barclays Bank PLC
	Transactions Sep 15, 2009Registration of a charge (410) May 10, 2012Alteration to a floating charge (466 Scot) Oct 12, 2013Part of the property or undertaking has been released from the charge (MR05) Aug 28, 2018Satisfaction of a charge (MR04)
Has Alterations to Order: Yes
Deposit agreement and cash deposit pledge	Created On Aug 09, 2005 Delivered On Aug 23, 2005	Satisfied	Amount secured All sums due under or in connection with clause 5.2.2. under the credit agreement
	Short particulars The company pledges and assigns the deposit account and the deposit and all the present and future rights, titles and benefit of the company in the deposit account and the deposit.
	Persons Entitled The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
	Transactions Aug 23, 2005Registration of a charge (410) Jun 27, 2009Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (419a)
Floating charge	Created On Apr 12, 2002 Delivered On Apr 30, 2002	Satisfied	Amount secured All sums due or to become due
	Short particulars Undertaking and all property and assets present and future of the company including uncalled capital. Contains Floating Charge: Yes
	Persons Entitled The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
	Transactions Apr 30, 2002Registration of a charge (410) Mar 26, 2004Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (419a) Sep 12, 2005Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (419a)
Floating charge	Created On Jun 25, 1999 Delivered On Jul 06, 1999	Satisfied	Amount secured All sums due or to become due
	Short particulars Undertaking and all property and assets present and future of the company including uncalled capital. Contains Floating Charge: Yes
	Persons Entitled The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
	Transactions Jul 06, 1999Registration of a charge (410) Jun 27, 2009Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (419a)
Bond & floating charge	Created On Jul 01, 1996 Delivered On Jul 19, 1996	Satisfied	Amount secured All sums due or to become due
	Short particulars Undertaking and all property and assets present and future of the company including uncalled capital. Contains Floating Charge: Yes
	Persons Entitled The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC for Itself and as Trustee for Others
	Transactions Jul 19, 1996Registration of a charge (410) Oct 08, 1999Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (419a)
Floating charge	Created On Oct 18, 1978 Delivered On Oct 26, 1978	Satisfied	Amount secured All sums due or to become due
	Short particulars Undertaking and all property and assets present and future of the company including uncalled capital. Contains Floating Charge: Yes
	Persons Entitled The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
	Transactions Oct 26, 1978Registration of a charge Dec 11, 1996Statement of satisfaction of a charge in full or part (419a)

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Does JOHNSTON PRESS PLC have any insolvency cases?

Case Number

Dates

Type

Practitioners

Other

Date	Type
Nov 17, 2018	Administration started
Jun 15, 2020	Administration ended

In administration

Name	Role	Address
Catherine Williamson The Zenith Building 26 Spring Gardens M2 1AB Manchester	practitioner	The Zenith Building 26 Spring Gardens M2 1AB Manchester
Peter Mark Saville 6 New Street Square EC4A 3BF London	practitioner	6 New Street Square EC4A 3BF London
Alastair Paul Beveridge 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

Date	Type
Mar 09, 2023	Conclusion of winding up
May 19, 2021	Petition date
Jul 11, 2023	Due to be dissolved on
May 19, 2021	Commencement of winding up

Compulsory liquidation

Name	Role	Address	Appointed On	Ceased On
Catherine Williamson Ship Canal House 8th Floor 98 King Street M2 4WU Manchester	practitioner	Ship Canal House 8th Floor 98 King Street M2 4WU Manchester
Alastair Paul Beveridge 6 New Street Square EC4A 3BF London	practitioner	6 New Street Square EC4A 3BF London

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Data Source

UK Companies House
The official register of companies in the UK, providing public access to company information such as names, addresses, directors, and financial filings.
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