Carmarthenshire Herald Limited
Registered name: CARMARTHENSHIRE HERALD LIMITED
Part of Herald News International Inc. groupCarmarthenshire Herald Limited made £133k revenue and a £55.1k loss in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
Carmarthenshire Herald Limited’s revenue grew 147% to £133k in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with a loss of £55.1k and 7 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of newspapers” and is based in Milford Haven; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Milford Haven, Wales
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 28 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £53.7k | £133k |
| Gross profit | £202k | £201k | — | — |
| Operating profit | −£185 | −£3 | — | — |
| Profit before tax | −£185 | −£3 | — | — |
| Profit after tax | −£185 | −£3 | −£456 | −£55.1k |
| Profit (best available) | −£185 | −£3 | −£456 | −£55.1k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £64.3k | £145k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −0.9% | −41.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £10.7k | £19k |
| Profit per employee | −£62 | −£1 | −£91 | −£7.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲147.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲66.7% | ▲40% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £1.3k | £845 | £312k | £182k |
| Fixed assets | — | £0 | £367k | £271k |
| Current assets | £51.4k | £50.3k | £35.7k | £12.7k |
| Debtors | £51.4k | £50.3k | — | — |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −41.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £19k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 204.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼42%
- Now £182k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲40%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼26%
- Now £271k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Herald News International Inc. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Carmarthenshire Herald Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit −£55.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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