D.C. Thomson & Company Limited

Company Name	D.C. Thomson & Company Limited
Company Status	Active
Company Number	SC005830
Category	Private Limited Company
Incorporation Date	27 March 1905(119 years, 2 months ago)

Business Activity

Section J	Information and communication
SIC 2212	Publishing of newspapers
SIC 58130	Publishing of newspapers

Directors

Director Name	Mr Christopher Harold William Thomson
Date of Birth	July 1950 (Born 73 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Current
Appointed	01 October 1995(90 years, 6 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	28 years, 7 months
Role	Publisher
Country of Residence	Scotland
Correspondence Address	Courier Buildings 2 Albert Square Dundee DD1 9QJ Scotland

Director Name	Mr Alan Richard Finden Hall
Date of Birth	October 1952 (Born 71 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Current
Appointed	02 May 2011(106 years, 2 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	12 years, 12 months
Role	Company Director
Country of Residence	England
Correspondence Address	Courier Buildings 2 Albert Square Dundee DD1 9QJ Scotland

Director Name	Mr David Howard Eric Thomson
Date of Birth	November 1973 (Born 50 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Current
Appointed	01 April 2014(109 years, 1 month after company formation)
Appointment Duration	10 years
Role	Chief Operating Officer
Country of Residence	Scotland
Correspondence Address	Courier Buildings 2 Albert Square Dundee DD1 9QJ Scotland

Secretary Name	Ms Susannah Evans
Status	Current
Appointed	05 March 2019(114 years after company formation)
Appointment Duration	5 years, 1 month
Role	Company Director
Correspondence Address	Courier Buildings 2 Albert Square Dundee DD1 9QJ Scotland

Director Name	Mr Benjamin John Howard Gray
Date of Birth	March 1967 (Born 57 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Current
Appointed	01 April 2022(117 years, 1 month after company formation)
Appointment Duration	2 years
Role	Company Director
Country of Residence	Scotland
Correspondence Address	Courier Buildings 2 Albert Square Dundee DD1 9QJ Scotland

Director Name	Mr John Sidney Thomson
Date of Birth	January 1965 (Born 59 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Current
Appointed	01 April 2022(117 years, 1 month after company formation)
Appointment Duration	2 years
Role	Company Director
Country of Residence	Scotland
Correspondence Address	Courier Buildings 2 Albert Square Dundee DD1 9QJ Scotland

Director Name	Alastair Gordon Thomson
Date of Birth	November 1929 (Born 94 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	13 December 1988(83 years, 9 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	15 years, 7 months (resigned 16 July 2004)
Role	Publisher
Correspondence Address	Craigrannoch Broughty Ferry Dundee Angus DD5 3PB Scotland

Director Name	Brian Harold Thomson
Date of Birth	November 1918 (Born 105 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	13 December 1988(83 years, 9 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	17 years, 11 months (resigned 07 November 2006)
Role	Publisher
Correspondence Address	Kemback House Cupar Fife KY15 5TN Scotland

Director Name	Derek Ballance Thomson
Date of Birth	August 1922 (Born 101 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	13 December 1988(83 years, 9 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	13 years, 1 month (resigned 17 January 2002)
Role	Publisher
Correspondence Address	Invereighty House By Forfar Angus DD8 1XL Scotland

Director Name	Lewis Murray Thomson
Date of Birth	November 1936 (Born 87 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	13 December 1988(83 years, 9 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	25 years, 5 months (resigned 30 May 2014)
Role	Publisher
Country of Residence	Scotland
Correspondence Address	Courier Buildings Albert Square Dundee

Director Name	Mr Andrew Francis Thomson
Date of Birth	August 1942 (Born 81 years ago)
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	13 December 1988(83 years, 9 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	33 years, 3 months (resigned 31 March 2022)
Role	Publisher
Country of Residence	Broughty Ferry, Scotland
Correspondence Address	Courier Buildings 2 Albert Square Dundee DD1 9QJ Scotland

Secretary Name	Allister McDougall
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	13 December 1988(83 years, 9 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	6 years, 10 months (resigned 27 October 1995)
Role	Company Director
Correspondence Address	A 32 Dundee Road Broughty Ferry Dundee Angus DD5 1LX Scotland

Secretary Name	Mrs Irene Douglas
Nationality	British
Status	Resigned
Appointed	11 October 1995(90 years, 7 months after company formation)
Appointment Duration	23 years, 5 months (resigned 05 March 2019)
Role	Accountant
Country of Residence	Scotland
Correspondence Address	Courier Buildings 2 Albert Square Dundee DD1 9QJ Scotland

Contact

Website	dcthomson.co.uk
Email address	[email protected]
Telephone	01382 223131
Telephone region	Dundee

Location

Registered Address	Courier Buildings 2 Albert Square Dundee DD1 9QJ Scotland
Constituency	Dundee West
Ward	West End
Address Matches	Over 10 other UK companies use this postal address

Shareholders

346.7k at £1	Alan Richard Finden Hall & Moira Gladys Hall & Ian Finden Hall 8.38% Ordinary
334.1k at £1	Jean Thomson & Keith Derek Thomson 8.08% Ordinary
300k at £1	D.c. Thomson & Co Pension Trustee LTD 7.25% Ordinary
265.3k at £1	Christopher Harold William Thomson & Angela Patricia Helen Clayton 6.41% Ordinary
243.7k at £1	Lewis Murray Thomson & Julie Logan Thomson 5.89% Ordinary
236.5k at £1	Angus William Neish 5.72% Ordinary
223.4k at £1	Andrew Francis Thomson & Benjamin John Howard Gray & Patrick Howard Thomson 5.40% Ordinary
222k at £1	Daphne Rosemary Spalding & Christopher Thomas Spalding 5.37% Ordinary
201.4k at £1	Andrea Jane Elles & Jane Ferguson & Samantha E. Henderson 4.87% Ordinary
183.6k at £1	Christopher H.w. Thomson & Lewis Murray Thomson & Andrew Francis 4.44% Ordinary
176.4k at £1	Mrs Margaret Jean Bruce Howman 4.26% Ordinary
152.9k at £1	Simon L. Buttars 3.70% Ordinary
141.6k at £1	Mrs Audrey Elizabeth Barron 3.42% Ordinary
129.9k at £1	Edward Denham Neish 3.14% Ordinary
105.8k at £1	Nicholas Stuart Orphanides & Alexander Francis McDonald 2.56% Ordinary
99.6k at £1	Susan Elizabeth Thomson & Alexander Francis McDonald 2.41% Ordinary
91.1k at £1	Diana Jean Hepburn & John William Leng 2.20% Ordinary
89.7k at £1	Lucinda Clare Tod & John Baxter & Oliver B. Baxter 2.17% Ordinary
89k at £1	Jane Ferguson & Samantha Elizabeth Henderson & Andrea Janes Elles 2.15% Ordinary
75k at £1	Lesley F. Watt & S. Hepburn 1.81% Ordinary
58.1k at £1	Jennifer Judy Hayter & Bridget M. Getley & John Henry Francis Hayter 1.41% Ordinary
36.9k at £1	Katharine Hewitt & John Henry Francis Hayter 0.89% Ordinary
35.2k at £1	Callum S. Kennedy Chuch Of Scotland & Ian W. Grimmond Church Of Scotland 0.85% Ordinary
34k at £1	F Hayter LTD 0.82% Ordinary
32.8k at £1	Mr Alan William Tucker & Dr Keith Thomson 0.79% Ordinary
29.7k at £1	Dr Lisa A. Hall 0.72% Ordinary
29.5k at £1	Charles Brice Nairn & Michael Nairn Bt 0.71% Ordinary
28.9k at £1	Katrina Lynne Ronald 0.70% Ordinary
28.4k at £1	Sonia L. Fleming 0.69% Ordinary
28.2k at £1	Ann Vibeke Ulla Brown & Angus Hampton Brown 0.68% Ordinary
27.7k at £1	Ingrid Wood 0.67% Ordinary
25.9k at £1	Trustees Of Mayfair Settlement 0.63% Ordinary
12k at £1	Mrs Ann Marie Udal 0.29% Ordinary
9.6k at £1	John Anning Leng Sturrock & Jennifer Lilian Sturrock 0.23% Ordinary
5.7k at £1	Clements Gault & William G. Coulthard 0.14% Ordinary
5.1k at £1	Mrs Margaret Ruby Walker 0.12% Ordinary

Financials

Year	2014
Turnover	£244,842,000
Net Worth	£820,627,000
Cash	£76,233,000
Current Liabilities	£81,482,000

Accounts

Latest Accounts	31 March 2023 (1 year ago)
Next Accounts Due	31 December 2024 (8 months, 1 week from now)
Accounts Category	Group
Accounts Year End	31 March

Returns

Latest Return	9 December 2023 (4 months, 2 weeks ago)
Next Return Due	23 December 2024 (8 months from now)

Filing History

15 January 2021	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2020 (72 pages)
6 January 2021	Confirmation statement made on 9 December 2020 with updates (7 pages)
31 December 2019	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2019 (78 pages)
19 December 2019	Confirmation statement made on 9 December 2019 with updates (8 pages)
11 March 2019	Termination of appointment of Irene Douglas as a secretary on 5 March 2019 (1 page)
11 March 2019	Appointment of Ms Susannah Evans as a secretary on 5 March 2019 (2 pages)
31 January 2019	Registered office address changed from Courier Buildings Albert Square Dundee to Courier Buildings 2 Albert Square Dundee DD1 9QJ on 31 January 2019 (1 page)
28 December 2018	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2018 (69 pages)
28 December 2018	Confirmation statement made on 18 December 2018 with updates (8 pages)
15 October 2018	Director's details changed for Mr Christopher Harold William Thomson on 10 September 2010 (2 pages)
20 December 2017	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2017 (58 pages)
19 December 2017	Confirmation statement made on 18 December 2017 with updates (7 pages)
29 December 2016	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2016 (52 pages)
29 December 2016	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2016 (52 pages)
23 December 2016	Confirmation statement made on 18 December 2016 with updates (9 pages)
23 December 2016	Confirmation statement made on 18 December 2016 with updates (9 pages)
8 January 2016	Annual return made up to 18 December 2015 with a full list of shareholders Statement of capital on 2016-01-08 GBP 4,135,317 (9 pages)
8 January 2016	Annual return made up to 18 December 2015 with a full list of shareholders Statement of capital on 2016-01-08 GBP 4,135,317 (9 pages)
5 January 2016	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2015 (54 pages)
5 January 2016	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2015 (54 pages)
5 January 2015	Annual return made up to 18 December 2014 with a full list of shareholders Statement of capital on 2015-01-05 GBP 4,135,317 (9 pages)
5 January 2015	Annual return made up to 18 December 2014 with a full list of shareholders Statement of capital on 2015-01-05 GBP 4,135,317 (9 pages)
22 December 2014	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2014 (56 pages)
22 December 2014	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2014 (56 pages)
12 June 2014	Termination of appointment of Lewis Thomson as a director (1 page)
12 June 2014	Termination of appointment of Lewis Thomson as a director (1 page)
4 April 2014	Appointment of Mr David Howard Eric Thomson as a director (2 pages)
4 April 2014	Appointment of Mr David Howard Eric Thomson as a director (2 pages)
17 January 2014	Annual return made up to 18 December 2013 with a full list of shareholders Statement of capital on 2014-01-17 GBP 4,135,317 (9 pages)
17 January 2014	Annual return made up to 18 December 2013 with a full list of shareholders Statement of capital on 2014-01-17 GBP 4,135,317 (9 pages)
27 December 2013	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2013 (56 pages)
27 December 2013	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2013 (56 pages)
7 January 2013	Annual return made up to 18 December 2012 with a full list of shareholders (9 pages)
7 January 2013	Annual return made up to 18 December 2012 with a full list of shareholders (9 pages)
19 December 2012	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2012 (58 pages)
19 December 2012	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2012 (58 pages)
11 January 2012	Annual return made up to 18 December 2011 with a full list of shareholders (8 pages)
11 January 2012	Annual return made up to 18 December 2011 with a full list of shareholders (8 pages)
13 December 2011	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2011 (57 pages)
13 December 2011	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2011 (57 pages)
5 May 2011	Appointment of Mr Alan Richard Finden Hall as a director (2 pages)
5 May 2011	Appointment of Mr Alan Richard Finden Hall as a director (2 pages)
5 January 2011	Annual return made up to 18 December 2010 with a full list of shareholders (8 pages)
5 January 2011	Annual return made up to 18 December 2010 with a full list of shareholders (8 pages)
17 December 2010	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2010 (61 pages)
17 December 2010	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2010 (61 pages)
23 January 2010	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2009 (63 pages)
23 January 2010	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2009 (63 pages)
11 January 2010	Annual return made up to 18 December 2009 with a full list of shareholders (15 pages)
11 January 2010	Annual return made up to 18 December 2009 with a full list of shareholders (15 pages)
8 January 2010	Director's details changed for Mr Andrew Francis Thomson on 8 January 2010 (2 pages)
8 January 2010	Secretary's details changed for Irene Douglas on 8 January 2010 (1 page)
8 January 2010	Director's details changed for Christopher Harold William Thomson on 8 January 2010 (2 pages)
8 January 2010	Director's details changed for Mr Andrew Francis Thomson on 8 January 2010 (2 pages)
8 January 2010	Secretary's details changed for Irene Douglas on 8 January 2010 (1 page)
8 January 2010	Director's details changed for Christopher Harold William Thomson on 8 January 2010 (2 pages)
8 January 2010	Director's details changed for Lewis Murray Thomson on 8 January 2010 (2 pages)
8 January 2010	Director's details changed for Christopher Harold William Thomson on 8 January 2010 (2 pages)
8 January 2010	Director's details changed for Lewis Murray Thomson on 8 January 2010 (2 pages)
8 January 2010	Director's details changed for Mr Andrew Francis Thomson on 8 January 2010 (2 pages)
8 January 2010	Secretary's details changed for Irene Douglas on 8 January 2010 (1 page)
8 January 2010	Director's details changed for Lewis Murray Thomson on 8 January 2010 (2 pages)
24 January 2009	Resolutions RES13 ‐ Potential conflict of interest 25/11/2008 (1 page)
24 January 2009	Resolutions RES13 ‐ Potential conflict of interest 25/11/2008 (1 page)
12 January 2009	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2008 (58 pages)
12 January 2009	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2008 (58 pages)
5 January 2009	Return made up to 18/12/08; full list of members (25 pages)
5 January 2009	Return made up to 18/12/08; full list of members (25 pages)
11 January 2008	Return made up to 18/12/07; full list of members (28 pages)
11 January 2008	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2007 (55 pages)
11 January 2008	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2007 (55 pages)
11 January 2008	Return made up to 18/12/07; full list of members (28 pages)
12 January 2007	Return made up to 18/12/06; change of members (8 pages)
12 January 2007	Return made up to 18/12/06; change of members (8 pages)
12 January 2007	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2006 (67 pages)
12 January 2007	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2006 (67 pages)
15 November 2006	Director resigned (1 page)
15 November 2006	Director resigned (1 page)
12 January 2006	Return made up to 18/12/05; change of members (14 pages)
12 January 2006	Return made up to 18/12/05; change of members (14 pages)
12 January 2006	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2005 (36 pages)
12 January 2006	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2005 (36 pages)
13 January 2005	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2004 (35 pages)
13 January 2005	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2004 (35 pages)
13 January 2005	Return made up to 18/12/04; full list of members (24 pages)
13 January 2005	Return made up to 18/12/04; full list of members (24 pages)
19 July 2004	Director resigned (1 page)
19 July 2004	Director resigned (1 page)
12 January 2004	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2003 (32 pages)
12 January 2004	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2003 (32 pages)
11 January 2004	Return made up to 18/12/03; change of members 363(288) ‐ Director's particulars changed (12 pages)
11 January 2004	Return made up to 18/12/03; change of members 363(288) ‐ Director's particulars changed (12 pages)
7 January 2003	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2002 (29 pages)
7 January 2003	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2002 (29 pages)
7 January 2003	Return made up to 18/12/02; change of members (20 pages)
7 January 2003	Return made up to 18/12/02; change of members (20 pages)
5 November 2002	Â£ ic 4595986/4135317 21/10/02 Â£ sr 460669@1=460669 (1 page)
5 November 2002	Â£ ic 4595986/4135317 21/10/02 Â£ sr 460669@1=460669 (1 page)
10 October 2002	Resolutions RES09 ‐ Resolution of authority to purchase a number of shares (1 page)
10 October 2002	Resolutions RES09 ‐ Resolution of authority to purchase a number of shares (1 page)
23 January 2002	Director resigned (1 page)
23 January 2002	Director resigned (1 page)
8 January 2002	Return made up to 18/12/01; full list of members (26 pages)
8 January 2002	Return made up to 18/12/01; full list of members (26 pages)
8 January 2002	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2001 (26 pages)
8 January 2002	Group of companies' accounts made up to 31 March 2001 (26 pages)
10 January 2001	Return made up to 18/12/00; change of members (9 pages)
10 January 2001	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 2000 (22 pages)
10 January 2001	Return made up to 18/12/00; change of members (9 pages)
10 January 2001	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 2000 (22 pages)
4 December 2000	Memorandum and Articles of Association (37 pages)
4 December 2000	Memorandum and Articles of Association (37 pages)
4 December 2000	Resolutions SRES01 ‐ Special resolution of Memorandum of Association (1 page)
4 December 2000	Resolutions SRES01 ‐ Special resolution of Memorandum of Association (1 page)
17 January 2000	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 1999 (23 pages)
17 January 2000	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 1999 (23 pages)
17 January 2000	Return made up to 18/12/99; change of members (14 pages)
17 January 2000	Return made up to 18/12/99; change of members (14 pages)
4 January 1999	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 1998 (23 pages)
4 January 1999	Return made up to 18/12/98; full list of members (12 pages)
4 January 1999	Return made up to 18/12/98; full list of members (12 pages)
4 January 1999	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 1998 (23 pages)
10 December 1997	Return made up to 18/12/97; change of members 363(288) ‐ Director's particulars changed (10 pages)
10 December 1997	Return made up to 18/12/97; change of members 363(288) ‐ Director's particulars changed (10 pages)
10 December 1997	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 1997 (23 pages)
10 December 1997	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 1997 (23 pages)
15 December 1996	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 1996 (23 pages)
15 December 1996	Return made up to 18/12/96; change of members (10 pages)
15 December 1996	Return made up to 18/12/96; change of members (10 pages)
15 December 1996	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 1996 (23 pages)
27 December 1995	Full accounts made up to 31 March 1995 (23 pages)
27 December 1995	Return made up to 18/12/95; full list of members (12 pages)
27 December 1995	Full accounts made up to 31 March 1995 (23 pages)
27 December 1995	Return made up to 18/12/95; full list of members (12 pages)
9 November 1995	Secretary resigned (2 pages)
9 November 1995	Secretary resigned (2 pages)
20 October 1995	New secretary appointed (2 pages)
20 October 1995	New secretary appointed (2 pages)
13 October 1995	New director appointed (4 pages)
13 October 1995	New director appointed (4 pages)
30 December 1994	Full accounts made up to 31 March 1994 (22 pages)
30 December 1994	Return made up to 18/12/94; full list of members (12 pages)
30 December 1994	Full accounts made up to 31 March 1994 (22 pages)
30 December 1994	Return made up to 18/12/94; full list of members (12 pages)
10 October 1994	Â£ ic 6000000/4595986 21/09/94 Â£ sr 1404014@1=1404014 (1 page)
10 October 1994	Â£ ic 6000000/4595986 21/09/94 Â£ sr 1404014@1=1404014 (1 page)
8 September 1994	Memorandum and Articles of Association (37 pages)
8 September 1994	Resolutions SRES01 ‐ Special resolution of alteration of Memorandum of Association (6 pages)
8 September 1994	Resolutions SRES01 ‐ Special resolution of alteration of Memorandum of Association (6 pages)
8 September 1994	Memorandum and Articles of Association (37 pages)
9 January 1994	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 1993 (23 pages)
9 January 1994	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 1993 (23 pages)
10 December 1992	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 1992 (24 pages)
10 December 1992	Full group accounts made up to 31 March 1992 (24 pages)
11 January 1988	Return made up to 08/12/87; full list of members (14 pages)
11 January 1988	Return made up to 08/12/87; full list of members (14 pages)
8 January 1981	Accounts made up to 31 March 1980 (15 pages)
8 January 1981	Accounts made up to 31 March 1980 (15 pages)
7 January 1981	Annual return made up to 09/12/80 (11 pages)
7 January 1981	Annual return made up to 09/12/80 (11 pages)
31 March 1977	Accounts made up to 31 March 1976 (22 pages)
31 March 1977	Accounts made up to 31 March 1976 (22 pages)
6 January 1977	Annual return made up to 07/12/76 (10 pages)
6 January 1977	Accounts made up to 31 March 1976 (12 pages)
6 January 1977	Accounts made up to 31 March 1976 (12 pages)
6 January 1977	Annual return made up to 07/12/76 (10 pages)
27 March 1905	Incorporation (33 pages)
27 March 1905	Incorporation (33 pages)

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