TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14551860 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-20
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 2 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
- · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
- · PSC count: 2 → 4
- · Filings: 17 → 25
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 2 improved, 2 worsened.
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
- ↑PSC count: 2 → 4
- ↑Filings: 17 → 25
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Publishing of newspapers
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
9
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
9
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-07-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-07-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-07-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-07-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-07-07📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-07-01➖WELCH, Stephen Hamilton, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2026-07-01➖WENTINK, Boudewijn Clemens resigneddirector
- 2026-06-30➕NISBET, Aimee Leonora appointedsecretary
- 2026-06-30➕CUMMEROW, Nicolai Jürgen appointeddirector
- 2026-06-30➕SENST, Claudius Richard appointeddirector
- 2026-06-30➕WEHRMANN, Patrick Philip Frank appointeddirector
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-09-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Kroll Trustee Services Limited (Acting as Security Agent for the Beneficiaries Including Any Successor Appointed by the Beneficiaries)
- 2024-07-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-11-07➖HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-11-07➖NEWCOMBE, Paul Alan resigneddirector
- 2023-11-07➕WELCH, Stephen Hamilton, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2023-11-07➕WENTINK, Boudewijn Clemens appointeddirector
- 2023-11-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-11-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-12-20🏢Company incorporatedAs TELEGRAPH MEDIA GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2022-12-20➕HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-12-20➕NEWCOMBE, Paul Alan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: WELCH, Stephen Hamilton, Mr. resigned 2026-07-01; WENTINK, Boudewijn Clemens resigned 2026-07-01
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Friede Springer Individual · German · DOB 08/1942 · age 84 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 30/06/2026 |
Dr Mathias Oliver Christian Döpfner Individual · German · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 30/06/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Telegraph Media Group Limitedceased 30/06/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Hackwood Secretaries Limitedceased 07/11/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-12-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58130 — Publishing of newspapers
Registered office
111 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 0DT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
NISBET, Aimee Leonora→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-06-30
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CUMMEROW, Nicolai Jürgen→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2026-06-30
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SENST, Claudius Richard→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2026-06-30
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WEHRMANN, Patrick Philip Frank→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2026-06-30
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HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-12-20 · resigned 2023-11-07
NEWCOMBE, Paul Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2022-12-20 · resigned 2023-11-07
WELCH, Stephen Hamilton, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-11-07 · resigned 2026-07-01
WENTINK, Boudewijn Clemens→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-11-07 · resigned 2026-07-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Kroll Trustee Services (Acting as Security Agent for the Beneficiaries Including Any Successor Appointed by the Beneficiaries) Kroll Trustee Services Limited (Acting as Security Agent for the Beneficiaries Including Any Successor Appointed by the Beneficiaries) | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/09/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-07-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-08