News UK & Ireland Limited
Reference number: 690211
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Authorised by the FCA
This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.
Website, phone number and address
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Website
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Phone number
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Address
1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF, United Kingdom
In the full report: 3 background checks
- When news.co.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
- What kind of line 01733 588435 is
- Who else gives the postcode SE1 9GF
FCA permissions and consumer protection
- Lend or arrange credit · Hire out goods to consumers No FSCS coverConsumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
- Complaints Ombudsman, freeYou can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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- Entering into Regulated Consumer Hire Agreements as owner
- Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
- Exercising or having the right to exercise the owner's rights and duties under a regulated consumer hire agreement
FCA disciplinary action and complaints
No FCA disciplinary action.
The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.
Companies House record
The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.
- Company number
- 01893198 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
- Company status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 7 March 1985 (41 years old)
- Registered office
- Matches the FCA register address ✓
- Nature of business
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- Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)
Directors and company secretaries
| Name | Role | Born | Appointed | Other companies |
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| Emma Caroline Humphreys | Director | Aug 1976 | 25 Jul 2022 | 57 other companies |
| Angus Keith Mcbride | Director | Mar 1965 | 29 Sep 2025 | 5 other companies |
Other companies run by these 2 directors
A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.
- other companies
- 59
- closed down
- 23
- are FCA-registered
- 3
In the full report: all 59 companies, named
- What each company does, and whether it is still trading
- Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
- Any that went into liquidation or administration
- The 3 on the FCA register
- The 3 companies these 2 directors run together
- All 23 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
Key dates in its history
News UK & Ireland’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.
2016
6 April 2016
- News Corp UK & Ireland Limited took control (75–100% of shares)
Companies House
2015
30 September 2015
- Regulated by the FCA from this date
- Became authorised by the FCA
FCA register
1985
7 March 1985
- Incorporated at Companies House
Companies House
In the full report: all 48 events
- All 48 events in its history (4 shown here)
- Every director appointment and resignation: 42
Firms connected to News UK & Ireland
Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with News UK & Ireland. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.
- connected firms
- 3
- share a director
- 3
- share its postcode
- 2
In the full report: all 3 connected firms, named
- How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (2)
- Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
Firms like News UK & Ireland
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- 59 other companies its directors have run, named
- 3 background checks on its contact details
- All 48 events in its history
- 3 connected firms, named, and who links them
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Sources and links
- Its entry on the FCA register register.fca.org.uk
- Its Companies House record gov.uk
- Complaints the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with financial-ombudsman.org.uk
- Report a scam to the FCA fca.org.uk