How much does First Stop News Limited make?

First Stop News Limited reported revenue of £0 and £0 profit in the year to 27 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does First Stop News Limited have?

First Stop News Limited reported an average of 0 employees in the year to 27 Mar 2025.

Is First Stop News Limited profitable?

First Stop News Limited reported break-even results (zero profit) in the year to 27 Mar 2025.

Company No. 07524514 · Incorporated 10 Feb 2011

First Stop News Limited

Registered name: FIRST STOP NEWS LIMITED

Part of James Convenience Retail Limited group

First Stop News Limited made £0 revenue and £0 profit in the year to 27 Mar 2025. read from filing text

First Stop News Limited’s revenue was £0 in the year to 27 Mar 2025, with £0 profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating” and is based in Chesterfield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47110Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating SIC 47620Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: Chesterfield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 15 yrs · since 2011
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. From the filing: “The company's immediate and ultimate parent company is James Convenience Retail Limited.”

Latest accounts · year to 27 Mar 2025

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

£0

Growth —

Profit

£0

Growth —

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	27 Mar 2022	27 Mar 2023	27 Mar 2024	27 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£0	£0	£0	£0
Profit before tax	£0	£0	£0	£0
Profit after tax	£0	£0	£0	£0
Profit (best available)	£0	£0	£0	£0
Employees (average)	0	0	0	0
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	−£1.5m	−£1.5m	−£1.5m	−£1.5m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; 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.

Indirect — not revenue

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: —; Now −£1.5m
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now 0
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

James Convenience Retail Limitedultimate parent75–100%
First Stop News Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (2)

Rippleglen LimitedRev. £9.3m · Profit −£38k
Maynews LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 27 Mar 2025 (profit £0), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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