GLOBAL NEWS BUREAU LTD
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, GLOBAL NEWS BUREAU LTD does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector comparison
SIC 63910Where the company stands among the 668 active companies whose first SIC code is 63910 (News agency activities).
- REUTERS NEWS & MEDIA LIMITED£201m
- EXCHANGE DATA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£10.2m
- ASSOCIATED PRESS LIMITED(THE)£7.5m
- MELTWATER (UK) LIMITED£5.9m
- EASON ELECTRONIC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£5.4m
- S J M SUPERMARKETS LIMITED£1.8m
- PINKNEWS MEDIA LTD£1.8m
- RISING BALLERS GROUP LIMITED£1.7m
- ROWDITCH NEWS AGENCY LTD£1.1m
- BOYCS LIMITED£948.4k
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 668. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: GLOBAL NEWS BUREAU LTD
What kind of company is it?
GLOBAL NEWS BUREAU LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 10097984. It was incorporated on 1 Apr 2016. Its status is active. The registered office is in Cambridge (CB1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is news agency activities (63910), other information service activities n.e.c. (63990), public relations and communications activities (70210), other education n.e.c. (85590).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Apr 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were £407, up 102.6% on the previous year. The company had an average of 1 employee. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 668 active companies whose first SIC code is 63910: By net assets it ranks lower than 68% of them (median £4,418). By total assets it ranks lower than 57% of them (median £25,332). By number of employees it is around the median of them (1). It is older than 67% of them (median age 5.8 years).
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 27 Jan 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 15 Apr 2027.
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 16,110 | 10,528 | 17,759 | 17,759 | 17,550 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | -32,930 | -32,687 | -19,421 | -15,362 | 407 |
| Average number of employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
History
10 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £407, 1 employee
- Name changed to GLOBAL NEWS BUREAU LTDPreviously UNIV. RESEARCH VOLUNTEERING ONLUS LTD
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets −£15.4k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets −£19.4k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets −£32.7k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets −£32.9k, 0 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets −£32.6k, 0 employees
- Ms Alina Trabattoni registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (2)
- Alina TRABATTONI appointedDirector
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.