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NATIONAL WORLD PLC — Investor Relations & Filings

Ticker · NWOR ISIN · GB00BJN5J635 LEI · 213800NL4ICLKYSYU749 IL Publishing, broadcasting, and content production and distribution activities
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Filings indexed 169 across all filing types
Latest filing 2024-03-21 Earnings Release
Country GB United Kingdom
Listing IL NWOR

About NATIONAL WORLD PLC

https://www.nationalworldplc.com/

National World PLC is a multimedia news publishing company that operates a diverse portfolio of over one hundred national, regional, and local news brands. Its key assets include historic regional titles such as The Scotsman and The Yorkshire Post, alongside the national digital news platform, NationalWorld.com. The company focuses on delivering news content across both print and digital formats, with a strategy centered on modernizing news dissemination and engaging with communities through its extensive network of publications.

Recent filings

Filing Released Lang Actions
Results for the year ended 30 December 2023
Earnings Release Classification · 95% confidence The document text contains key financial metrics for the year ended 30 December 2023, including Revenue (£88.4m), Adjusted EBITDA (£9.5m), Operating profit, and Earnings per share. It explicitly mentions a recommended dividend of 0.55 pence per share subject to shareholder approval at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. The structure, content (financial tables, Chairman's commentary, operational highlights, outlook), and the presence of an RNS Number (7570H) strongly indicate this is a formal announcement of annual financial results. This aligns perfectly with the definition of an Earnings Release (ER), which covers periodical financial results, although this is the full annual version. Since the document is comprehensive and detailed (127,188 characters), it is more than just a brief highlights release. However, in the context of regulatory filings, a full annual report is typically filed as a 10-K (US context) or equivalent. Given the options, and the fact that this is an RNS announcement detailing the full year's performance, it functions as the primary release of annual financial results. The mention of the dividend being subject to shareholder approval suggests the full Annual Report (10-K) might follow or be filed separately, but this document serves as the official announcement of the annual performance summary. Since '10-K' is reserved for the official US Annual Report, and this is a detailed announcement of annual results, 'ER' (Earnings Release) is the closest fit for a comprehensive results announcement released via RNS, especially when the document is long and detailed, covering the entire fiscal year. If a specific 'Annual Results Announcement' code existed, it would be better, but ER covers periodical results announcements. FY 2023
2024-03-21 English
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Director's Dealing Classification · 100% confidence The document is a notification filed via RNS (Regulatory News Service) concerning a transaction by a Director/PDMR (Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities). Specifically, it details the purchase of ordinary shares by David Lindsay, a Non-Executive Director. This perfectly matches the definition of 'Director's Dealing' (Code: DIRS), which covers reports of personal share transactions by company directors and executives (insider trades). The presence of 'RNS Number' and the structure strongly indicate a regulatory filing, but the content is specific to insider trading.
2024-02-20 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 99% confidence The document is explicitly titled 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings' and contains fields related to voting rights, shareholder positions, and dates of crossing thresholds. This structure is characteristic of regulatory filings concerning significant changes in share ownership. The presence of 'RNS Number' and reference to the 'FCA' (Financial Conduct Authority) confirms it is a regulatory disclosure. The specific content—reporting a change in holding percentage (25.575%) by 'Media Concierge (Holdings) Limited'—aligns perfectly with the definition of a Major Shareholding Notification. Therefore, the appropriate code is MRQ.
2024-02-08 English
Director/PDMR Shareholding
Director's Dealing Classification · 100% confidence The document is an official notification filed via RNS (RNS Number: 4107C) concerning a transaction by a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR). Specifically, it details the sale of Ordinary Shares by the Chief Operating Officer, Mark Hollinshead. This directly matches the definition of a Director's Dealing report, which tracks personal share transactions by company directors and executives (insider trades). The corresponding code is DIRS.
2024-02-08 English
Pre close trading update
Earnings Release Classification · 98% confidence The document is titled 'Pre close trading update for the year ended 30 December 2023' and provides preliminary financial highlights (FY23 Adjusted EBITDA, FY23 revenue) and operational updates ahead of the final audited results. It explicitly states that the audited results will be released on March 21, 2024. This structure—a preliminary update on key metrics before the full annual report—is characteristic of an Earnings Release (ER). Although it contains detailed figures, it is not the comprehensive 'Annual Report' (10-K) or the 'Interim Report' (IR), but rather the initial announcement of period-end performance. The presence of the RNS Number and the footer referencing RNS confirms it is a regulatory announcement, but the content specifically points to an Earnings Release. FY 2023
2024-01-18 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 99% confidence The document is explicitly titled 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings' and contains fields typical of regulatory filings concerning changes in share ownership, such as 'Reason for the notification', 'Details of person subject to the notification obligation', and 'Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation'. The RNS Number and reference to the FCA confirm it is a regulatory disclosure. This type of filing, reporting changes in significant shareholdings (crossing thresholds), maps directly to the Major Shareholding Notification category.
2023-12-18 English

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