Reach plc • Media Power Monitor

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GB-M-00023-5

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Legal name: Reach plc (formerly Trinity Mirror plc until 3 May 2018)
Country: United Kingdom
Type: Multi-platform group
Founded: Not disclosed
Editor-in-chief: Piers Michael North (Chief Executive Officer)
Claim: Not claimed by the organisation
Last verified: 1 March 2026

1 of 6 layers verified

Origin Partly verified
Control Not yet verified
Money Nothing disclosed
Channels Verified
Distribution Nothing disclosed
Networks Nothing disclosed

Transparency

Limited

3 of 7 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.

Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not disclosed
State or public-body ownership stated not disclosed
State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
Public contact address not disclosed
Official websites and accounts verified

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Who is it?

Origin

Partly verified

Brand names Pending check: Reach
Company registration number Pending check: Companies House 00082548
Registered address Pending check: One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AP
Public contact email: Not disclosed

1 source

Companies House, company overview 00082548, read 2026-10-14 (Reach plc, public limited company, incorporated 11 Nov 1904, registered office One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP, SIC 70100; previous names Trinity Mirror plc (6 Sep 1999-3 May 2018), Trinity plc (1998-1999), Trinity International Holdings plc (1985-1998), The Liverpool Daily Post and Echo plc/Ltd (1923-1985))

Who stands behind it?

Control

Not yet verified

Owners with influence Pending check: Owner Share % Holding Owner type
Aberforth Partners LLP 11.32% – Investment fund
Cecil Hetherington 6.28% Indirect Person
Ardenlee Capital Ltd – Direct Company
The Wellcome Trust Limited (as trustee of The Wellcome Trust) 6.05% – Trust or foundation
Beneficial owners: Not disclosed
State or public-body ownership: Not disclosed
Parent group: Not disclosed

Owner	Share %	Holding	Owner type
Aberforth Partners LLP	11.32%	–	Investment fund
Cecil Hetherington	6.28%	Indirect	Person
Ardenlee Capital Ltd	–	Direct	Company
The Wellcome Trust Limited (as trustee of The Wellcome Trust)	6.05%	–	Trust or foundation

3 sources

Who pays?

Money

Nothing disclosed

State advertising and foreign public funding: Not disclosed
Revenue mix: Not disclosed
Named funders: Not disclosed

Where does it appear?

Channels

Verified

Official websites Verified: reachplc.com
Official social accounts: Not disclosed

1 source

Input domain reachplc.com; reachplc.com is blocked for this crawler, read attempt 2026-10-14

How does it travel?

Distribution

Nothing disclosed

Distribution partners: Not disclosed

Who is connected?

Networks

Nothing disclosed

Sister outlets in the same group: Not disclosed
Documented public-office or party roles: Not disclosed

Change history

Version	Date	What changed
2	20 October 2026	Updated from research database (Control)
1	19 October 2026	First published

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