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About Reach
Its shares trade on LSE under the ticker RCH.L. It has been listed since 6 January 1986. In the fiscal year to 31 December 2025, it reported revenue of £518.4m and a net loss of £132.3m. At that date it held total assets of £949.4m and shareholders' equity of £526.2m.
Reach Plc engages in publishing newspapers and magazines. The firm is engaged in producing and distributing content through newspapers and associated digital platforms. The company operates through four segments: Publishing, which includes all of its newspapers and associated digital publishing; Printing, which provides printing services to the publishing segment and to third parties; Specialist Digital, which includes its digital recruitment classified business and its digital marketing services businesses, and Central, which includes revenue and costs not allocated to the operational divisions. The Publishing segment publishes paid-for national newspapers and paid-for and free regional newspapers, and operates a portfolio of related digital products. The Printing segment operates five print sites with approximately 20 full color presses. Trinity Mirror Digital Recruitment operates three specialist job boards: GAAPweb, TotallyLegal and SecsintheCity.
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Company facts
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Media
- Listed since
- 6 Jan 1986
- Employees
- 4,573
- Website
- reachplc.com ↗
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Mr. Nicholas PrettejohnNon-Executive Chairman of the Board£193,000
- Mr. Piers NorthChief Executive Officer, Executive Director
- Mr. Darren FisherChief Financial Officer, Executive Director, since 2023£857,000
- Ms. Laura HarrisGroup Company Secretary
- Ms. Anne BulfordIndependent Non-Executive Director£67,000
- Ms. Priya GuhaIndependent Non-Executive Director£67,000
- Ms. Denise JaggerSenior Non-Executive Independent Director£67,000
- Mr. Barry PanayiIndependent Non-Executive Director£54,000
- Mr. Wais ShaiftaIndependent Non-Executive Director£54,000
- Ms. Olivia StreatfeildIndependent Non-Executive Director£67,000
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 66
- Environment
- 56
- Social
- 99
- Governance
- 43
- Direct emissions (scope 1)
- 2,973 t
- Energy emissions (scope 2)
- 5,382 t
- Value chain emissions (scope 3)
- 175,238 t
- Women in the workforce
- 39.9%
- Carbon reduction policy
- Yes
- Human rights policy
- Yes
SWOT analysis
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Strengths
- Reach PLC, a leading media company, possesses several strengths that contribute to its competitive advantage. These include:
- Despite its strengths, Reach PLC also faces certain weaknesses that may hinder its growth and profitability. These weaknesses are:
- Reach PLC has several opportunities for strategic expansion and revenue diversification. These opportunities include:
- Reach PLC must also be mindful of potential threats that could impact its business and industry position. These threats include:
Weaknesses
- Despite its strengths, Reach PLC also faces certain weaknesses that may hinder its growth and profitability. These weaknesses are:
- Reach PLC has several opportunities for strategic expansion and revenue diversification. These opportunities include:
- Reach PLC must also be mindful of potential threats that could impact its business and industry position. These threats include:
Opportunities
- Reach PLC has several opportunities for strategic expansion and revenue diversification. These opportunities include:
- Reach PLC must also be mindful of potential threats that could impact its business and industry position. These threats include:
Threats
- Reach PLC must also be mindful of potential threats that could impact its business and industry position. These threats include:
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