Private company

Allied Newspapers Ltd

UK newspaper holding

Allied Newspapers Ltd. was a British media consortium with holdings including such national newspapers as The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 27, 1924Founded1
  • Industrymedia industry, publishing of newspapers1
  • HeadquartersManchester1
  • Legal formprivate company limited by shares1

Allied Newspapers Ltd. was a British media consortium with holdings including such national newspapers as The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times.2

Corporate structure

Allied Newspapers Ltd sits at the top of its group. 9 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Allied Newspapers Ltd Manchester
    • Daily Dispatch Subsidiary
    • Daily Sketch Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Empire News Subsidiary
    • Manchester Evening Chronicle Subsidiary · United Kingdom
    • Sporting Chronicle Subsidiary
    • Sunday Chronicle Subsidiary
    • Sunday Graphic Subsidiary
    • The Sunday Times Subsidiary · United Kingdom

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led Allied Newspapers Ltd, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Board members and other officers (3)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Daily Dispatch
  • Daily Sketch
  • Empire News
  • Manchester Evening Chronicle
  • Sporting Chronicle
  • Sunday Chronicle
  • Sunday Graphic
  • The Sunday Times

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1924Acquired Daily Dispatch1
  2. 1924Acquired Daily Sketch1
  3. 1924Acquired Empire News1
  4. 1924Acquired Manchester Evening Chronicle1
  5. 1923Acquired Athletic News1
  6. 1923Acquired Sporting Chronicle1
  7. 1923Acquired Sunday Chronicle1
  8. 1923Acquired The Sunday Times1

Former names

  • Allied Newspapers Limited1924 to 19431

Timeline

  1. 1943Renamed Name changed to Kemsley Newspapers1
  2. Mar 27, 1924Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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