RegionalReport.co.uk is published by Regional Report Media Ltd., a private limited company registered in England and Wales (company number 17143892). The company’s registered office is 3 New Bailey Street, 5th Floor, Manchester M3 5FS, United Kingdom. Regional Report Media Ltd. is wholly owned by its founding directors, who are committed to the long-term sustainability of independent regional journalism. No external shareholder, parent corporation, or political entity holds a controlling interest in the publisher. The company’s ownership structure is designed to ensure that editorial decision-making remains free from commercial, political, or personal influence.
Full editorial accountability rests with the Editor-in-Chief, Margaret Ellison. She is the final authority on all editorial policy, publication decisions, corrections, and content quality. Margaret Ellison can be reached directly at margaret.ellison@regionalreport.co.uk or by telephone on +44 161 458 6921. Under her leadership, the newsroom maintains a strict separation between the commercial operations of the business and the journalistic output of the publication.
Funding model
RegionalReport.co.uk is funded through a diversified and transparent commercial model. Our revenue streams include display advertising, affiliate links (including ticketing affiliate links), commercial partnerships, sponsored content, newsletter sponsorships, content licensing, event partnerships, local advertising packages, and regional business partnerships. All commercial and sponsorship enquiries should be directed to advertising@regionalreport.co.uk. For partnership opportunities and content licensing, please contact partnerships@regionalreport.co.uk.
We are committed to the principle that commercial relationships must never determine the editorial conclusions reached by our journalists. Sponsored content and commercially influenced material are always clearly labelled as such. No advertiser, sponsor, or commercial partner has any prior review or approval rights over editorial content, including news stories, analysis, opinion pieces, or investigations. Further details can be found in our Advertising & Affiliate Disclosure and our Sponsored Content Policy.
Editorial independence
The integrity of our journalism is protected by a formal firewall between the newsroom and the business functions of Regional Report Media Ltd. The Editor-in-Chief is the sole arbiter of what is published. The managing editor, Henry Wallace, oversees daily newsroom workflow and planning, but no commercial manager or director can overrule an editorial decision. This arrangement is documented in our Editorial Policy, which governs all content published on this site.
Our journalists operate under a clear code of conduct: they must declare any potential conflicts of interest, they may not accept gifts or hospitality that could compromise their impartiality, and they are prohibited from engaging in political activity or financial trading based on information gathered in the course of their work. Oliver Reeves, our Standards and Fact-Checking Lead, is responsible for monitoring compliance and reviewing sensitive stories. His contact details are available on the Our Team page.
Transparency and accountability
We believe that trust is earned through openness. This page is one element of our broader transparency framework. We publish detailed policies on Fact-Checking, Corrections, Complaints, and AI & Automation. Our Contact page provides a full directory of editorial and commercial contacts, including function email addresses such as editorial@regionalreport.co.uk, tips@regionalreport.co.uk, and complaints@regionalreport.co.uk.
We do not accept funding from political parties, government bodies, or organisations that seek to influence our editorial direction without full disclosure. Any significant donation, grant, or subsidy received would be publicly declared on this page. At present, Regional Report Media Ltd. receives no such funding and retains complete operational and editorial independence.
Our commitments
- Editorial independence: no external party, including commercial partners, may dictate or influence our journalistic conclusions.
- Transparent funding: all revenue sources are disclosed, and sponsored material is always clearly labelled.
- Full accountability: Margaret Ellison, as Editor-in-Chief, is directly responsible for every article published on RegionalReport.co.uk.
- Human oversight: all editorial content is reviewed by a human editor; automated tools support research, formatting, and transcription but never fabricate quotes or sources.
- Openness to feedback: we maintain a formal complaints procedure and actively invite corrections, clarifications, and reader input via contact@regionalreport.co.uk.