Kelsey Media Explained

Kelsey Media
Foundation:	1989
Location City:	Yalding
Location Country:	England
Industry:	Publishing
Revenue:	£25 million (2018)
Operating Income:	£4.9 million (2018)
Homepage:	www.kelsey.co.uk

Kelsey Media is a magazine publisher and trade fair company based in Yalding, England.^[1] Founded in 1989, it has bought and sold many publications over the years, including former Bauer Media Group magazines Sea Angler, Car Mechanics and Your Horse (which it bought from Bauer along with their websites) in July 2020.^[2] In May 2023, it bought the print and digital assets of Uncut magazine from BandLab Technologies' NME Networks division, with the first issue of Uncut published by Kelsey Media being the September 2023 issue Take 317.^{[3] [4]}

Kelsey Media has published the following magazines:^[5]

• Aeroplane^[6]
• Agricultural Trader ^[7]
  • Amateur Photographer Aston Martin Driver
• Boxing News
• Cage & Aviary Birds
• Car Mechanics (previously published by Bauer)
• Camper & Bus
• Canal Boat^[7]
• Classic & Vintage Commercials
• Classic Car Buyer
• Classic Car Mart
• Classic Ford^[8]
• Classic Massey & Ferguson
• Classic Military Vehicles^[9]
• Classic Plant & Machinery
• Classic Truck
• Classic Van & pick-up
• Classics Monthly
• ClayCraft
• Coast
• Country Kitchen^[10]
• Country Smallholding^[7]
• Custom Car
• Fast Car^[8]
• Fast Ford^[8]
• Fishing News
• Ford & Fordson Tractors
• Good Homes^[11]
• Heritage Commercials
• Holiday Living
• Jaguar World
• Jets Monthly^[9]
• Land Rover World^[10]
• Match
• Men's Fitness
• MG Enthusiast
• Mini^[8]
• MiniWorld^[6]
• Modern Mini
• Motorsport News^[12]
• On the Buses
  • Outdoor Fitness Park Home & Holiday Caravan
• Performance Audi
• Performance BMW
• Performance Vauxhall
• Performance VW
• Pick Up
• Pilot^[7]
• Practical Pigs
• Practical Poultry
• Practical Reptile Keeping
• Profi International
• Psychologies^[13]
• Retro Cars
• Rolls Royce & Bentley Driver
• Running Fitness
• SciFiNow
• Sea Angler (previously published by Bauer)
• Ships Monthly^[6]
• Slim, Fit & Healthy
• South East Farmer^[14]
• Stationary Engine
• Stuff^[15]
• The Christmas Magazine
• The Great Outdoors
• The Tillergraph^[7]
• Top Santé
• Tractor & Farming Heritage
• Tractor & Machinery
• Tractor World
• Transport Cafe
• Triathlon Plus
• Triumph World
• Trucking
• Uncut
• Vintage Roadscene
• Volkswagen Golf+^[10]
• VolksWorld
• VWt
• World Soccer
• Wrights Farming Register
• Your Chickens^[7]
• Your Horse (previously published by Bauer)
• 4×4^[10]
• 911 & Porsche World

Notes and References

1. https://www.kelsey.co.uk/about-us/ About Us
2. Web site: Q magazine closes after 34 years under Bauer's post-Covid plans. 20 July 2020.
3. Web site: After raising $25m, BandLab parent offloads UK music media brand Uncut . 26 May 2023 .
4. Web site: Kelsey Media announces the purchase of Uncut from NME Networks . 26 May 2023 .
5. https://www.kelsey.co.uk/brands/ Brands
6. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/oct/06/ipc-media-magazine-sales-kelsey-publishing IPC Media allows more magazines to fly-drive-sail the nest
7. https://pressgazette.co.uk/archant-sells-off-specialist-titles-as-private-equity-owner-gears-up-for-sale/ Archant sells off specialist titles as private equity owner gears up for sale
8. https://www.fipp.com/news/industrynews/kelsey-media-acquires-futures-auto-portfolio Kelsey Media acquires Future's auto portfolio and Triathlon Plus
9. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/550c3535e5274a142e000007/Key_-_Kelsey_full_text_decision.pdf Completed acquisition by Key Publishing Limited of certain assets of Kelsey Publishing Limited
10. https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/ipc-media-sells-three-motoring-magazines/ IPC Media sells three motoring magazines
11. https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/bbcs-good-homes-magazine-saved-closure-kelsey-publishing/906511 BBC's Good Homes magazine saved from closure by Kelsey Publishing
12. https://newsandtech.com/mergers_acquisitions/kelsey-media-acquires-motorsport-news/article_5b8f2308-42ca-11ea-9457-df66f75ca243.html Kelsey Media acquires Motorsport News
13. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/may/29/hearst-sells-psychologies-coast-kelsey Hearst Magazines offloads Psychologies
14. https://www.gaj.org.uk/article/kelsey-media-acquires-south-east-farmer Kelsey Media acquires South East Farmer
15. https://www.inpublishing.co.uk/articles/haymarket-sells-stuff-to-kelsey-media-2464 Haymarket sells Stuff to Kelsey Media