Local Women Magazine

What Local Women Magazine does

Local Women Magazine is a privately-held regional women's lifestyle media publication headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, operating with a lean team of 15 employees. It produces a monthly print magazine distributed to local newsagents across Northern Ireland on the first Thursday of each month, alongside a multi-format digital presence that includes a WordPress-based website, dedicated iOS and Android mobile applications, a podcast series, and active social media accounts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Editorial coverage spans features, lifestyle, health and wellbeing, business, entertainment, and a "Meet the Local Woman" profile series, targeted at female readers in Northern Ireland.

The business operates three primary revenue streams: single-copy print magazine sales through newsagents, recurring digital magazine subscriptions via its mobile apps, and advertising placements sold through an "Advertise with us" program to local and regional businesses seeking access to the female readership audience. The publication also runs an annual events portfolio including the Local Women Sport Awards (now in its third year), the Local Women Business Awards, and the Local Women Education Awards, which function as both community engagement and brand-building vehicles and as a recurring sponsorship and advertising revenue channel. Partnerships with headline sponsor GO Fuels (three consecutive years), media partner Belfast Live, and ambassador Lady Mary Peters provide institutional credibility to the events vertical.

The company's technology stack is conventional for a small regional publisher: a WordPress CMS for the website, native iOS and Android apps for digital distribution, and standard social media platforms for audience engagement. There is no disclosed use of AI, machine learning, proprietary algorithms, or advanced data analytics. Geographic scope is strictly Northern Ireland, with no stated ambitions for national or international expansion. Ownership is private and independent, with no institutional investors, parent company, or venture funding disclosed.

Name

Local Women Magazine

Legal name

Local Women Magazine

Website

https://localwomenmagazine.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Local Women Magazine is a privately-held Northern Ireland women's lifestyle media brand publishing a monthly print magazine, a website, mobile apps, a podcast, and annual awards programs, generating revenue from print sales, digital subscriptions, and advertising aimed at female readers and local businesses in NI.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Lifestyle Media

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Periodical Publishers (51312), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Women’s Interest & Parenting Magazines (MPAJAEAB)

Keywords

• Women's lifestyle magazine
• Print magazine publishing
• Digital lifestyle media
• Local community publishing
• Women's content platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Belfast

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Print Magazine Sales: Physical magazine copies sold through newsagents across Northern Ireland, published monthly on the first Thursday of each month.
2. Digital Magazine Subscriptions: Digital access to magazine content through iOS and Android mobile applications.
3. Advertising: The magazine operates an 'Advertise with us' program, generating revenue from businesses seeking to reach the publication's female readership audience in Northern Ireland through print and digital advertising placements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Local Women Magazine is a Northern Ireland women's lifestyle media brand that publishes a monthly print magazine distributed to newsagents across NI, alongside a digital ecosystem comprising a WordPress website, iOS and Android mobile apps, a podcast series, and annual awards programs. Content covers features, lifestyle, health and wellbeing, business, and entertainment focused on local women, local businesses, and community stories in Northern Ireland. Revenue is driven primarily by advertising sales to businesses seeking access to the publication's female readership, supplemented by print newsstand sales.

Product overview

Local Women Magazine is a unified print and digital lifestyle media company offering a monthly print magazine, a comprehensive website with news and features, a podcast series, annual awards programs, and mobile applications for iOS and Android. The product portfolio consists of the core print magazine (available monthly at newsagents), the online digital platform (covering lifestyle, health, business, and entertainment content), a podcast platform featuring various episodes, award events recognizing women in sports and business/education, and native mobile apps for convenient reader access across devices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Local Women Magazine Awards: Annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence among women in sports and other categories
• Local Women Podcast

Products and services

• Local Women Magazine (Print)
• Local Women Magazine Website
• Local Women Magazine Podcast
• Local Women Magazine Awards
• Local Women Sport Awards
• Local Women Mobile App (iOS)
• Local Women Mobile App (Android)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GO FuelscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2025Headline sponsor for the third annual Local Women Sport Awards 2025. GO Fuels has sponsored the awards for three consecutive years, demonstrating commitment to nurturing and celebrating women in sport talent in Northern Ireland.
• Belfast LivecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2025Media partner for Local Women Sport Awards 2025. Belfast Live, represented by Editor Sheena McStravick and Group Picture Editor Zoe Watson (who also serves on the judging panel), provides media coverage and support for the all-encompassing Women in Sport gala awards.
• Lady Mary PeterscoreOthers · 1 February 2025Ambassador for Local Women Sport Awards 2025. Lady Mary Peters, former Olympic athlete and 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, serves as ambassador to help celebrate talented sportswomen in Northern Ireland across various sporting fields.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Woman & Home: UK national women's lifestyle magazine covering fashion, beauty, health, and wellbeing. Comparable as a women's lifestyle periodical publisher, but operates at significantly larger national scale; competes for the same UK-wide women's audience that some NI readers also consume.
• Good Housekeeping UK: Established UK women's lifestyle magazine spanning lifestyle, health, home, and consumer content. Comparable as a women's lifestyle magazine brand operating in the broader UK market that Local Women Magazine's audience also reads.
• Irish Independent - Lifestyle: Major Irish national newspaper with substantial lifestyle, fashion, and women's interest content verticals. Comparable as a regional media brand covering lifestyle content for Irish audiences, competing for the same advertising pool and reader attention as Local Women Magazine.

Direct peers

• Irish Tatler: Irish women's lifestyle magazine covering fashion, beauty, culture, and society. Closely comparable as a regional/national women's lifestyle print and digital magazine serving an Irish audience, with similar content verticals (lifestyle, profiles, features).
• Image Magazine: Irish women's lifestyle publication covering fashion, beauty, and culture. Comparable as a regional women's lifestyle magazine operating in Ireland with multi-channel distribution (print + digital) similar to Local Women Magazine's model.
• RSVP Magazine: Irish women's lifestyle magazine covering celebrity, fashion, beauty, and real-life stories. Comparable as a women's lifestyle print + digital magazine operating in the Irish market with similar audience and content mix to Local Women Magazine.
• Woman's Way: Irish women's weekly magazine covering lifestyle, fashion, and real-life stories. Comparable as a women's lifestyle print + digital publication in the Irish market with similar editorial scope and audience overlap with Local Women Magazine's NI readership.
• U Magazine: Irish weekly women's magazine covering entertainment, lifestyle, and celebrity. Comparable as a women's lifestyle magazine in the Irish market with similar content verticals and a regional audience focus paralleling Local Women Magazine's NI focus.

Regional players

• Belfast Live: Northern Ireland regional news and lifestyle digital publisher. Comparable as a media partner (already partnering on Local Women Sport Awards) covering NI news, features, and lifestyle content that overlaps with Local Women Magazine's coverage universe.
• NI4Kids: Northern Ireland family and parenting magazine/website. Comparable as a regional NI lifestyle publication targeting a defined demographic (families) with print and digital distribution in the same geographic market as Local Women Magazine.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/localwomenmag
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYfbycqz2EKFurhpmogzLWQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/LocalWomen
• Instagraminstagram.com/localwomenmagazineofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/local-women-magazine

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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