PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITEDActive
Key figures
Like most small UK companies, PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2025Balance sheet structure
Dividends
from the accountsDividends paid in the financial year: £1,000,000 (155% of the profit for the year).
Filed accounts2020–2025
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit for the year | 646,971 | — | — | — | — |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 123,419 | 32,847 | 87,131 | 207,721 | 251,331 |
| Total assets | 5,241,809 | 5,057,271 | 4,667,902 | 4,603,902 | 4,861,090 |
| Total liabilities | 3,364,096 | 3,539,859 | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 1,828,413 | 1,548,912 | 1,453,404 | 1,476,327 | 1,090,798 |
| Average number of employees | 40 | 59 | 60 | 56 | 61 |
| Dividends paid | 1,000,000 | — | — | — | — |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Summary: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED
Company
PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 02527258. It was incorporated on 1 Aug 1990. Its status is active. The registered office is in South yorkshire (S70). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is book publishing (58110).
Accounts
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files abridged accounts (audited). Net assets were £1,090,798, down 26.1% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £251,331. The company had an average of 61 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2020–2025).
Control and charges
One person with significant control is registered.
Filing deadlines
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 8 Jul 2027.