GEMINI GIFT BOOKS LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, GEMINI GIFT BOOKS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024Sector comparison
SIC 58110Where the company stands among the 9,459 active companies whose first SIC code is 58110 (Book publishing).
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Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 9,459. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: GEMINI GIFT BOOKS LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
GEMINI GIFT BOOKS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03509097. It was incorporated on 12 Feb 1998. Its status is active. The registered office is in Woodbridge (IP12). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is book publishing (58110).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were −£29,334, down 110.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £11,139. The company had an average of 0 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2020/21–2024).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 9,459 active companies whose first SIC code is 58110: By net assets it ranks lower than 90% of them (median £1,363). By total assets it ranks higher than 95% of them (median £9,958). By cash it ranks higher than 52% of them (median £9,010). By number of employees it ranks lower than 55% of them (median 1). It is older than 92% of them (median age 5.7 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly printed matter.
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 26 Feb 2027.
Filed accounts2020/21–2024
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 616,466 | 600,739 | 498,170 | — |
| Profit for the year | 207,779 | 45,468 | 50,381 | — |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 89,665 | 202,024 | 56,690 | 11,139 |
| Total assets | 1,070,344 | 765,076 | 1,230,150 | 1,807,264 |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 404,291 | 249,023 | 277,808 | -29,334 |
| Average number of employees | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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.
Principal activity
Accounts 2024The principal activity of the company in the period under review was that of book publishing
As described in the company's latest filed accounts.
Registers and licences
Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 4 of the last 12 months on record, most recently March 2026. Main goods: printed matter.
From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.
History
32 events- Name changed to GEMINI GIFT BOOKS LIMITEDPreviously GEMINI ADULT BOOKS LTD
- Jonathan David RIPPON resignedDirector
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: net assets −£29.3k, 0 employees
- Name changed to GEMINI ADULT BOOKS LTDPreviously PALAZZO EDITIONS LIMITED
- Jonathan RIPPON resignedSecretary
- Mozidur RAHMAN appointedSecretary
- Marcus Edward LEAVER appointedDirector
- Jonathan RIPPON appointedSecretary
Earlier events (24)
- Palazzo Publishing Limited registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Jonathan David Rippon ceased to be a person with significant control
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: turnover £498.2k, net assets £277.8k, 4 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: turnover £600.7k, net assets £249k, 4 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: turnover £616.5k, net assets £404.3k, 3 employees
- Robert Peter Hall NICHOLS resignedDirector
- Rodney GREEN resignedDirector
- Rodney GREEN appointedDirector
- Robert Peter Hall NICHOLS appointedDirector
- Mr Jonathan David Rippon registered as a person with significant control
- Pamela Sarah WEBB resignedSecretary
- Colin Thomas WEBB resignedDirector
- Pamela Sarah WEBB resignedDirector
- Jonathan David RIPPON appointedDirector
- Martyn Paul KELLY resignedSecretary
- Deborah Marianne KELLY resignedDirector
- Martyn Paul KELLY resignedDirector
- Pamela Sarah WEBB appointedSecretary
- Colin Thomas WEBB appointedDirector
- Pamela Sarah WEBB appointedDirector
- Martyn Paul KELLY appointedSecretary
- Deborah Marianne KELLY appointedDirector
- Martyn Paul KELLY appointedDirector
- Company incorporatedPrivate limited company
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.