WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED

Active
Company number 06437594Private limited companyIncorporated 2007

Key figures

£93,479,921+26.8%
Net assets 2024/25
+26.8%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
025 m50 m75 m100 m2023/242024/25

† WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 47910

Where the company stands among the 147,742 active companies whose first SIC code is 47910 (Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet).

Turnover£118,237,032
Higher than 98% · median £10,383 among 1,771 that publish turnover
Net assets£93,479,921
Higher than 99% · median £635
Total assets£104,628,883
Higher than 99% · median £7,486
Cash£1,192,286
Higher than 97% · median £4,347
Company age19.0 years
Older than 98% · median 1.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE BEAUTY TECH GROUP PLC£300.6m
  2. J.D. WILLIAMS & COMPANY LIMITED£170.7m
  3. ASOS.COM LIMITED£164.5m
  4. QVC UK£126.5m
  5. GRATTAN PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY£121.2m
  6. MENWELL LIMITED£104m
  7. M AND M DIRECT LIMITED£101.5m
  8. IQ121.COM LIMITED£100m
  9. WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED£93.5m
  10. JP BODEN (HOLDINGS) LIMITED£80.2m

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 147,742. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 06437594. It was incorporated on 26 Nov 2007. Its status is active. The registered office is in Coventry (CV3). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet (47910).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Oct 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £118,237,032. Profit for the year was £19,757,143. Net assets were £93,479,921, up 26.8% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £1,192,286. Total assets were £104,628,883 and total liabilities £10,940,654. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 147,742 active companies whose first SIC code is 47910: By turnover it ranks higher than 98% of the 1,771 that publish turnover (median £10,383). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £635). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £7,486). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £4,347). It is older than 98% of them (median age 1.5 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly printed matter. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly printed matter, art and antiques, machinery. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 15 days to pay suppliers, and 10% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2024/25 shows median hourly pay for women 0.2% higher than for men.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 2 of 6 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jul 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 11 Dec 2026.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover113,689,517118,237,032
Profit for the year16,389,71119,757,143
Cash at bank and in hand432,1471,192,286
Total assets89,042,545104,628,883
Total liabilities14,983,15910,940,654
Net assets / total equity73,722,77893,479,921

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.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices27 Apr 2021 – 24 Nov 2021
Average time taken to pay invoices
15 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
10%
Standard payment terms
0–60 days
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 96%
  • 31 to 60 days 3%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (5)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
26 Apr 2021
14
96%
19%
31 Oct 2020
14
97%
17%
30 Apr 2020
30
95%
18%
31 Oct 2019
30
84%
9%
30 Apr 2019
30
83%
3%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Gender pay gap2024/25
Median hourly pay
women 0.2% higher
Mean hourly pay
women 6.7% higher
Employer size
Fewer than 250 employees
Lower pay quarter27.8% womenLower middle33.3% womenUpper middle36.1% womenUpper pay quarter25% women
Earlier years (7)
Year
Median hourly pay
Mean hourly pay
2023/24
women 0.5% lower
women 0.4% higher
2022/23
women 1% lower
women 2.3% higher
2021/22
women 1.2% higher
women 1.3% higher
2020/21
no gap
women 2% higher
2019/20
women 0.5% lower
women 4% higher
2018/19
women 1.2% higher
women 0.7% lower
2017/18
no gap
women 1.1% lower

A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 12 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: printed matter.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 11 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: printed matter, art and antiques and machinery.

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

4 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £118.2m, net assets £93.5m
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £113.7m, net assets £73.7m
  3. World Of Books Group Ltd registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.