FIVE BOOKS LIMITED

Active
Company number 07061079Private limited companyIncorporated 2009

Key figures

−£75,445-10.6%
Net assets 2024/25
-100 k-75 k-50 k-25 k02019/202020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, FIVE BOOKS LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 47620

Where the company stands among the 1,281 active companies whose first SIC code is 47620 (Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores).

Net assets−£75,445
Lower than 96% · median £12,058
Total assets£131,415
Higher than 71% · median £61,264
Employees4
Higher than 65% · median 2
Company age17.0 years
Older than 77% · median 7.5 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. RYMAN LIMITED£49.2m
  2. RIVERSIDE BOOKS LIMITED£7.8m
  3. PILLARBOX DESIGNS LIMITED£6.7m
  4. POLYTINT CARDS LIMITED£3.6m
  5. FRONTLINE LIMITED£3m
  6. E. CHIDLOW AND COMPANY LIMITED£2.3m
  7. TINC LTD£1.7m
  8. SEYMOUR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£1.6m
  9. DALSTON STATIONERS LIMITED£1.6m
  10. BETWEEN THE LINES LIMITED£1.4m

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 1,281. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: FIVE BOOKS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

FIVE BOOKS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 07061079. It was incorporated on 29 Oct 2009. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (WC2E). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47620).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Oct 2025); the company files micro-entity accounts. Net assets were −£75,445, down 10.6% on the previous year. The company had an average of 4 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,281 active companies whose first SIC code is 47620: By net assets it ranks lower than 96% of them (median £12,058). By total assets it ranks higher than 71% of them (median £61,264). By number of employees it ranks higher than 65% of them (median 2). It is older than 77% of them (median age 7.5 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 3 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jul 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 20 Mar 2027.

Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Total assets108,887112,437106,79491,144131,415
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity-71,757-66,255-66,784-68,211-75,445
Average number of employees44444

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.

History

21 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets −£75.4k, 4 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets −£68.2k, 4 employees
  3. Mrs Sophie Stephanie Roell registered as a person with significant control
  4. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets −£66.8k, 4 employees
  5. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets −£66.3k, 4 employees
  6. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets −£71.8k, 4 employees
  7. Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets −£85.1k, 4 employees
  8. Yulia TERENTEVA appointedSecretary
Earlier events (13)
  1. Caroline Emily Margaret FLYN appointedDirector
  2. Sophie Stephanie ROELL appointedDirector
  3. NEPTUNE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedSecretary (corporate)
  4. Mr Alasdair Paul Mackenzie Breach registered as a person with significant control
  5. Henry James LANE FOX resignedDirector
  6. Alexandra Kim LANKESTER resignedDirector
  7. Henry James LANE FOX appointedDirector
  8. Robert Piers COTTRELL resignedDirector
  9. Alexandra Kim LANKESTER appointedDirector
  10. Alasdair Paul Mackenzie BREACH appointedDirector
  11. NEPTUNE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedSecretary (corporate)
  12. Robert Piers COTTRELL appointedDirector
  13. 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.