COLUMBUS PUBLISHING LIMITED
ActiveKey figures
Like most small UK companies, COLUMBUS PUBLISHING LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.
Ratios
2024/25Sector 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: COLUMBUS PUBLISHING LIMITED
What kind of company is it?
COLUMBUS PUBLISHING LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 07231032. It was incorporated on 21 Apr 2010. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bury st. edmunds (IP28). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is book publishing (58110).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Apr 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £40,033, down 0.2% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £24,409. The company had an average of 2 employees. Figures are available for 6 financial years (2019/20–2024/25).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 9,459 active companies whose first SIC code is 58110: By net assets it ranks higher than 79% of them (median £1,363). By total assets it ranks higher than 71% of them (median £9,958). By cash it ranks higher than 61% of them (median £9,010). By number of employees it ranks higher than 75% of them (median 1). It is older than 81% of them (median age 5.7 years).
Who runs and controls the company?
The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 31 Jan 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 5 May 2027.
Filed accounts2019/20–2024/25
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash at bank and in hand | 25,771 | 54,429 | 24,409 | 11,270 | 24,409 |
| Total assets | 100,583 | 118,313 | 74,346 | 50,253 | 49,158 |
| Total liabilities | 9,373 | 7,599 | 2,415 | — | — |
| Net assets / total equity | 91,210 | 89,868 | 59,464 | 40,119 | 40,033 |
| Average number of employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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
11 events- Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £40k, 2 employees
- Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £40.1k, 2 employees
- Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £59.5k, 2 employees
- Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £89.9k, 2 employees
- Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £91.2k, 2 employees
- Financial year 2019/20 endedAccounts: net assets £79.2k, 2 employees
- Mrs Zoe Harcombe registered as a person with significant control
- Mr Andrew Harcombe registered as a person with significant control
Earlier events (3)
- Andrew Paul HARCOMBE appointedDirector
- Zoe Verna HARCOMBE appointedDirector
- 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.