Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/12/2025
BESTSELLERS DIRECT LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit 3 Grange 34, Grange Mill Lane, Sheffield S9 1HW
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
Every document filed at Companies House for this company.
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- 24/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from 3C Tyler Way Sheffield South Yorkshire S9 1DT to Unit 3 Grange 34 Grange Mill Lane Sheffield S9 1HW on 2026-09-24
- 24/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Atla Offshore Trustees Limited as a person with significant control on 2026-09-10
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
10/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 24/02/2026Due 10/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 24/02/2027
- Last statement dated
- 24/02/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures BESTSELLERS DIRECT LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£975.15K2024
10.18%vs 20232023: £885.04K
Total Assets
£1.74M2024
-7.92%vs 20232023: £1.89M
Cash in Bank
£447.53K2024
-32.90%vs 20232023: £666.97K
Total Liabilities
£760.08K2024
-24.23%vs 20232023: £1.00M
Employees
392024
+1vs 20232023: 38
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, down 24.23% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for BESTSELLERS DIRECT LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through BESTSELLERS DIRECT LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +7.1% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39 | +1 |
| 2023 | 38 | -3 |
| 2022 | 41 | -8 |
| 2021 | 49 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 49 in 2021 to 39 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
It is a professional assessment of the company 's performance, revealing company's potential and risks, showing it's past experiences and revealing future prospects.
- Company potential
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- Past performance
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Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Secretary | 17/04/1998–17/04/1998 | 15728 | |
| Director | 03/01/2022–29/11/2023 | 4 | |
| Director | 17/04/1998–Present | 12 | |
| Nominee Director | 17/04/1998–17/04/1998 | 576 | |
| Director | 03/01/2022–14/07/2023 | 4 | |
| Secretary | 26/08/2003–02/09/2008 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 17/04/1998–26/08/2003 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2016–Present | 12 | |
| 30/06/2016–17/11/2020 | 0 | |
| 04/05/2021–Present | 6 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 2
- Since 24/09/2026
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Most recent filing
- 24/09/2026
- less than a month ago
What changed in the last year
- Registered officeLatest 24/09/2026
- Officer changesLatest 24/09/2026
Filing timeline
- 24/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from 3C Tyler Way Sheffield South Yorkshire S9 1DT to Unit 3 Grange 34 Grange Mill Lane Sheffield S9 1HW on 2026-09-24
- 24/09/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Atla Offshore Trustees Limited as a person with significant control on 2026-09-10
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About BESTSELLERS DIRECT LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BESTSELLERS DIRECT LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 3 Grange 34, Grange Mill Lane, Sheffield S9 1HW. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of books in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 28 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £975.15K and 39 employees.
BESTSELLERS DIRECT LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BESTSELLERS DIRECT LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007).
BESTSELLERS DIRECT LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 17/04/1998.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £975.15K, total assets of £1.74M, cash in bank of £447.53K and total liabilities of £760.08K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 24/09/2026: Registered office address changed from 3C Tyler Way Sheffield South Yorkshire S9 1DT to Unit 3 Grange 34 Grange Mill Lane Sheffield S9 1HW on 2026-09-24, less than a month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 10/03/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (1 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).