Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2026Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2025Due 31/12/2026
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2025
BOOKS ETC LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Gresham Industrial Estate, Eastern Road, Aldershot GU12 4YD
- Classification (SIC)
- Other retail sale not in stores stalls or markets (47.99 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 15/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-01 with no updates
- 05/08/2025View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 01/04/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-01 with updates
- 01/04/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Ivan Herbert Elliott as a director on 2025-03-25
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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.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
15/04/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 01/04/2026Due 15/04/2027
- Next statement date
- 01/04/2027
- Last statement dated
- 01/04/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures BOOKS ETC LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£146.01K2025
431.57%vs 20242024: £27.47K
Total Assets
£1.68M2025
22.18%vs 20242024: £1.38M
Cash in Bank
£159.41K2025
124.34%vs 20242024: £71.06K
Total Liabilities
£1.53M2025
13.84%vs 20242024: £1.35M
Employees
312025
+3vs 20242024: 28
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 22.18% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for BOOKS ETC LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through BOOKS ETC LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · +124% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2023–2025Every measure end to end across 2023, 2024 and 2025, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.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 × 5 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 5 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2025.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | +3 |
| 2024 | 28 | -2 |
| 2023 | 30 | -4 |
| 2022 | 34 | +1 |
| 2021 | 33 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 33 in 2021 to 31 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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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.
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Officers
7Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 11/01/2011–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 11/01/2011–25/03/2025 | 7 | |
| Director | 02/09/2008–06/10/2009 | 11 | |
| Director | 03/12/2010–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 12/06/2009–03/12/2010 | 9 | |
| Director | 29/05/2009–03/12/2010 | 10 | |
| Director | 03/12/2010–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 21/10/2016–Present | 4 | |
| 21/10/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 68
- Since 02/09/2008
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -3 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 15/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 15/04/2026
Filing timeline
- 15/04/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-01 with no updates
- 05/08/2025View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 01/04/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-04-01 with updates
- 01/04/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Ivan Herbert Elliott as a director on 2025-03-25
- 09/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-06 with no updates
- 17/05/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 06/12/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-06 with no updates
- 02/06/2023View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 06/12/2022View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Ms Katrina Wilkins as a person with significant control on 2021-07-27
- 06/12/2022View PDF (1 pages)
Secretary's details changed for Ms Katrina Wilkins on 2021-07-27
- 06/12/2022View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Katrina Wilkins on 2021-07-27
- 06/12/2022View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-12-06 with updates
Showing 12 of 68 filings
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About BOOKS ETC LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BOOKS ETC LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Gresham Industrial Estate, Eastern Road, Aldershot GU12 4YD. Companies House classifies its business as Other retail sale not in stores stalls or markets. It has been on the register for 18 years 1 month.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £146.01K and 31 employees.
BOOKS ETC LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BOOKS ETC LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other retail sale not in stores stalls or markets (47.99 - SIC 2007).
BOOKS ETC LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 02/09/2008.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £146.01K, total assets of £1.68M, cash in bank of £159.41K and total liabilities of £1.53M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 15/04/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-04-01 with no updates, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 15/04/2027.
Companies House lists 7 officers (3 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.