Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/12/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/03/2026Due 31/12/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/03/2027
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/03/2026
BOURNEMOUTH ENGLISH BOOK CENTRE LIMITED(THE)
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Unit 4 Albion Close, Poole, Dorset BH12 3LL
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Wholesale of other intermediate products (46.76 - SIC 2007)Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007)Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47.62 - 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 (19 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 15/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 30/03/2026View PDF (20 pages)
Registration of charge 011621030005, created on 2026-03-27
- 30/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Bebc Holdings Ltd as a person with significant control on 2026-03-27
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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
05/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 22/10/2025Due 05/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 22/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 22/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures BOURNEMOUTH ENGLISH BOOK CENTRE LIMITED(THE) filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.58M2025
1.90%vs 20242024: £1.55M
Total Assets
£2.06M2025
1.65%vs 20242024: £2.03M
Cash in Bank
£823.42K2025
6.83%vs 20242024: £770.77K
Total Liabilities
£486.06K2025
0.86%vs 20242024: £481.92K
Employees
62025
0vs 20242024: 6
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 6.83% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for BOURNEMOUTH ENGLISH BOOK CENTRE LIMITED(THE).
The full financial record
Four ways through BOURNEMOUTH ENGLISH BOOK CENTRE LIMITED(THE)'s filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +0.9% 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | -2 |
| 2022 | 8 | -4 |
| 2021 | 12 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 12 in 2021 to 6 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
1Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 27/03/2026–Present | 2 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–27/03/2026 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 27/03/2026–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–27/03/2026 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 111
- Since 17/02/1979
- Last 12 months
- 11
- +9 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 15/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Charges and mortgagesLatest 30/03/2026
- Officer changes (7)Latest 30/03/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 05/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 15/04/2026View PDF (19 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 15/04/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 30/03/2026View PDF (20 pages)
Registration of charge 011621030005, created on 2026-03-27
- 30/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Bebc Holdings Ltd as a person with significant control on 2026-03-27
- 30/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Ann Elizabeth Walsh as a person with significant control on 2026-03-27
- 30/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Ann Elizabeth Walsh as a secretary on 2026-03-27
- 30/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of John Hampson Walsh as a director on 2026-03-27
- 30/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Ann Elizabeth Walsh as a director on 2026-03-27
- 30/03/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of John Hampson Walsh as a person with significant control on 2026-03-27
- 30/03/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Nicholas Richard Edwards as a director on 2026-03-27
- 05/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-22 with no updates
- 13/06/2025View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
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About BOURNEMOUTH ENGLISH BOOK CENTRE LIMITED(THE)
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BOURNEMOUTH ENGLISH BOOK CENTRE LIMITED(THE) is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Unit 4 Albion Close, Poole, Dorset BH12 3LL. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of other intermediate products, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 52 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £1.58M and 6 employees.
BOURNEMOUTH ENGLISH BOOK CENTRE LIMITED(THE): frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BOURNEMOUTH ENGLISH BOOK CENTRE LIMITED(THE) under 3 registered business activities: Wholesale of other intermediate products (46.76 - SIC 2007), Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007) and Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47.62 - SIC 2007).
BOURNEMOUTH ENGLISH BOOK CENTRE LIMITED(THE) is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 06/03/1974.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £1.58M, total assets of £2.06M, cash in bank of £823.42K and total liabilities of £486.06K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 15/04/2026: Memorandum and Articles of Association, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 05/11/2026.
Companies House lists 1 officer and 5 people with significant control (3 current).