Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
DAVID'S BOOKS & COMICS LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 168 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2DL
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 06/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-22 with no updates
- 29/09/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 10/10/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-09-22 with no updates
- 07/08/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
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- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
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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
06/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 22/09/2025Due 06/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 22/09/2026
- Last statement dated
- 22/09/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures DAVID'S BOOKS & COMICS LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£266.38K2024
-9.16%vs 20232023: £293.25K
Total Assets
£373.50K2024
-7.03%vs 20232023: £401.76K
Cash in Bank
£286.95K2024
-16.11%vs 20232023: £342.05K
Total Liabilities
£103.08K2024
-1.40%vs 20232023: £104.55K
Employees
142024
+2vs 20232023: 12
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 16.11% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for DAVID'S BOOKS & COMICS LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through DAVID'S BOOKS & COMICS LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -1.2% 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 | 14 | +2 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | -2 |
| 2021 | 14 | – |
Reported employee count was unchanged at 14 between 2021 and 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.
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- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 22/09/2006–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 22/09/2006–Present | 0 | |
| Nominee Director | 22/09/2006–25/09/2006 | 12423 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 22/09/2006–25/09/2006 | 12163 | |
| Secretary | 22/09/2006–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 22/09/2006–21/03/2023 | 2 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–06/04/2016 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 13
- Since 12/10/2022
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 06/10/2025
- 11 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 06/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 06/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-22 with no updates
- 29/09/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 10/10/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-09-22 with no updates
- 07/08/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 20/10/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2023-06-27
- 20/10/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 13/10/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 10/10/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-09-22 with updates
- 29/09/2023View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 19/09/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Cancellation of shares. Statement of capital on 2023-06-27
- 07/08/2023View PDF (5 pages)
Second filing for the termination of Stephen Michael Bamford as a director
- 20/06/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Termination of appointment of Stephen Michael Bamford as a director on 2023-03-28
Showing 12 of 13 filings
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About DAVID'S BOOKS & COMICS LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
DAVID'S BOOKS & COMICS LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 168 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex BN3 2DL. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of books in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 20 years.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £266.38K and 14 employees.
DAVID'S BOOKS & COMICS LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records DAVID'S BOOKS & COMICS LTD under one registered business activity: Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007).
DAVID'S BOOKS & COMICS LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 22/09/2006.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £266.38K, total assets of £373.50K, cash in bank of £286.95K and total liabilities of £103.08K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 06/10/2025: Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-22 with no updates, 11 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 06/10/2026.
Companies House lists 6 officers (3 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).