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
HOUSMANS BOOKSHOP LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 5 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9DX
- 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.
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- 18/11/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 26/09/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-08 with no updates
- 14/08/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Hannah Brock as a director on 2025-08-01
- 14/08/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Katherine Reilly Bugos as a director on 2025-08-01
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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.
Due in 89 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
22/09/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 08/09/2025Due 22/09/2026
- Next statement date
- 08/09/2026
- Last statement dated
- 08/09/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures HOUSMANS BOOKSHOP LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-133.002025
95.41%vs 20242024: £-2.90K
Total Assets
£204.42K2025
5.98%vs 20242024: £192.88K
Cash in Bank
£114.27K2025
12.36%vs 20242024: £101.70K
Total Liabilities
£195.85K2025
5.92%vs 20242024: £184.91K
Employees
62025
+2vs 20242024: 4
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 12.36% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for HOUSMANS BOOKSHOP LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through HOUSMANS BOOKSHOP LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Cash in Bank · +14.8% 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 | +2 |
| 2024 | 4 | -2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | +1 |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 5 in 2021 to 6 in 2025. 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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Officers
17Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 09/11/1994–08/11/1997 | 2 | |
| Director | 09/01/2021–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 24/11/2018–01/08/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/04/2018–08/07/2020 | 0 | |
| Director | 20/01/1993–09/11/1994 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/04/2018–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 02/12/1995–01/04/2018 | 1 | |
| Director | 20/11/2010–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/08/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/08/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/03/2020–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 15/11/2008–19/11/2011 | 1 | |
| Director | 01/04/2018–01/08/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 24/11/2018–01/03/2020 | 0 | |
| Director | 24/11/2018–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 02/09/2017–Present | 9 | |
| Director | 18/11/2006–24/11/2018 | 5 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 12
- Since 13/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -5 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 18/11/2025
- 10 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 18/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 18/11/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 26/09/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-09-08 with no updates
- 14/08/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Hannah Brock as a director on 2025-08-01
- 14/08/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Katherine Reilly Bugos as a director on 2025-08-01
- 14/08/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Alexander Thomas Anderson as a director on 2025-08-01
- 14/08/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Cristina Laura Rios as a director on 2025-08-01
- 28/12/2024View PDF (13 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 21/09/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-09-08 with no updates
- 20/12/2023View PDF (8 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 21/09/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-09-08 with no updates
- 19/09/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Ms Catherine Barter on 2023-09-17
- 13/12/2022View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2022-03-31
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About HOUSMANS BOOKSHOP LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
HOUSMANS BOOKSHOP LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 5 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9DX. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of books in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 55 years.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-133.00 and 6 employees. Its confirmation statement is past the filing deadline shown on the registry record.
HOUSMANS BOOKSHOP LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records HOUSMANS BOOKSHOP LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007).
HOUSMANS BOOKSHOP LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 21/09/1971.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-133.00, total assets of £204.42K, cash in bank of £114.27K and total liabilities of £195.85K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 18/11/2025: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-03-31, 10 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 22/09/2026, which has passed.
Companies House lists 17 officers (8 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.