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
ORIGIN BOOKS & MEDIA LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Wey Court West, Union Road, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PT
- 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
- 16/04/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-11 with updates
- 09/09/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 12/07/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Amended total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 04/07/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Sandra Anderson as a director on 2024-04-29
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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
25/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 11/02/2026Due 25/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 11/02/2027
- Last statement dated
- 11/02/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures ORIGIN BOOKS & MEDIA LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£32.14K2024
0.98%vs 20232023: £31.82K
Total Assets
£171.51K2024
-8.12%vs 20232023: £186.66K
Cash in Bank
£66.69K2023
-8.15%vs 20222022: £72.61K
Total Liabilities
£122.12K2024
2.44%vs 20232023: £119.22K
Employees
72024
0vs 20232023: 7
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 2 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 8.12% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for ORIGIN BOOKS & MEDIA LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through ORIGIN BOOKS & MEDIA LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Total Assets · -0.7% 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 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | -6 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 13 in 2021 to 7 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.
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Officers
41Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 08/07/2019–19/10/2021 | 55 | |
| Director | 26/04/2011–24/04/2017 | 55 | |
| Director | 01/01/2004–24/04/2006 | 37 | |
| Director | 29/04/2024–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 27/04/2009–29/04/2013 | 3 | |
| Nominee Director | 12/02/1991–12/02/1991 | 3366 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 12/02/1991–12/02/1991 | 2073 | |
| Director | 24/04/2006–27/04/2009 | 1 | |
| Director | 26/04/2010–25/04/2016 | 0 | |
| Director | 23/03/1998–31/12/2003 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2004–12/05/2007 | 1 | |
| Director | 12/05/2007–26/04/2010 | 0 | |
| Director | 14/03/1991–21/06/1995 | 1 | |
| Director | 19/10/2021–28/04/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 10/07/1995–31/12/2003 | 0 | |
| Director | 12/02/1991–28/01/1993 | 0 | |
| Director | 16/05/2005–26/04/2011 | 0 | |
| Director | 08/06/2020–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 12/02/1991–01/04/2001 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 12/02/1991–31/12/2003 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 27/04/2009–29/04/2013 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 29/04/2013–22/05/2017 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 22/05/2017–13/07/2020 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 28/04/2024–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/01/2004–24/04/2006 | 1 | |
| Secretary | 13/07/2020–29/04/2024 | 0 | |
| Director | 22/05/2017–27/04/2022 | 7 | |
| Director | 29/04/2013–24/04/2017 | 1 | |
| Director | 12/02/1991–31/12/2003 | 2 | |
| Director | 13/07/2020–28/04/2024 | 1 | |
| Director | 27/04/2022–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 24/04/2006–27/04/2009 | 0 | |
| Director | 19/11/2002–14/10/2019 | 1 | |
| Director | 29/04/2024–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 14/03/1991–01/01/2004 | 0 | |
| Director | 27/04/2015–05/05/2019 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/01/2004–16/05/2005 | 0 | |
| Director | 22/05/2017–13/07/2020 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/02/1993–31/12/2003 | 0 | |
| Director | 10/07/1995–31/12/2003 | 0 | |
| Director | 12/02/1991–18/03/2002 | 4 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 19
- Since 16/03/2023
- Last 12 months
- 1
- Same as the year before (1)
- Most recent filing
- 16/04/2026
- 5 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 16/04/2026
Filing timeline
- 16/04/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-11 with updates
- 09/09/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 12/07/2024View PDF (6 pages)
Amended total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 04/07/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Sandra Anderson as a director on 2024-04-29
- 20/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Amy Hiorns as a director on 2024-04-28
- 20/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Jonathan Gale as a secretary on 2024-04-29
- 20/06/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Jonathan Gale as a director on 2024-04-28
- 20/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Robert Shaun White as a director on 2024-04-29
- 20/06/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Robert White as a secretary on 2024-04-28
- 17/06/2024View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 22/04/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Revd. Adrian Neill Beavis on 2024-04-16
- 19/04/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Station House Connaught Road Brookwood Woking Surrey GU24 0ER to Wey Court West Union Road Farnham Surrey GU9 7PT on 2024-04-19
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About ORIGIN BOOKS & MEDIA LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
ORIGIN BOOKS & MEDIA LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Wey Court West, Union Road, Farnham, Surrey GU9 7PT. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of books in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 35 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £32.14K and 7 employees.
ORIGIN BOOKS & MEDIA LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records ORIGIN BOOKS & MEDIA LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007).
ORIGIN BOOKS & MEDIA LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 12/02/1991.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £32.14K, total assets of £171.51K, cash in bank of £66.69K and total liabilities of £122.12K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 16/04/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-11 with updates, 5 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 25/02/2027.
Companies House lists 41 officers (5 currently in post) and 0 people with significant control.