Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/04/2025Due 31/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2025
OUT OF THE BOX BOOKS LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 6b Upper Water Street, Newry, Co Down BT34 1DJ
- Classification (SIC)
- Book publishing (58.11 - 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
- 07/08/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-08-07 with no updates
- 09/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Patrick Charles O'connor as a director on 2025-10-31
- 09/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Wilfred Wikkerink as a director on 2025-10-31
- 09/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Wilfred Theodore Wikkerink as a secretary on 2025-10-31
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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
21/08/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 07/08/2026Due 21/08/2027
- Next statement date
- 07/08/2027
- Last statement dated
- 07/08/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures OUT OF THE BOX BOOKS LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£197.81K2025
7.09%vs 20242024: £184.70K
Total Assets
£233.78K2025
-20.13%vs 20242024: £292.71K
Cash in Bank
£81.93K2025
-52.90%vs 20242024: £173.96K
Total Liabilities
£33.99K2025
-67.79%vs 20242024: £105.53K
Employees
32025
0vs 20242024: 3
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Cash in bank moved furthest, down 52.90% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for OUT OF THE BOX BOOKS LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through OUT OF THE BOX BOOKS LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -15.5% 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | +1 |
| 2021 | 2 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 2 in 2021 to 3 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
8Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 31/10/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 31/10/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 26/04/2019–01/07/2019 | 2 | |
| Director | 27/04/2019–29/01/2024 | 3 | |
| Director | 26/04/2019–30/04/2025 | 3 | |
| Director | 13/02/2020–30/04/2025 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 31/10/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 30/04/2025–31/10/2025 | 2 |
Persons with significant control
8Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 26/04/2019–28/02/2020 | 2 | |
| 27/02/2020–Present | 3 | |
| 28/02/2020–29/01/2024 | 3 | |
| 26/04/2019–Present | 3 | |
| 26/04/2019–30/04/2025 | 3 | |
| 30/04/2025–Present | 0 | |
| 30/04/2025–Present | 2 | |
| 30/04/2025–30/04/2025 | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 24
- Since 27/10/2022
- Last 12 months
- 5
- -5 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 07/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 07/08/2026
- Officer changes (4)Latest 09/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 07/08/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-08-07 with no updates
- 09/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Patrick Charles O'connor as a director on 2025-10-31
- 09/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Wilfred Wikkerink as a director on 2025-10-31
- 09/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Wilfred Theodore Wikkerink as a secretary on 2025-10-31
- 09/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Gregory Aurelien Duggan as a director on 2025-10-31
- 01/09/2025View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 07/08/2025View PDF (5 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-08-07 with updates
- 06/08/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Wilfred Wikkerink as a person with significant control on 2025-04-30
- 06/08/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Kidsbooks, Llc (Us) as a person with significant control on 2025-04-30
- 07/07/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from 34 Dufferin Avenue Bangor Down BT20 3AA Northern Ireland to 6B Upper Water Street Newry Co Down BT34 1DJ on 2025-07-07
- 16/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Wilfred Wikkerink as a person with significant control on 2025-04-30
- 16/05/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of William Noble Derraugh as a director on 2025-04-30
Showing 12 of 24 filings
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About OUT OF THE BOX BOOKS LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
OUT OF THE BOX BOOKS LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 6b Upper Water Street, Newry, Co Down BT34 1DJ. Companies House classifies its business as Book publishing. It has been on the register for 7 years 5 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £197.81K and 3 employees.
OUT OF THE BOX BOOKS LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records OUT OF THE BOX BOOKS LTD under one registered business activity: Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007).
OUT OF THE BOX BOOKS LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 26/04/2019.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £197.81K, total assets of £233.78K, cash in bank of £81.93K and total liabilities of £33.99K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 07/08/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-08-07 with no updates, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 21/08/2027.
Companies House lists 8 officers (3 currently in post) and 8 people with significant control (4 current).