Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full accounts
30/11/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 28/02/2026Due 30/11/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 28/02/2027
- Last accounts made up to
- 28/02/2026
OWL BOOKSHOP LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 20 Wenlock Road, London N1 7GU
- 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
- 22/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-12 with no updates
- 03/10/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-02-28
- 21/08/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Galla House 695 High Street North Finchley London N12 0BT to 20 Wenlock Road London N1 7GU on 2025-08-21
- 28/10/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-12 with updates
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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
26/10/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 12/10/2025Due 26/10/2026
- Next statement date
- 12/10/2026
- Last statement dated
- 12/10/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures OWL BOOKSHOP LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£267.00K2025
-41.51%vs 20242024: £456.50K
Total Assets
£515.22K2025
-17.26%vs 20242024: £622.72K
Cash in Bank
£35.05K2025
-5.51%vs 20242024: £37.09K
Total Liabilities
£248.21K2025
49.32%vs 20242024: £166.22K
Employees
202025
-20vs 20242024: 40
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 41.51% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for OWL BOOKSHOP LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through OWL BOOKSHOP LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -26.7% 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 | 20 | -20 |
| 2024 | 40 | 0 |
| 2023 | 40 | +3 |
| 2022 | 37 | +1 |
| 2021 | 36 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 36 in 2021 to 20 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 | 01/05/2024–Present | 13 | |
| Secretary | 19/05/2000–01/09/2009 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 25/11/1994–19/05/2000 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 31/01/1994–25/11/1994 | 0 | |
| Director | 01/05/2024–Present | 11 | |
| Director | 25/11/1994–01/05/2024 | 9 | |
| Director | 01/09/2009–01/05/2024 | 4 | |
| Director | 01/01/1997–23/08/2010 | 1 |
Persons with significant control
6Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/05/2024–Present | 1 | |
| 01/05/2024–Present | 3 | |
| 30/06/2016–Present | 9 | |
| 30/06/2016–01/05/2024 | 9 | |
| 30/06/2016–Present | 4 | |
| 30/06/2016–01/05/2024 | 4 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 30
- Since 01/01/1987
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 22/10/2025
- 11 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 22/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 22/10/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-12 with no updates
- 03/10/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-02-28
- 21/08/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from Galla House 695 High Street North Finchley London N12 0BT to 20 Wenlock Road London N1 7GU on 2025-08-21
- 28/10/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-10-12 with updates
- 01/05/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Jayne Deborah Ramage as a director on 2024-05-01
- 01/05/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Kevin John Ramage as a director on 2024-05-01
- 01/05/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Kevin John Ramage as a person with significant control on 2024-05-01
- 01/05/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Robert Keith Moncrieff as a director on 2024-05-01
- 01/05/2024View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Jayne Deborah Ramage as a person with significant control on 2024-05-01
- 01/05/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr John Innes Argo as a director on 2024-05-01
- 01/05/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of John Innes Argo as a person with significant control on 2024-05-01
- 01/05/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Robert Keith Moncrieff as a person with significant control on 2024-05-01
Showing 12 of 30 filings
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About OWL BOOKSHOP LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
OWL BOOKSHOP LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 20 Wenlock Road, London N1 7GU. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of books in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 53 years 7 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £267.00K and 20 employees.
OWL BOOKSHOP LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records OWL BOOKSHOP LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007).
OWL BOOKSHOP LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 05/02/1973.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £267.00K, total assets of £515.22K, cash in bank of £35.05K and total liabilities of £248.21K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 22/10/2025: Confirmation statement made on 2025-10-12 with no updates, 11 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/11/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 26/10/2026.
Companies House lists 8 officers (2 currently in post) and 6 people with significant control (4 current).