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
PLUTO BOOKS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- New Wing Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
- Classification (SIC)
- Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 11/08/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 30/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Dr Roger Van Zwanenberg on 2026-07-30
- 02/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Anne Elizabeth Beech as a director on 2026-05-19
- 02/06/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Dr Roger Van Zwanenberg on 2026-05-19
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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
03/06/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 20/05/2026Due 03/06/2027
- Next statement date
- 20/05/2027
- Last statement dated
- 20/05/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures PLUTO BOOKS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£802.56K2025
-4.77%vs 20242024: £842.76K
Total Assets
£1.38M2025
-1.59%vs 20242024: £1.40M
Cash in Bank
£439.32K2025
-4.27%vs 20242024: £458.92K
Total Liabilities
£572.18K2025
3.26%vs 20242024: £554.09K
Employees
172025
-1vs 20242024: 18
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 4.77% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for PLUTO BOOKS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through PLUTO BOOKS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -0.5% 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 | 17 | -1 |
| 2024 | 18 | -2 |
| 2023 | 20 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | +5 |
| 2021 | 15 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 15 in 2021 to 17 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
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Officers
21Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 19/05/2003–19/05/2003 | 8717 | |
| Director | 30/06/2017–17/12/2018 | 2 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 19/05/2003–19/05/2003 | 8890 | |
| Director | 15/11/2024–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 07/11/2023–01/04/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 04/06/2017–17/12/2018 | 0 | |
| Director | 20/05/2003–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 19/05/2003–11/09/2012 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 11/09/2012–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 10/11/2021–07/11/2023 | 1 | |
| Director | 30/11/2003–01/05/2017 | 2 | |
| Director | 14/09/2004–17/12/2018 | 0 | |
| Director | 29/08/2024–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 01/10/2014–09/11/2023 | 11 | |
| Director | 02/05/2017–Present | 3 | |
| Director | 30/11/2003–09/05/2021 | 17 | |
| Director | 10/05/2021–19/05/2026 | 0 | |
| Director | 17/12/2018–19/11/2021 | 1 | |
| Director | 24/05/2019–Present | 11 | |
| Director | 30/06/2009–14/10/2010 | 4 | |
| Director | 01/04/2025–Present | 1 |
Persons with significant control
1Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–18/12/2018 | 2 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 17
- Since 22/05/2023
- Last 12 months
- 4
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 11/08/2026
- 1 month ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 11/08/2026
- Officer changes (3)Latest 30/07/2026
Filing timeline
- 11/08/2026View PDF (10 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31
- 30/07/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Dr Roger Van Zwanenberg on 2026-07-30
- 02/06/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Anne Elizabeth Beech as a director on 2026-05-19
- 02/06/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Dr Roger Van Zwanenberg on 2026-05-19
- 04/08/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 02/06/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-05-20 with no updates
- 07/04/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Ms Melanie Patrick as a director on 2025-04-01
- 07/04/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of David Paul Castle as a director on 2025-04-01
- 20/11/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Charlie Clarke as a director on 2024-11-15
- 09/09/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Appointment of Ms Amanda Leigh Medley as a director on 2024-08-29
- 01/07/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 29/05/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-05-20 with no updates
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About PLUTO BOOKS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
PLUTO BOOKS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in New Wing Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA. Companies House classifies its business as Book publishing. It has been on the register for 23 years 4 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £802.56K and 17 employees.
PLUTO BOOKS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records PLUTO BOOKS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007).
PLUTO BOOKS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 20/05/2003.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £802.56K, total assets of £1.38M, cash in bank of £439.32K and total liabilities of £572.18K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 11/08/2026: Total exemption full accounts made up to 2025-12-31, 1 month ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 03/06/2027.
Companies House lists 21 officers (7 currently in post) and 1 person with significant control (0 current).