Annual accounts
Micro Entity 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
ROVING BOOKS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 3 Kirkby Road, Desford, Leicester, Leicestershire LE9 9GL
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007)Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 25/02/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-24 with updates
- 20/10/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 28/02/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Patricia Anne Wright as a person with significant control on 2025-01-14
- 28/02/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Patricia Anne Wright as a secretary on 2025-01-14
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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
10/03/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 24/02/2026Due 10/03/2027
- Next statement date
- 24/02/2027
- Last statement dated
- 24/02/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures ROVING BOOKS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-20.35K2025
-705.92%vs 20242024: £3.36K
Total Assets
£128.06K2025
-12.22%vs 20242024: £145.88K
Total Liabilities
£148.41K2025
4.13%vs 20242024: £142.52K
Employees
52025
0vs 20242024: 5
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 2 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 705.92% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for ROVING BOOKS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through ROVING BOOKS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Total Assets · -12.3% 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 moved4 chartsCharts by indicator4 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures3 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | -1 |
| 2023 | 6 | -1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 7 in 2021 to 5 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
5Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominee Director | 04/03/1993–05/03/1993 | 2815 | |
| Nominee Secretary | 04/03/1993–05/03/1993 | 166 | |
| Director | 05/03/1993–14/01/2025 | 2 | |
| Secretary | 05/03/1993–14/01/2025 | 0 | |
| Director | 05/03/1993–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–14/01/2025 | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 11
- Since 22/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -2 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 25/02/2026
- 7 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 25/02/2026
- Accounts filedLatest 20/10/2025
Filing timeline
- 25/02/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-24 with updates
- 20/10/2025View PDF (9 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 28/02/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Patricia Anne Wright as a person with significant control on 2025-01-14
- 28/02/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Patricia Anne Wright as a secretary on 2025-01-14
- 28/02/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Patricia Anne Wright as a director on 2025-01-14
- 30/12/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 02/04/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-02-24 with updates
- 31/12/2023View PDF (10 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 12/12/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2023-03-31
- 03/04/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-02-24 with no updates
- 22/12/2022View PDF (9 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2022-03-31
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About ROVING BOOKS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
ROVING BOOKS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 3 Kirkby Road, Desford, Leicester, Leicestershire LE9 9GL. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of books in specialised stores, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 33 years 6 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-20.35K and 5 employees.
ROVING BOOKS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records ROVING BOOKS LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007) and Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007).
ROVING BOOKS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 04/03/1993.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-20.35K, total assets of £128.06K and total liabilities of £148.41K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 25/02/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-02-24 with updates, 7 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 10/03/2027.
Companies House lists 5 officers (1 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (2 current).