Annual accounts
Micro Entity 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
SAM READ BOOKSELLER LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Sam Read Bookseller, Broadgate House, Grasmere, Cumbria LA22 9SY
- Classification (SIC)
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 26/01/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 25/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-12 with no updates
- 18/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 20/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-12 with no updates
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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
26/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 12/11/2025Due 26/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 12/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 12/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures SAM READ BOOKSELLER LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£209.29K2025
12.44%vs 20242024: £186.14K
Total Assets
£230.72K2025
8.22%vs 20242024: £213.20K
Total Liabilities
£21.43K2025
-20.79%vs 20242024: £27.06K
Employees
42025
+1vs 20242024: 3
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 1 fell. Net assets moved furthest, up 12.44% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for SAM READ BOOKSELLER LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through SAM READ BOOKSELLER LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +15.7% 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 moved4 chartsCharts by indicator4 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2025.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures2 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 | 4 | +1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | -1 |
| 2022 | 4 | +1 |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 3 in 2021 to 4 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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- Past performance
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Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 12/11/2002–23/10/2023 | 1 | |
| Director | 23/10/2023–Present | 2 | |
| Director | 23/10/2023–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 12/11/2002–23/10/2023 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
5Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–23/10/2023 | 1 | |
| 23/03/2018–Present | 0 | |
| 23/03/2018–23/10/2023 | 0 | |
| 23/10/2023–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 17
- Since 22/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 2
- Same as the year before (2)
- Most recent filing
- 26/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 26/01/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 25/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 26/01/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 25/11/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-12 with no updates
- 18/12/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 20/11/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-11-12 with no updates
- 17/11/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-11-12 with updates
- 24/10/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Dr Polly Rowena Atkin as a director on 2023-10-23
- 24/10/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Dr William Leon Smith as a director on 2023-10-23
- 24/10/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Elaine Nelson as a director on 2023-10-23
- 24/10/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Paul Nelson as a secretary on 2023-10-23
- 24/10/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Elaine Nelson as a person with significant control on 2023-10-23
- 24/10/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Smithkin Limited as a person with significant control on 2023-10-23
- 24/10/2023View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of Paul Nelson as a person with significant control on 2023-10-23
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About SAM READ BOOKSELLER LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
SAM READ BOOKSELLER LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Sam Read Bookseller, Broadgate House, Grasmere, Cumbria LA22 9SY. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of books in specialised stores. It has been on the register for 23 years 10 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £209.29K and 4 employees.
SAM READ BOOKSELLER LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records SAM READ BOOKSELLER LIMITED under one registered business activity: Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007).
SAM READ BOOKSELLER LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 12/11/2002.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £209.29K, total assets of £230.72K and total liabilities of £21.43K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 26/01/2026: Micro company accounts made up to 2025-04-30, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 26/11/2026.
Companies House lists 4 officers (2 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).