Annual accounts
Micro Entity accounts
31/03/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/06/2025Due 31/03/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/06/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/06/2025
SWORD BOOKS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 49 Greens Lane, Hartburn, Stockton TS18 5AN
- Classification (SIC)
- Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 02/12/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 06/11/2025View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-06 with updates
- 30/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares
- 30/10/2025View PDF (18 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
Coming soon
What Pre-Score will tell you
- Whether the filed accounts are strengthening or weakening year on year.
- Whether this company files on time, and how often its record changes.
- How its officers and controlling parties connect to other UK companies.
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
20/11/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 06/11/2025Due 20/11/2026
- Next statement date
- 06/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 06/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures SWORD BOOKS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£1.16M2025
-4.12%vs 20242024: £1.21M
Total Assets
£1.19M2025
0.05%vs 20242024: £1.19M
Total Liabilities
£26.75K2025
212.83%vs 20242024: £-23.71K
Employees
62025
0vs 20242024: 6
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 2 rose and 1 fell. Total liabilities moved furthest, up 212.83% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for SWORD BOOKS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through SWORD BOOKS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -20.3% 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 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | +1 |
| 2023 | 5 | +1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 4 in 2021 to 6 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.
- Company potential
- Risk indicators
- Past performance
- Future prospects
Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 26/06/2013–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 26/06/2013–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 19/05/2025–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 17/03/2015–Present | 0 | |
| Secretary | 26/06/2013–23/06/2022 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 23/06/2022–Present | 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 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–07/04/2016 | 0 | |
| 29/08/2025–Present | 0 | |
| 29/08/2025–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–29/08/2025 | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 16
- Since 21/03/2023
- Last 12 months
- 6
- Same as the year before (6)
- Most recent filing
- 02/12/2025
- 10 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 02/12/2025
- Confirmation statementLatest 06/11/2025
Filing timeline
- 02/12/2025View PDF (8 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-06-30
- 06/11/2025View PDF (6 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-06 with updates
- 30/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Particulars of variation of rights attached to shares
- 30/10/2025View PDF (18 pages)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
- 30/10/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Change of share class name or designation
- 30/10/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Resolutions
- 24/09/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Cessation of William Griffith Hosker as a person with significant control on 2025-08-29
- 23/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of Susan Victoria Hosker as a person with significant control on 2025-08-29
- 23/09/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Notification of David Griffith Hosker as a person with significant control on 2025-08-29
- 01/07/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-06-26 with updates
- 19/05/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Eileen Hosker as a secretary on 2025-05-19
- 18/03/2025View PDF (7 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-06-30
Showing 12 of 16 filings
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
Similar companies
196 UK companies are similar to SWORD BOOKS LIMITED, sharing the same company status (Active), the same industry sector and activity group (Book publishing) and a comparable number of employees. The 5 closest matches are shown below to help you compare competitors and industry peers.
EIDO SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
ActiveBridgford Business Centre 29 Bridgford Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 6AU
- Activity
- Other publishing activities
- Company no.
- 09485836
- Incorporated
- 12/03/2015
- Employees
- 7
BLOODHOUND BOOKS LTD
ActiveNine Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB2 1GE
- Activity
- Book publishing
- Company no.
- 10394028
- Incorporated
- 26/09/2016
- Employees
- 6
CALL CENTRE HELPER LIMITED
Active72 Arnfield Road, Manchester M20 4AR
- Activity
- Other publishing activities
- Company no.
- 14415088
- Incorporated
- 12/10/2022
- Employees
- 6
EARTH CUBS LTD
ActiveBroom Cottage, Chillies Lane, Crowborough TN6 3TB
- Activity
- Publishing of computer games
- Company no.
- 11900069
- Incorporated
- 22/03/2019
- Employees
- 6
2MEE LTD
ActiveUnit 3, Westhouse Business Centre Wheldrake Lane, Elvington, York YO41 4AZ
- Activity
- Other software publishing
- Company no.
- 08053683
- Incorporated
- 02/05/2012
- Employees
- 5
About SWORD BOOKS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
SWORD BOOKS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 49 Greens Lane, Hartburn, Stockton TS18 5AN. Companies House classifies its business as Book publishing. It has been on the register for 13 years 3 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £1.16M and 6 employees.
SWORD BOOKS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records SWORD BOOKS LIMITED under one registered business activity: Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007).
SWORD BOOKS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 26/06/2013.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £1.16M, total assets of £1.19M and total liabilities of £26.75K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 02/12/2025: Micro company accounts made up to 2025-06-30, 10 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/03/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 20/11/2026.
Companies House lists 6 officers (5 currently in post) and 5 people with significant control (3 current).