Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged 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
THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 71-79 Commercial Street, Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0AJ
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007)Other publishing activities (58.19 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
Pre-Score for UK companies is coming soon
- 19/03/2026View PDF (11 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 15/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-31 with updates
- 12/08/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 5 in full
- 16/07/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Certificate of change of name
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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 90 days
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
14/01/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 31/12/2025Due 14/01/2027
- Next statement date
- 31/12/2026
- Last statement dated
- 31/12/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£283.33K2025
3.42%vs 20242024: £273.97K
Total Assets
£839.30K2025
-11.37%vs 20242024: £947.02K
Cash in Bank
£4.47K2025
-10.51%vs 20242024: £5.00K
Total Liabilities
£339.52K2025
-19.86%vs 20242024: £423.65K
Employees
342025
+71vs 20242024: -37
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 11.37% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -9.1% 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 | 34 | +71 |
| 2024 | -37 | -2 |
| 2023 | -35 | -70 |
| 2022 | 35 | -2 |
| 2021 | 37 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 37 in 2021 to 34 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
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 20/09/2016–20/12/2016 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 31/08/2005–01/12/2012 | 0 | |
| Secretary | 01/12/2012–20/09/2016 | 0 | |
| Director | 06/09/2002–Present | 1 | |
| Secretary | 20/12/2016–11/10/2022 | 0 | |
| Director | 06/09/2002–05/06/2014 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2016–Present | 0 | |
| 31/12/2016–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 123
- Since 20/06/1986
- Last 12 months
- 2
- -4 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 19/03/2026
- 6 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 19/03/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 15/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 19/03/2026View PDF (11 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31
- 15/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-12-31 with updates
- 12/08/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 5 in full
- 16/07/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Certificate of change of name
- 16/07/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Registered office address changed from The Shetland Times Ltd Gremista Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0PX to 71-79 Commercial Street Lerwick Shetland ZE1 0AJ on 2025-07-16
- 13/03/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Satisfaction of charge 7 in full
- 06/01/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-12-31 with no updates
- 28/11/2024View PDF (11 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2024-03-31
- 11/01/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-12-31 with no updates
- 06/12/2023View PDF (12 pages)
Total exemption full accounts made up to 2023-03-31
- 12/01/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2022-12-31 with no updates
- 11/10/2022View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Johan Patricia Adamson as a secretary on 2022-10-11
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About THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 71-79 Commercial Street, Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0AJ. 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 83 years 11 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £283.33K and 34 employees.
THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD under 2 registered business activities: Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007) and Other publishing activities (58.19 - SIC 2007).
THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 15/10/1942.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £283.33K, total assets of £839.30K, cash in bank of £4.47K and total liabilities of £339.52K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 19/03/2026: Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2025-03-31, 6 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/12/2026 and the next confirmation statement is due by 14/01/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (1 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.