THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD Financials
- Company number
- SC022187CopyCopy
- Registered office
- 71-79 Commercial Street, Lerwick, Shetland ZE1 0AJ
- Incorporated
- 15/10/1942
Company snapshot
- Status
- Active
- Employees
- 34 (2025)
- Latest financial data
- 2025
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Financial highlights
Latest reported figures. Okredo holds filed data for 2021–2025.
Net Assets
3.42%vs 20242024: £273.97K
Total Assets
-11.37%vs 20242024: £947.02K
Cash in Bank
-10.51%vs 20242024: £5.00K
Total Liabilities
-19.86%vs 20242024: £423.65K
Employees
+71vs 20242024: -37
In 2025, THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD reported net assets of £283.33K. The same filing shows total assets of £839.30K, cash in bank of £4.47K and total liabilities of £339.52K. Reported headcount was 34 in 2025. Total Assets fell from £947.02K in 2024 to £839.30K in 2025 (-11.37%). Okredo holds filed figures for 2021–2025; the table below lists every reported indicator by year. See every reported indicator by year.
Financial performance
Pick a measure to see how it has moved across the reported years, with the year-on-year change beneath it.
Net Assets
3.42%from £273.97K in 2024Year-on-year change
Net Assets as filed for 2021–2025. Every figure in this chart is also in the financial history table.
3-year financial trend (2023–2025)
How the figures THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD filed moved across the three reported years 2023, 2024 and 2025 — measured end to end rather than year on year.
Net Assets
-17.4%vs 2023-9.1% a year compound (CAGR)
Cash in Bank
+16.6%vs 2023+8% a year compound (CAGR)
Total Assets
+26%vs 2023+12.3% a year compound (CAGR)
Total Liabilities
+23.9%vs 2023+11.3% a year compound (CAGR)
Employees
Increasedvs 2023+69Biggest increase
Total Assets+26%
£666.07K in 2023 to £839.30K in 2025
Biggest decrease
Net Assets-17.4%
£343.15K in 2023 to £283.33K in 2025
THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD's filings pull in both directions between 2023 and 2025. The steepest rise came in total assets, pointing to a broader asset base, set against a fall in net assets, pointing to a weakening balance sheet. See the full year-by-year figures.
Ratios from the filed figures
Calculated from THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from — nothing here is estimated or industry-averaged.
- Net assets to total assets
- 33.76%2025
- Reported net assets divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were filed. Shows how much of the asset base is not financed by liabilities.
- Liabilities to total assets
- 40.45%2025
- Total liabilities divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were available. Shows how much of the asset base is funded by obligations.
- Cash to liabilities
- 1.32%2025
- Reported cash in bank divided by total liabilities for the same year. Shows what share of outstanding obligations the reported cash balance would cover.
- Cash to total assets
- 0.53%2025
- Reported cash in bank divided by reported total assets, for the latest year both were filed.
Financial history
Every indicator Okredo tracks, year by year.
Reported financial indicators for THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD by year. Amounts are as filed; a dash means the figure was not reported for that year.
| Indicator | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Assets£ | 522.83K | 399.35K | 343.15K | 273.97K | 283.33K |
| Total Assets£ | 1.41M | 1.12M | 666.07K | 947.02K | 839.30K |
| Cash in Bank£ | 196.47K | 14.68K | 3.83K | 5.00K | 4.47K |
| Total Liabilities£ | 455.20K | 356.32K | 274.00K | 423.65K | 339.52K |
| Employees | 37 | 35 | -35 | -37 | 34 |
THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD financials: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own filed figures.
Yes. Okredo holds filed figures for THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD covering 2021–2025, across 5 reported indicators. The most recent reported year is 2025.
THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD reported net assets of £283.33K for 2025. That compares with £273.97K in 2024, a change of 3.42%.
THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD reported total assets of £839.30K for 2025. That compares with £947.02K in 2024, a change of -11.37%.
THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD reported cash in bank of £4.47K for 2025. That compares with £5.00K in 2024, a change of -10.51%.
THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD reported 34 employees in 2025, compared with -37 in 2024.
Between 2023 and 2025, THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD's net assets fell by 17.4%, cash in bank rose by 16.6%, total assets rose by 26% and total liabilities rose by 23.9%. Net assets contracted at 9.1% a year across the two years to 2025, from £343.15K to £283.33K. Reported headcount went from -35 in 2023 to 34 in 2025 (+69).
Okredo holds reported figures for the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. Where an indicator was not reported for a given year, the financial history table shows a dash rather than a value.