Annual accounts
Micro Entity accounts
31/10/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/01/2026Due 31/10/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/01/2027
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/01/2026
THE SHORT PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 18 Quarry Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 0JG
- Classification (2 SIC codes)
- Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007)Publishing of learned journals (58.14/1 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 31/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-27 with no updates
- 02/10/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-01-31
- 06/02/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-27 with no updates
- 17/09/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-01-31
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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
10/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 27/01/2026Due 10/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 27/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 27/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures THE SHORT PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£-3.50K2025
-81.79%vs 20242024: £-1.93K
Total Assets
£586.002025
-36.72%vs 20242024: £926.00
Total Liabilities
£4.09K2025
43.32%vs 20242024: £2.85K
Employees
02025
0vs 20242024: 0
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 1 rose and 2 fell. Net assets moved furthest, down 81.79% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for THE SHORT PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE SHORT PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Total Assets · -29% 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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | -3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 3 in 2021 to 0 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
4Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary | 27/01/2005–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 27/01/2005–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 27/01/2005–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 27/02/2019–Present | 1 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/01/2017–Present | 0 | |
| 28/02/2019–Present | 1 | |
| 27/02/2019–Present | 1 | |
| 01/01/2017–Present | 0 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 8
- Since 05/02/2023
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 31/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 31/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 31/01/2026View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-27 with no updates
- 02/10/2025View PDF (4 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2025-01-31
- 06/02/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-27 with no updates
- 17/09/2024View PDF (4 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2024-01-31
- 06/02/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-01-27 with no updates
- 07/09/2023View PDF (4 pages)
Micro company accounts made up to 2023-01-31
- 05/02/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Change of details for Mr Thomas Andrew Mendelsohn as a person with significant control on 2022-04-30
- 05/02/2023View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2023-01-27 with no updates
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About THE SHORT PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE SHORT PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 18 Quarry Road, Winchester, Hampshire SO23 0JG. Companies House classifies its business as Book publishing, one of 2 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 21 years 8 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £-3.50K and 0 employees.
THE SHORT PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE SHORT PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED under 2 registered business activities: Book publishing (58.11 - SIC 2007) and Publishing of learned journals (58.14/1 - SIC 2007).
THE SHORT PUBLISHING COMPANY LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 27/01/2005.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £-3.50K, total assets of £586.00 and total liabilities of £4.09K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 31/01/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-27 with no updates, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/10/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 10/02/2027.
Companies House lists 4 officers and 4 people with significant control.