Annual accounts
Total Exemption Full 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
WALKER'S BOOKS LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 27 High Street, Oakham, Leicestershire LE15 6AH
- Classification (3 SIC codes)
- Retail sale of bread cakes flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores (47.24 - SIC 2007)Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007)Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47.62 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Total Exemption Full
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
09/10/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 25/09/2026Due 09/10/2027
- Next statement date
- 25/09/2027
- Last statement dated
- 25/09/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures WALKER'S BOOKS LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2025; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£954.80K2025
1.22%vs 20242024: £943.33K
Total Assets
£1.20M2025
1.84%vs 20242024: £1.18M
Cash in Bank
£81.76K2025
39.05%vs 20242024: £58.80K
Total Liabilities
£244.38K2025
4.37%vs 20242024: £234.15K
Employees
132025
+1vs 20242024: 12
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Cash in bank moved furthest, up 39.05% on 2024. See the full financial analysis for WALKER'S BOOKS LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through WALKER'S BOOKS LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +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 | 13 | +1 |
| 2024 | 12 | +1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | -1 |
| 2021 | 12 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 12 in 2021 to 13 in 2025. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
3Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 14/09/1993–Present | 1 | |
| Director | 01/10/2011–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 04/03/2020–Present | 0 |
Persons with significant control
4Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–20/07/2018 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 1 | |
| 06/04/2016–04/03/2020 | 0 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 |
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About WALKER'S BOOKS LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
WALKER'S BOOKS LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 27 High Street, Oakham, Leicestershire LE15 6AH. Companies House classifies its business as Retail sale of bread cakes flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores, one of 3 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 48 years 10 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2025 accounts report net assets of £954.80K and 13 employees.
WALKER'S BOOKS LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records WALKER'S BOOKS LIMITED under 3 registered business activities: Retail sale of bread cakes flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores (47.24 - SIC 2007), Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47.61 - SIC 2007) and Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47.62 - SIC 2007).
WALKER'S BOOKS LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 18/11/1977.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2025 and report net assets of £954.80K, total assets of £1.20M, cash in bank of £81.76K and total liabilities of £244.38K.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 09/10/2027.
Companies House lists 3 officers and 4 people with significant control (2 current).