BOOKTRUST
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-04 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-27.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£6M
-0.5% vs 2024
Employees
102
+5.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£33K
-144.6% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BOOKTRUST 2006-03-23 → present
- BOOK TRUST 1986-10-06 → 2006-03-23
- NATIONAL BOOK LEAGUE 1925-11-28 → 1986-10-06
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,520,000 | £2,369,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£74,000 | -£98,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £74,000 | -£33,000 | |
| Net profit | £74,000 | -£33,000 | |
| Cash | £2,075,000 | £1,509,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,192,000 | £6,159,000 | |
| Net assets | £6,192,000 | £6,159,000 | |
| Equity | £6,192,000 | £6,159,000 | |
| Average employees | 97 | 102 | |
| Wages | £4,150,000 | £4,380,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -2.9% | -4.1% | |
| Net margin | 2.9% | -1.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.2% | -1.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 25.9% | 23.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.87x | 4.21x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sayer Vincent LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The review of our financial position, reserves levels and future plans gives trustees confidence the charity remains a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “In March 2025, the charity signed a lease for a new office in Leeds, ahead of the current lease coming to the end of its term in June 2025. The new lease is for an initial 12 months, at an annual cost of £82,800.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 83 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAILEY, Jennifer Rachael | Secretary | 2018-02-28 | — | — |
| BROOMÉ, Ellen Kristina | Director | 2024-09-01 | Nov 1980 | Swedish |
| CHAKRABORTY, Radha Rupa | Director | 2026-03-01 | Apr 1969 | British |
| CRIPPS, Matthew Ellis Rowland, Professor | Director | 2021-10-01 | Oct 1973 | British |
| CROCKER, Steven James | Director | 2026-03-01 | Dec 1963 | British |
| DALAL, Gautam Shashichandra | Director | 2021-06-25 | Jan 1955 | British |
| HOBBS, Tim Michael, Professor | Director | 2024-09-01 | May 1982 | British |
| LANGSTAFF, Nigel Jeremy | Director | 2021-06-25 | Dec 1968 | British |
| MURRAY HILL, Hilary Anne | Director | 2022-05-03 | Mar 1965 | British |
| O'SULLIVAN, June Antoinette | Director | 2018-12-19 | Jun 1959 | Irish |
| POULTNEY, Edward David | Director | 2024-09-01 | May 1978 | British |
| SELLICK, Victoria Kate | Director | 2021-06-25 | Jul 1981 | British |
Show 83 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDREWS, Adrian Ronald | Secretary | 1996-05-03 | 1997-01-31 |
| BIRD, Viv | Secretary | 2012-05-15 | 2012-09-26 |
| COURTENAY, Wendy Fiona | Secretary | 1994-03-03 | 1996-05-03 |
| CRAGG, Christopher | Secretary | — | 1992-03-05 |
| DUFFY, James William | Secretary | 1997-01-31 | 1999-09-28 |
| FLYNN, Eamonn | Secretary | 2002-12-10 | 2012-05-14 |
| GERALD, Diana | Secretary | 2015-03-16 | 2017-06-21 |
| GERMER, Katie Anne | Secretary | 2017-06-21 | 2017-11-30 |
| HALLFORD, Deborah Jane | Secretary | 1999-09-28 | 2002-12-10 |
| HARRIS, Vanessa Anne | Secretary | 1992-03-05 | 1994-03-03 |
| PANDYA, Bharat | Secretary | 2012-09-26 | 2015-03-06 |
| ADEBAYO, Oludiran Oludele Abimbola | Director | 1999-09-28 | 2004-12-13 |
| ATTENBOROUGH, Elizabeth Margaret | Director | 1993-09-30 | 2000-09-19 |
| BAGNALL, Peter Hill | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| BARNES, Dawn | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2015-06-03 |
| BOLTON, Eric James, Professor | Director | 1996-09-24 | 2002-12-10 |
| BRIGGS, Nicola Susan | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2018-09-24 |
| BROWN, Karen Veronica | Director | 2014-03-17 | 2018-03-31 |
| BURTENSHAW, Alistair John | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2013-12-11 |
| CARR, Lucinda Jane | Director | 1992-09-24 | 2002-12-10 |
| CHAKRABORTY, Radha Rupa | Director | 2018-12-19 | 2024-12-18 |
| COOPER, Kenneth Reginald | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| COUGHLAN, John Joseph | Director | 2018-02-28 | 2026-02-28 |
| COX, Charles Brian, Professor | Director | 1996-09-24 | 2000-09-19 |
| CREMIN, Teresa Mary, Professor | Director | 2008-12-10 | 2015-09-30 |
| DAVIES, Paul | Director | 2018-12-19 | 2021-12-18 |
| DE BELLAIGUE, Eric | Director | 1991-09-26 | 1999-09-28 |
| DE LE MORA, Santiago | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2016-09-29 |
| DEKONOR, Emmanuella Akuyo | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2009-03-25 |
| DHILLON, Harpal Kaur | Director | 2017-12-06 | 2023-12-05 |
| DICK, Julia Margaret | Director | 2001-12-11 | 2005-12-12 |
| DRABBLE, Jane | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2003-12-16 |
| GAY, Paula Felicia Ann Marie | Director | 2005-12-12 | 2012-12-10 |
| GILES, Alastair | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2010-09-23 |
| GLOVER, Trevor David | Director | 2001-12-11 | 2006-12-12 |
| GOFF, Martyn | Director | 1991-09-26 | 1999-09-28 |
| HAINES, John | Director | — | 1991-09-26 |
| HALL, Harriet | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2010-09-23 |
| HATTERSLEY, Roy Sydney George, Rt Hon | Director | 1996-09-24 | 1999-09-28 |
| HEARST, Stephen | Director | 1998-12-08 | 2001-12-11 |
| HOGGART, Richard, Doctor | Director | 1995-09-26 | 2001-06-13 |
| HOOBERMAN, Ben | Director | 1997-09-16 | 2001-12-11 |
| HORNER, Susan Margaret, Dr | Director | 2002-03-18 | 2012-09-25 |
| HUDACK, Michael Nicholas | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2023-05-31 |
| HUDSON, Samantha Tracy, Mrs. | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2017-10-04 |
| JOHNSON, Fiona Margaret | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2021-09-02 |
| JONES, Crispin | Director | 2003-12-16 | 2006-12-12 |
| KEMPSTER, Grace Doreen | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2008-06-11 |
| KEMPSTER, Grace Doreen | Director | 1999-09-28 | 2001-09-18 |
| KESSEL, Anthony Stephen | Director | 2018-12-19 | 2024-12-18 |
| LAND, John Anthony | Director | — | 1996-09-24 |
| LOKE, Hsin, Dr | Director | 2016-02-24 | 2022-02-23 |
| MALCOLM, Claire Dorothy | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2021-09-02 |
| MARLAND, Peter Michael | Director | 1991-09-24 | 1999-09-28 |
| MAYS, Jane | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2005-12-12 |
| MINETT, Pamela | Director | 1991-09-26 | 1997-09-16 |
| MORRISON, Alison | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2008-10-21 |
| MURRAY, Carol Lynne | Director | 2011-03-17 | 2015-12-31 |
| NILES, Meredith Armstrong | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2018-09-24 |
| PETRIE, Ruth | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2008-03-12 |
| PICKARD, Willis Ritchie Sturrock | Director | 1991-09-26 | 1995-06-16 |
| POWELL, Jessica | Director | 2006-12-12 | 2009-12-09 |
| PURSE, Stephen John | Director | 1999-09-28 | 2002-12-10 |
| REYNOLDS, Kimberley Kay | Director | 2000-09-19 | 2006-12-12 |
| ROCHE, David Lawrence | Director | 2012-05-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| ROCHE, David Lawrence | Director | 2008-12-10 | 2011-07-27 |
| ROCHE, Peter Charles Kenneth | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2021-10-31 |
| SCOTT, Stephen Basil, Professor | Director | 2021-10-01 | 2022-10-01 |
| SHANKS, Hugh Frederick | Director | 2012-12-11 | 2019-09-30 |
| TAYLOR, Carol | Director | 2008-12-10 | 2015-09-30 |
| TAYLOR, Richard Bingham | Director | 1992-09-24 | 1995-05-27 |
| THE EARL OF STOCKTON, Alexander Daniel Alan, The Rt Hon | Director | — | 1992-09-24 |
| THIN, David Ainslie | Director | — | 1993-09-30 |
| TREMAIN, Rose | Director | — | 1991-12-05 |
| TURNER, Michael Ralph | Director | — | 1999-09-28 |
| WAJID, Sara | Director | 2004-12-13 | 2007-12-12 |
| WATSON, Roderick, Professor | Director | 1995-09-26 | 1999-04-01 |
| WHEELER, Fiona Marie | Director | 2010-09-23 | 2016-09-29 |
| WHITTLE, Stephen Charles | Director | 2001-12-11 | 2004-12-13 |
| WILLIAMS, Nigel John | Director | 2002-03-18 | 2012-09-25 |
| WILSON FLETCHER, Honor Jean | Director | 2001-12-11 | 2004-12-14 |
| WOLFSON, Eleanor Shawcross | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2019-10-31 |
| WYATT, Derek Murray | Director | 2015-09-30 | 2018-06-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 281 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-26 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-19 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-26 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-07-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-6%
£2,520,000 £2,369,000
-
Cash
-27.3%
£2,075,000 £1,509,000
-
Net assets
-0.5%
£6,192,000 £6,159,000
-
Employees
+5.2%
97 102
-
Operating profit
-32.4%
-£74,000 -£98,000
-
Profit before tax
-144.6%
£74,000 -£33,000
-
Wages
+5.5%
£4,150,000 £4,380,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers