OLD BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-09 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£63K
-53.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£24K
+180.6% vs 2023
Employees
1
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£96K
+52.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- OLD BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES LIMITED 2009-10-05 → present
- BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES LIMITED 2003-10-29 → 2009-10-05
- BERTELSMANN BOOKS AND MAGAZINES LIMITED 1987-06-12 → 2003-10-29
- BERTLESMANN BOOKS AND MAGAZINES LIMITED 1987-06-04 → 1987-06-12
- BURGINHALL 122 LIMITED 1987-01-29 → 1987-06-04
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£214,226 | -£108,317 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£201,064 | -£96,344 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£201,064 | -£96,344 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £135,118 | £63,220 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £622,520 | £676,176 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | -£29,711 | £23,945 | |
| Equity | £217,694 | -£186,090 | -£103,775 | -£43,763 | -£178,647 | -£29,711 | £23,945 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -34.4% | -16.0% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -856.90x | -433.27x |
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.
People
1 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPKEN, Ekhard | Director | 2017-06-08 | Nov 1965 | German |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY'S INN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1993-05-24 |
| GRAYS INN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1993-05-24 | 2010-03-10 |
| AITMAN, David Charles | Director | 1998-06-23 | 2002-03-05 |
| CARRO DE PRADA, Fernando | Director | 2007-04-30 | 2009-01-15 |
| FRIEGE, Christian | Director | 2000-05-26 | 2005-01-07 |
| GAHRAU, Erich, Doctor | Director | 1998-02-17 | 2003-04-07 |
| GAHRAU, Erich, Doctor | Director | 1995-12-21 | 1997-05-24 |
| GARDINER, Mark William | Director | 2002-02-27 | 2005-01-27 |
| GOLDSMITH, Susan Janet | Director | 2005-01-27 | 2005-03-08 |
| GOODWIN, Philip Arthur | Director | 1998-06-17 | 2002-09-17 |
| GREEN, Charles Harcourt Gervis | Director | 1998-06-23 | 2001-04-30 |
| HEMPELMANN, Rolf | Director | — | 1995-07-01 |
| HERNLER, Jorg, Dr | Director | — | 2009-01-15 |
| HERRIGER, Manfred | Director | — | 1998-06-17 |
| HUDSON, Ian Michael | Director | 2002-02-27 | 2005-01-27 |
| KITZINGER, Dino | Director | 2009-03-11 | 2009-11-01 |
| NESSEL, Wolfgang | Director | 2013-07-29 | 2017-06-08 |
| ROE, Peter Alan | Director | 1999-12-14 | 2000-05-26 |
| SAUL, George Philip Bycroft | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2009-03-11 |
| SCHMIDT, Andreas | Director | 1997-11-25 | 2001-10-01 |
| SCHUSTER, Martin | Director | 1995-07-01 | 2001-07-27 |
| SMITH, Roger Ling | Director | 2005-01-27 | 2009-01-15 |
| STUPFERT, Thomas | Director | 2009-11-25 | 2013-06-25 |
| WAGNER, Phillip Thomas | Director | 2009-01-15 | 2011-06-06 |
| WILHELM, Markus | Director | 1997-11-25 | 2007-04-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurelius Equity Opportunities Se & Co Kgaa | Corporate entity | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-27 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-06-27 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-02-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-06-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-53.2%
£135,118 £63,220
-
Net assets
+180.6%
-£29,711 £23,945
-
Employees
0%
1 1
-
Operating profit
+49.4%
-£214,226 -£108,317
-
Profit before tax
+52.1%
-£201,064 -£96,344
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers