CARLTON BOOKS LIMITED

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

1. CARLTON BOOKS LIMITED 1995-03-08 → present
2. CARLTON BOOKS LTD. 1991-11-29 → 1995-03-08
3. CARLTONCO FORTY-ONE LIMITED 1991-06-28 → 1991-11-29

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 101

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Constantin

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The uncertainty as to the future impact on the Company of current inflation has been considered as part of the Company's adoption of the going concern basis of preparation. During the year, the Company has been integrated into the Hachette UK Group and is able to benefit from the shared knowledge, experience and support of the wider business. The Company will continue to be supported by the intermediate parent company, and a written confirmation has been obtained from the group to the directors confirming the support will be effective for a period of at least one year from the date of signing of the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024.”

Significant events

• “Administrative expenses have decreased from 42% in 2023 to 16% in 2024. This is mainly due to increased staff costs in 2023, relating to redundancy costs as a result of the acquisiton and restucture by the Hachette group in 2023.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +10.7%

  £23,455,100 → £25,959,624

• Cash

  —

  Not reported

• Net assets

  +127.2%

  £1,950,845 → £4,431,957

• Employees

  —

  Not reported

• Operating profit

  +360.2%

  -£1,779,463 → £4,629,921

• Profit before tax

  +255.2%

  -£2,676,753 → £4,154,033

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