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BIBLIOTHECA LIMITED
Profile
- Company number
- 02983151
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1994-10-25
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 62090
Accounts
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Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“While some uncertainty remains until new covenants are formally agreed, the directors highlight the progress achieved in 2024, the strengthened financial position following the asset sale, and the ongoing support of both the Lender and the parent company. On this basis, the directors have a strong expectation that the company will continue in operational existence for the next 12 months and the foreseeable future, from the date of signing the financial statements, and therefore the financial statements continue to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “In April 2024, it successfully completed the sale of its cloudLibrary digital platform, with proceeds applied to reduce debt and fund working capital.”
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People
3 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCOM, Steven | Director | 2024-07-01 | Mar 1973 | British |
| HOPWOOD, Jim | Director | 2023-09-20 | Jan 1969 | British |
| MILLICAN, Christopher | Director | 2023-09-20 | Mar 1982 | British |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENSOME, Richard James | Secretary | 2003-10-16 | 2009-07-27 |
| HANKINS, Susan Rosalie | Secretary | 1994-10-25 | 2000-08-30 |
| JOSEPH, Simon Elliot | Secretary | 2009-07-27 | 2010-12-31 |
| OKE, Richard Spencer | Secretary | 2000-08-30 | 2003-10-16 |
| WAYNE, Harold | Nominee Secretary | 1994-10-25 | 1994-10-25 |
| BURSTEIN, Michael | Director | 2020-07-27 | 2023-09-20 |
| CATLING, Stephen Turner | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2011-06-01 |
| CHADBOURNE, Sarah Louise | Director | 2019-04-05 | 2019-05-13 |
| CRAWFORD, Jane Louise Douglas | Director | 2010-12-31 | 2011-06-01 |
| DEAN, Andrew, Dr | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2005-01-07 |
| DUBOIS, James | Director | 2000-09-01 | 2005-12-21 |
| FENSOME, Richard James | Director | 2003-10-16 | 2009-07-27 |
| FERRIGNO, Steven Joseph | Director | 2020-07-27 | 2023-01-31 |
| HANKINS, Timothy Glyn | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| HOPWOOD, James Stephen | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2020-04-30 |
| LANG, Robert Alexander | Director | 2004-12-08 | 2006-08-31 |
| MACKENZIE, Jamie | Director | 2022-07-08 | 2024-07-01 |
| OKE, Richard Spencer | Director | 1999-06-25 | 2003-10-16 |
| POTTS, Gary Clifford | Director | 2010-03-31 | 2014-10-03 |
| RATCLIFFE, Darren Mark | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2018-12-05 |
| RAY, Stephen Douglas | Director | 2010-03-31 | 2010-12-31 |
| ROBINSON, Ian | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| SMITH, Timothy Valentine | Director | 2003-10-16 | 2007-02-27 |
| STRANDBERG-GLAS, Maximiliane | Director | 2020-07-27 | 2022-06-30 |
| SULLIVAN, Ben John | Director | 2019-05-13 | 2020-07-29 |
| SYKES, Phillip John | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2019-05-13 |
| TANTY, Laurence Jacqueline | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2010-03-31 |
| TENTORI, Mark Ian | Director | 2003-10-16 | 2008-05-01 |
| VON MEURERS, Philipp | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2011-09-22 |
| WAYNE, Yvonne | Nominee Director | 1994-10-25 | 1994-10-25 |
| WILLIAMS, David Arthur | Director | 2003-10-16 | 2004-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bibliotheca Holding Two Ltd | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2024-05-01 | Active |
| Bibliotheca Group Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-05-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 200 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-10-14 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-02-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-07-30 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-30 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2024-05-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-02-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-11-29 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2023-11-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-09-20 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-09-20 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-09-01 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company previous shortened |
| 2023-03-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-01-12 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2022-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-07-08 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
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