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WORLDWIDE BOOK SERVICES LIMITED
Cash
£733K
-14.6% vs 2023
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
41
+10.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Profile
- Company number
- 04636376
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2003-01-14
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 49410
Net assets
6-year trend · vs UK Logistics & Mobility median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £757,961 | £1,172,610 | £1,557,694 | £1,275,319 | £858,358 | £733,446 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,038,492 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £788,487 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | £788,487 | — | — | — | £1,815,403 | £1,754,133 | |
| Average employees | 33 | — | 31 | — | 37 | 41 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Maynard Heady LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Secretary | 2023-09-13 | — | — |
| BURNHAM, David James | Director | 2004-12-21 | Mar 1972 | British |
| STEVENS, Kevin George | Director | 2021-10-01 | Oct 1963 | British |
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Director | 2024-09-05 | Mar 1960 | British |
| VISAGIE, Johannes Adolf Hendrik | Director | 2024-01-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
| WATTS, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2023-11-14 | Oct 1961 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNHAM, David James | Secretary | 2008-02-01 | 2023-09-13 |
| BUTLER, Geoffrey Anthony | Secretary | 2003-01-14 | 2008-01-31 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-01-14 | 2003-01-14 |
| BLAGDEN, Marvin James | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2020-06-30 |
| KNIGHT, Paul David | Director | 2003-01-14 | 2017-12-28 |
| TAYLOR, Simon John | Director | 2003-01-14 | 2023-11-14 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-01-14 | 2003-01-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Group Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2021-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Simon John Taylor | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-01 |
| Mr Marvin James Blagden | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-30 |
| Mr Paul David Knight | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-28 |
| Mr David James Burnham | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Tbk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type small |
| 2024-09-05 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2024-07-04 | CH01 | officers | change person director company |
| 2024-07-04 | CH03 | officers | change person secretary company |
| 2024-07-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-07-03 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-07-03 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-03-13 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-02-06 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-11-15 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-11-15 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-09-22 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2023-09-22 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2023-09-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-09-11 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory