WORLDWIDE BOOK SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-07 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-23
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£733K
-14.6% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
—
Equity attributable
Employees
41
+10.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 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 the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
-14.6%
£858,358 £733,446
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
—
Not reported
-
Employees
+10.8%
37 41
highest in 4 filed years
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