WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-07-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-11 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have determined that and there is no material uncertainty related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED · parent
- World of Books Pty Ltd 100%
- World of Books Inc. 100%
- SBYB, Inc. 100%
Significant events
- “In February 2025, we completed a rebrand bringing multiple brands under one identity to increase customer awareness and reduce complexity and cost, in support of long-term scale and growth.”
- “Subsequent to the reporting date, a proposal was made to consolidate all UK operations into one single warehouse located in Coventry. The Group began consultation in February 2026. Collective consultation was concluded in March 2026 and has proceeded to the final stage which is expected to conclude in April 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAWFORD, James | Director | 2026-01-12 | May 1977 | British |
| MUCHA, Christopher Daniel | Director | 2024-04-09 | Mar 1974 | Czech |
| PERKINS, Simon James | Director | 2023-11-27 | Aug 1980 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOOBYER, Stephen | Secretary | 2009-11-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| DOWNES, Simon Benjamin | Secretary | 2007-11-26 | 2009-11-01 |
| BELL, Graham Richard | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2024-01-31 |
| BLAIR, Kenneth Charles | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2016-11-22 |
| BOOBYER, Stephen | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2021-06-30 |
| DOWNES, Simon Benjamin | Director | 2009-05-01 | 2023-09-06 |
| GUTTRIDGE, Daniel | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2025-10-31 |
| LAUNDON, Michael Richard | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2013-04-01 |
| MAXFIELD, Arthur | Director | 2008-08-01 | 2016-11-22 |
| MAXFIELD, Ben | Director | 2007-11-26 | 2019-02-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Of Books Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-11-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-26 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2022-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-11-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-05-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
Latest filed period vs the prior one