WORLD OF BOOKS GROUP LTD
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Next accounts due
2027-07-31 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-21 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-07
Watchouts
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Accounts
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will continue in operational existence for twelve months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Circle Topco Limited, the ultimate parent company, has confirmed in writing on behalf of the Group that the Group will continue to provide the necessary financial support to the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these financial statements. Consequently, 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 GROUP LTD · parent
- World of Books Limited 100%
- World of Rare Books Limited 100%
- Ziffit Ltd 100%
- World of Books Hungary Kft. 100%
- World of Books Pty Ltd 100%
- World of Books Inc. 100%
- FBA Books Ltd 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.”
- “We successfully met our pledge to donate 1 million books to good causes, both in the UK and globally in 2025. We have continued to donate to good causes, with 198,021 books donated in 2025, bringing total books donated to 1,214,888.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 8 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 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Graham Richard | Director | 2017-09-27 | 2024-01-31 |
| BLAIR, Kenneth Charles | Director | 2012-03-02 | 2016-11-22 |
| BOOBYER, Stephen | Director | 2012-03-22 | 2021-06-30 |
| DOWNES, Simon | Director | 2016-11-22 | 2023-09-06 |
| GUTTRIDGE, Daniel | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2025-10-31 |
| OQVIST, Karl Patrik | Director | 2020-09-30 | 2022-03-03 |
| SHALTIEL, Yaakov, Dr | Director | 2010-12-09 | 2010-12-09 |
| WITTS, Deborah Joy | Director | 2010-12-20 | 2012-03-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-11-08 | Active |
| Gruffalo Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-11-07 | Ceased 2024-11-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 87 total filings
| 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 | |
| 2025-12-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with 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 | |
| 2023-12-11 | 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 group | |
| 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 | |
| 2022-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-11 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-11-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2022-10-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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