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Private limited company registered in Guildford, classed under “Retail sale of books in specialised stores”.
Headline figures
FY to Jun 2025 · Company only
Turnover
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Profit after tax
—
Not filed: small-company exemption
Net assets
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Cash
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Employees
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Retained reserves
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What the numbers say
3 findings from the figures, in plain English
Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.
History
| £ | 2023 | 2024* | 2025 |
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| Profit after tax | — | ||
| Turnover | |||
| Net assets | |||
| Cash | |||
| Employees | |||
| Retained reserves |
Every figure for all 3 years
“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate. * Restated: the next year's accounts printed different figures for this year, and those later figures are shown.
Balance sheet and ratios
From the filed balance sheets · £
| Balance sheet | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Current assets | |||
| of which debtors | |||
| of which cash | |||
| Creditors due within a year | |||
| Net current assets | |||
| Net assets | |||
| Ratios | |||
| Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year | |||
| Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year | |||
| Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets | |||
6 balance-sheet lines and 3 ratios, every year
A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.
Questions people ask
›What does Better World Books do?
Private limited company registered in Guildford, classed under “Retail sale of books in specialised stores”.
›How much turnover does Better World Books make?
Answered in the full report
›Is Better World Books profitable?
Better World Books's profit isn't public: small companies may file without a profit and loss account.
›How many people work at Better World Books?
Answered in the full report
›Where is Better World Books based?
Its registered office is Third Floor One London Square, Cross Lanes, Guildford, GU1 1UN, in Guildford.
›When was Better World Books founded?
Better World Books Ltd. was incorporated on 18 April 2008.
›Is Better World Books still trading?
The register lists Better World Books Ltd. as active.