Daunt Books

Retail sale of books in specialised stores · London

Daunt Books

Daunt Books Limited

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ActiveLatest figures: 2025Abridged accountsAs filed (group accounts)31 years on the register

Private limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Retail sale of books in specialised stores”.

Headline figures

FY to Dec 2025 · As filed (group accounts)

Turnover

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Profit after tax

£2.07m

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

Pro
£20212022202320242025
Profit after tax£2.07m
Turnover
Net assets
Cash
Employees
Retained reserves
Dividends paid

Every figure for all 5 years

“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.

Balance sheet and ratios

From the filed balance sheets · £

Balance sheet2022202320242025
Fixed assets
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Ratios
Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets
Dividends to profitDividends paid as a share of profit after tax, in a year with a profit
Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year

3 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 Daunt Books do?

Private limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Retail sale of books in specialised stores”.

›How much turnover does Daunt Books make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Daunt Books profitable?

Yes: it made a profit after tax of £2.07m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.

›How many people work at Daunt Books?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Daunt Books based?

Its registered office is 83 Marylebone High Street, London, W1U 4QW.

›When was Daunt Books founded?

Daunt Books Limited was incorporated on 16 June 1995.

›Is Daunt Books still trading?

The register lists Daunt Books Limited as active.