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Retail sale of books in specialised stores · London
Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet Limited
Private limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Retail sale of books in specialised stores” and 1 other activity.
Headline figures
FY to Dec 2025 · Company only
Turnover
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Profit after tax
£1.41m
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
| £ | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Profit after tax | £1.41m | ||||
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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 sheet | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
7 balance-sheet lines and 5 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 Forbidden Planet do?
Private limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Retail sale of books in specialised stores” and 1 other activity.
›How much turnover does Forbidden Planet make?
Answered in the full report
›Is Forbidden Planet profitable?
Yes: it made a profit after tax of £1.41m in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.
›How many people work at Forbidden Planet?
Answered in the full report
›Where is Forbidden Planet based?
Its registered office is 144 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0UP.
›When was Forbidden Planet founded?
Forbidden Planet Limited was incorporated on 9 March 1978.
›Is Forbidden Planet still trading?
The register lists Forbidden Planet Limited as active.