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Retail sale of books in specialised stores · London

Idea Books

Idea Books Limited

ActiveLatest figures: 2025Abridged accountsCompany only14 years on the register

Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Retail sale of books in specialised stores” and 1 other activity.

Headline figures

FY to Aug 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

Pro
£20212022202320242025
Profit after tax—
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
Current assets
of which debtors
of which cash
Creditors due within a year
Net current assets
Creditors due after a year
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

8 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.

Timeline

Checked 2026-10-21

  1. Accounts
    Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 August 2025
  2. Accounts
    Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 August 2024
  3. Accounts
    Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 August 2023
  4. Accounts
    Total exemption full accounts made up to 31 August 2022
  5. Accounts
    Micro company accounts made up to 31 August 2021
  6. Accounts
    Micro company accounts made up to 31 August 2020
  7. Accounts
    Micro company accounts made up to 31 August 2019
  8. Accounts
    Current accounting period extended from 24 August 2019 to 31 August 2019
  9. Notice
    Compulsory strike-off action has been discontinued (and 1 more like it since 26 February 2014)
  10. Accounts
    Micro company accounts made up to 31 August 2018
  11. Notice
    First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off (and 1 more like it since 25 February 2014)
  12. Accounts
    Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 31 August 2017
  13. 11 earlier
    1. Accounts
      Total exemption small company accounts made up to 24 August 2016
    2. Accounts
      Total exemption small company accounts made up to 31 August 2015
    3. Accounts
      Total exemption small company accounts made up to 31 August 2014
    4. Accounts
      Total exemption small company accounts made up to 31 August 2013
    5. Accounts
      Current accounting period extended from 28 February 2013 to 24 August 2013
    6. Shares
      Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 1 April 2012 · GBP 101 (and 3 more like it since 16 August 2012)
    7. Address
      Registered office address changed from Rosecourt London Road Battle East Sussex TN33 0LP United Kingdom on 27 March 2012
    8. Directors
      Appointment of Mr David Jonathan Owen as a director
    9. Directors
      Appointment of Miss Angela Hill as a director
    10. Directors
      Termination of appointment of Yomtov Jacobs as a director
    11. Incorporation
      Incorporation

From the Companies House filing history. Routine confirmation statements are left out, and a run of the same filing is shown once.

Questions people ask

›What does Idea Books do?

Private limited company registered in London, classed under “Retail sale of books in specialised stores” and 1 other activity.

›How much turnover does Idea Books make?

Answered in the full report

›Is Idea Books profitable?

Idea Books's profit isn't public: small companies may file without a profit and loss account.

›How many people work at Idea Books?

Answered in the full report

›Who runs and owns Idea Books?

Answered in the full report

›Where is Idea Books based?

Its registered office is 2nd Floor, 101 Wardour Street, London, W1F 0UG, in London.

›When was Idea Books founded?

Idea Books Limited was incorporated on 24 February 2012.

›Is Idea Books still trading?

The register lists Idea Books Limited as active.