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Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities · London
The Book Service
The Book Service Limited
Private limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities”.
Headline figures
FY to Dec 2025 · Company only
Turnover
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Profit after tax
£464k
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
4 findings from the figures, in plain English
Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.
History
| £ | 2022 | 2023 | 2024* | 2025 |
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| Profit after tax | £464k | |||
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| Cash | ||||
| Employees | ||||
| Retained reserves |
Every figure for all 4 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 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ratios | ||||
| Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff | ||||
| Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end | ||||
7 balance-sheet lines and 6 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 The Book Service do?
Private limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities”.
›How much turnover does The Book Service make?
Answered in the full report
›Is The Book Service profitable?
Yes: it made a profit after tax of £464k in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.
›How many people work at The Book Service?
Answered in the full report
›Where is The Book Service based?
Its registered office is 20 Vauxhall Bridge Road, London, SW1V 2SA.
›When was The Book Service founded?
The Book Service Limited was incorporated on 26 April 1948.
›Is The Book Service still trading?
The register lists The Book Service Limited as active.