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Activities of other holding companies n.e.c. · Rawtenstall, Lancashire
We Buy Books
We Buy Books Ltd
Private limited company registered in Rawtenstall, classed under “Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.” and 1 other activity.
Headline figures
FY to Dec 2025 · As filed (group accounts)
Turnover
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Profit after tax
−£107k
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
| £ | 2021 | 2022 | 2023* | 2024* | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit after tax | −£107k | ||||
| Turnover | |||||
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| Employees | |||||
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| 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. * 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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| Creditors due within a year | ||||
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| Ratios | ||||
| Profit marginProfit after tax as a share of turnover | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Turnover per employeeTurnover divided by average staff | ||||
| Debtor daysDays of turnover owed by customers at the year end | ||||
7 balance-sheet lines and 8 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 We Buy Books do?
Private limited company registered in Rawtenstall, classed under “Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.” and 1 other activity.
›How much turnover does We Buy Books make?
Answered in the full report
›Is We Buy Books profitable?
No: it made a loss after tax of £107k in the year to 31 December 2025, its latest filed accounts.
›How many people work at We Buy Books?
Answered in the full report
›Where is We Buy Books based?
Its registered office is Hall Carr Mill, Fallbarn Road, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, BB4 7NX, in Rawtenstall, Lancashire.
›When was We Buy Books founded?
We Buy Books Ltd was incorporated on 5 July 2011.
›Is We Buy Books still trading?
The register lists We Buy Books Ltd as active.