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Ladybird Books Limited
- Incorporated
- 29 August 1924 (102 years)
- Industry
- Book publishing (58110)
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- One Embassy Gardens8 Viaduct GardensLondonSW11 7BW
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 9 April 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 26 March 2026
Officers 4 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Martin, Sinead Mary
Secretary · Appointed 30 June 2016
Director · Appointed 31 March 2014
British
Born April 1961 (65)
Director · Appointed 31 December 2010
British
Born August 1963 (63)
Director · Appointed 31 December 2010
British
Born August 1963 (63)
Officer history (22 former)
30 June 2016
30 June 2016
Appointed Martin, Sinead Mary as Secretary
31 March 2014
31 March 2014
31 December 2010
31 December 2010
31 December 2010
31 December 2010
14 June 2010
31 July 2009
31 March 2008
7 January 2008
1 January 2007
1 January 2007
28 February 2005
28 February 2005
20 May 2003
28 February 2003
20 August 2002
15 April 2002
5 April 2002
1 May 1999
30 April 1999
30 April 1999
Resigned Lewis, David Frank as Secretary
19 January 1999
14 August 1998
1 August 1997
31 December 1996
4 November 1996
24 November 1995
3 July 1995
3 July 1995
1 March 1995
31 December 1994
31 December 1994
21 December 1994
Resigned Warren, Alan Trueman as Director
21 December 1994
31 December 1992
31 December 1992
Resigned Gabb, Michael Hugh as Director
31 December 1992
Resigned Collington, David Patrick as Director
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Corporate entity · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 75–100% of shares
Holds 75–100% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Private Limited Company
Reg. no. 861590
Group structure 36 shown
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
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Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £5,733,738
- Turnover
- £34,153,243
- Profit Before Tax
- £3,761,101
- Debt Ratio
- 75%
- Current Ratio
- 1.4x
- Profit Margin
- 11%
- Return on Equity
- 49%
Trend
Turnover
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £42,733 | £47,760 |
| Current Assets | £22,618,611 | £19,736,132 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £16,446,660 | £14,329,962 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £398,303 | £477,125 |
| Net Current Assets | £6,171,951 | £5,406,170 |
| Net Assets | £5,733,738 | £4,916,753 |
| Shareholder Funds | £5,733,738 | £4,916,753 |
| Turnover | £34,153,243 | £27,510,187 |
| Cost of Sales | £20,999,391 | £16,195,560 |
| Gross Profit | £13,153,852 | £11,314,627 |
| Admin Expenses | £7,343,368 | £6,889,856 |
| Operating Profit | £3,932,753 | £2,773,973 |
| Profit Before Tax | £3,761,101 | £2,582,015 |
| Tax | £944,116 | £609,185 |
| Profit for Period | £2,816,985 | £1,972,830 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2026 | Full accounts | 31 December 2025 | ||
| 28 March 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 26 March 2026 | ||
| 18 September 2025 | Full accounts | 31 December 2024 | 40 | |
| 31 March 2025 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 26 March 2025 | ||
| 25 November 2024 | Other filing | — |
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