Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 29 November 2026
- Last conf. stmt
- 15 November 2025
Central Books Limited
- Incorporated
- 23 December 1939 (86 years)
- Industry
- Wholesale of other intermediate products (46760)
- Directors
- Sangita Champaneri
- Owned by
- Mark Chilver
- Accounts type
- Total exemption full
- Region
- Greater London
- Address
- Central Books 50 Freshwater RoadChadwell HeathLondonRM8 1RX
Charges
- Total
- 3
- Outstanding
- 0
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 2
Officers 8 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Champaneri, Sangita
Director · Appointed 1 April 2026
British
Born February 1973 (53)
Director · Appointed 1 April 2026
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British
Born February 1951 (75)
Director · Appointed 1 February 2026
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British
Born January 1953 (73)
Naura, Inderpal Kaur
Secretary · Appointed 5 August 2022
Szkorupa, Szymon
Director · Appointed 12 March 2015
Polish
Born May 1977 (49)
Naura, Inderpal Kaur
Director · Appointed 1 December 2011
British
Born June 1978 (48)
British
Born October 1965 (61)
Director
British
Born April 1951 (75)
Officer history (33 former)
1 April 2026
Appointed Champaneri, Sangita as Director
1 April 2026
1 February 2026
16 January 2026
Resigned Champaneri, Sangita as Director
16 January 2026
Resigned Whitehead, Gavin Michael as Director
16 January 2026
16 January 2026
16 January 2026
Resigned Sesay, Alusine as Director
16 January 2026
Resigned Lloyd, Bryony Megan as Director
18 December 2024
Appointed Lloyd, Bryony Megan as Director
1 October 2023
Appointed Champaneri, Sangita as Director
1 October 2023
Appointed Whitehead, Gavin Michael as Director
1 October 2023
Resigned Lingard, James Frazer as Director
30 June 2023
Resigned Cope, David Norman as Director
4 November 2022
5 August 2022
Appointed Naura, Inderpal Kaur as Secretary
1 October 2019
Appointed Sesay, Alusine as Director
1 October 2019
Resigned Drabble, Michael as Director
1 September 2017
Appointed Lingard, James Frazer as Director
12 March 2015
Appointed Szkorupa, Szymon as Director
1 April 2013
1 December 2011
1 December 2011
Appointed Naura, Inderpal Kaur as Director
1 June 2011
Resigned Mccorkle, Eric Paul as Director
1 March 2010
Resigned Short, Karen Anne as Director
18 July 2008
1 June 2007
Resigned Tordoff, Christopher as Director
1 January 2007
Resigned Scott, Andrew as Director
2 November 2006
Appointed Tordoff, Christopher as Director
7 July 2004
Appointed Short, Karen Anne as Director
8 January 2004
8 January 2004
Resigned Cope, David Norman as Secretary
29 August 2003
Appointed Drabble, Michael as Director
29 August 2003
Resigned Kalom, Tamara as Director
20 February 2003
Resigned Simic, Aleksander as Director
20 February 2003
Appointed Scott, Andrew as Director
3 July 2002
Appointed Mccorkle, Eric Paul as Director
5 March 2002
Appointed Simic, Aleksander as Director
28 February 2002
Resigned Williams, David Robert as Director
9 January 2002
Resigned Powell, Margaret Joan as Director
18 December 2000
Appointed Kalom, Tamara as Director
18 December 2000
18 December 2000
Resigned Moheebob, Hamid as Director
18 December 2000
14 April 1999
Appointed Powell, Margaret Joan as Director
13 April 1999
Resigned Ryan, Tim as Director
2 December 1998
Appointed Williams, David Robert as Director
5 November 1998
Appointed Ryan, Tim as Director
19 October 1998
Resigned Goodman, Steven Edward as Director
23 April 1998
Resigned Kemp, Kirstie as Director
23 April 1998
Appointed Moheebob, Hamid as Director
23 April 1998
Resigned Powell, Margaret as Director
23 April 1998
Resigned Crystal, David as Director
23 April 1998
Appointed Goodman, Steven Edward as Director
23 October 1997
23 October 1997
20 July 1995
Appointed Kemp, Kirstie as Director
20 July 1995
Appointed Powell, Margaret as Director
31 May 1995
Appointed Crystal, David as Director
15 August 1994
Resigned Rourke, Thomas as Director
15 August 1994
Resigned Bell, Jane as Director
15 August 1994
Resigned Marshall, Joseph David as Director
15 March 1993
17 December 1991
Resigned Harris, Dean as Director
17 December 1991
Resigned Falber, Reuben as Director
17 December 1991
Appointed Rourke, Thomas as Director
Ownership 2 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
British
Born February 1951 (75)
British
Born October 1965 (61)
Former controllers (1)
16 January 2026
Financials
Figures from 2021 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 March 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £3,783,620
- down £57,350 (1%)
- Cash
- £1,233,159
- up £424,807 (53%)
- Employees
- 27
- up 3 (12%)
- Debt Ratio
- 41%
- Current Ratio
- 1.1x
Balance sheet detail
| 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £3,428,341 |
| Current Assets | £2,937,188 |
| Cash | £1,233,159 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £2,581,909 |
| Net Current Assets | £355,279 |
| Net Assets | £3,783,620 |
| Shareholder Funds | £3,783,620 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 April 2026 | Notification of a person with significant control | |||
| 14 April 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 14 April 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 10 February 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 29 January 2026 | Notification of a person with significant control |
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