I.S. Books Limited

Active01040288 Private limited company
Incorporated
28 January 1972 (54 years)
Industry
Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47610)
Directors
Margaret Ursla Hawthorne
Owned by
Mark Llewelyn Thomas
Accounts type
Micro entity
Region
Greater London
Address
1 Bloomsbury Street
London
WC1B 3QE

Filing status

Accounts due
30 June 2027
Last accounts
30 September 2025
Conf. stmt due
20 June 2027
Last conf. stmt
6 June 2026

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 3 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Hawthorne, Margaret Ursla
Director · Appointed 24 May 2023
British
Born September 1967 (59)
Director · Appointed 7 September 2021
British
Born May 1986 (40)
Director · Appointed 31 July 2017
British
Born September 1968 (58)
Officer history (26 former)
24 May 2023
Resigned Gilchrist, David as Director
24 May 2023
Appointed Hawthorne, Margaret Ursla as Director
7 September 2021
Appointed Royle, Camilla Elizabeth, Dr as Director
7 September 2021
Appointed Gilchrist, David as Director
7 September 2021
Resigned Campbell, Sarah Anne Louise as Director
31 July 2017
Resigned Butcher, Andrea Carol as Director
31 July 2017
Appointed Thomas, Mark Llewelyn as Director
31 July 2017
Appointed Campbell, Sarah Anne Louise as Director
31 July 2017
Resigned Butcher, Andrea Carol as Secretary
31 July 2017
Resigned Spurry, Wendy Jane as Director
18 March 2013
Resigned Paterson, Alexander James as Secretary
18 March 2013
Appointed Butcher, Andrea Carol as Director
18 March 2013
Resigned Reese, Rebecca Louise as Director
18 March 2013
Resigned Paterson, Alexander James as Director
18 March 2013
Appointed Butcher, Andrea Carol as Secretary
18 March 2013
Appointed Spurry, Wendy Jane as Director
26 September 2012
Resigned Taylor, Iain Matthew as Director
26 September 2012
Appointed Paterson, Alexander James as Secretary
26 September 2012
Appointed Paterson, Alexander James as Director
26 September 2012
Resigned Taylor, Iain Matthew as Secretary
26 April 2011
Appointed Taylor, Iain Matthew as Director
26 April 2011
Resigned Reese, Rebecca Louise as Secretary
26 April 2011
Resigned Ensor, Sarah Ann Katherine as Director
26 April 2011
Appointed Taylor, Iain Matthew as Secretary
6 December 2007
Appointed Reese, Rebecca Louise as Secretary
6 December 2007
Appointed Ensor, Sarah Ann Katherine as Director
6 December 2007
Resigned Orr, Judith Esther as Secretary
6 December 2007
Resigned Orr, Judith Esther as Director
23 January 2006
Appointed Reese, Rebecca Louise as Director
23 January 2006
Resigned Thomas, Mark Llewellyn as Director
11 May 2001
Appointed Thomas, Mark Llewellyn as Director
11 May 2001
Resigned Aitken, Lynda as Director
25 September 1998
Resigned Hester, Simon John as Director
25 September 1998
Resigned Gonzalez, Lindi as Secretary
25 September 1998
Appointed Orr, Judith Esther as Director
25 September 1998
Appointed Orr, Judith Esther as Secretary
25 September 1998
Resigned Gonzalez, Lindi as Director
11 August 1997
Appointed Gonzalez, Lindi as Secretary
11 August 1997
Resigned Hester, Simon John as Secretary
30 November 1996
Appointed Hester, Simon John as Secretary
30 November 1996
Appointed Hester, Simon John as Director
30 November 1996
Resigned Gonzalez, Lindi as Secretary
3 January 1996
Resigned Nicol, James Fergus, Prof as Director
26 September 1995
Appointed Gonzalez, Lindi as Director
26 September 1995
Resigned Hester, Simon John as Secretary
26 September 1995
Resigned Hester, Simon John as Director
26 September 1995
Appointed Gonzalez, Lindi as Secretary
12 December 1994
Appointed Aitken, Lynda as Director
12 December 1994
Resigned Contogouris, Ersy Maria as Director
19 January 1993
Appointed Contogouris, Ersy Maria as Director
19 January 1993
Appointed Hester, Simon John as Secretary
19 January 1993
Appointed Hester, Simon John as Director
19 January 1993
Resigned Nicol, Gillian Christine as Secretary

Ownership 1 active

People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register

Individual · Notified 31 July 2017
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born September 1968 (58)
Former controllers (3)
7 September 2021
Ceased Sarah Anne Louise Campbell — Owns 25–50% of shares
31 July 2017
Ceased Andrea Carol Butcher — Owns 25–50% of shares
31 July 2017
Ceased Wendy Jane Spurry — Owns 25–50% of shares

Financials

Balance sheet as at 30 September 2025 · micro entity accounts

Net Assets
(£275,540)
Employees
3
Current Ratio
0.4x

Trend

Net Assets
(£400k) (£200k) £0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (£243,448) (£270,631) (£263,306) (£251,276) (£275,927) (£249,802) (£275,540)
Balance sheet detail
2025202420232022202120202019
Current Assets£102,589£100,970£72,547£124,353£95,671£109,163£112,421
Creditors (< 1 year)£237,971£210,614£208,316£235,471£217,639£239,047£165,072
Creditors (> 1 year)£140,158£140,158£140,158£140,158£141,338£140,747£190,797
Net Current Assets(£135,382)(£109,644)(£135,769)(£111,118)(£121,968)(£129,884)(£52,651)
Net Assets(£275,540)(£249,802)(£275,927)(£251,276)(£263,306)(£270,631)(£243,448)
Shareholder Funds(£275,540)(£249,802)(£275,927)(£251,276)(£263,306)(£270,631)(£243,448)

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