Website & contact details
- Website
Bloodaxe Books Limited
- Incorporated
- 4 August 1982 (44 years)
- Industry
- Book publishing (58110)
- Directors
- Mekella Dorit Dasha BroombergJohn David Challis
- Accounts type
- Total exemption full
- Region
- North East
- Address
- EastburnSouth ParkHexhamNE46 1BS
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 22 June 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 8 June 2026
Officers 10 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Broomberg, Mekella Dorit Dasha
Director · Appointed 15 October 2026
British
Born August 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 22 June 2026
British
Born June 1956 (70)
Challis, John David, Dr
Director · Appointed 20 April 2024
British
Born October 1984 (42)
Anderson, Linda Ross
Director · Appointed 10 February 2021
British
Born June 1950 (76)
Director · Appointed 10 February 2021
British
Born January 1950 (76)
Director · Appointed 10 February 2021
British
Born June 1961 (65)
Jones, Bethan Morris
Director · Appointed 10 February 2021
British
Born July 1975 (51)
Macgregor, Christine Jane
Director · Appointed 10 February 2021
British
Born February 1965 (61)
Morrison-Bell, William Hollin Dayrell, Sir
Secretary · Appointed 21 December 2020
Director
British
Born May 1953 (73)
Officer history (7 former)
15 October 2026
Appointed Broomberg, Mekella Dorit Dasha as Director
22 June 2026
21 June 2026
Resigned Morrison-Bell, William Hollin Dayrell, Sir as Director
1 November 2025
20 April 2024
Appointed Challis, John David, Dr as Director
10 February 2021
10 February 2021
Appointed Anderson, Linda Ross as Director
10 February 2021
Appointed Macgregor, Christine Jane as Director
10 February 2021
Appointed Jones, Bethan Morris as Director
10 February 2021
10 February 2021
21 December 2020
Appointed Morrison-Bell, William Hollin Dayrell, Sir as Director
21 December 2020
Appointed Morrison-Bell, William Hollin Dayrell, Sir as Secretary
21 December 2020
Resigned Thirsk, Simon Richard Falkner as Secretary
21 December 2020
Resigned Thirsk, Simon Richard Falkner as Director
18 February 2020
Appointed Thirsk, Simon Richard Falkner as Secretary
15 February 2020
Resigned Thirsk, Nansi Roberts as Secretary
26 November 2015
Appointed Thirsk, Nansi Roberts as Secretary
26 November 2015
Resigned Davis, Alison Caroline as Secretary
18 July 2008
Appointed Davis, Alison Caroline as Secretary
5 April 2008
Resigned Thirsk, Nansi Roberts as Secretary
Ownership 0 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
The company has declared that it has no person with significant control.
Former controllers (2)
22 February 2021
21 December 2020
Ceased Simon Richard Falkner Thirsk — Owns 25–50% of shares
Financials
Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025 · total exemption full accounts
- Net Assets
- £255,751
- Cash
- £203,931
- Employees
- 7
- Debt Ratio
- 24%
- Current Ratio
- 4.2x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £6,370 | £7,163 | £8,205 | £7,421 |
| Current Assets | £329,310 | £368,242 | £354,356 | £388,099 |
| Debtors | £90,545 | £112,507 | £93,836 | £139,613 |
| Cash | £203,931 | £218,099 | £227,630 | £209,592 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £78,318 | £103,641 | £100,099 | £127,944 |
| Net Current Assets | £250,992 | £264,601 | £254,257 | £260,155 |
| Net Assets | £255,751 | £269,973 | £260,297 | £265,720 |
| Shareholder Funds | £255,751 | £269,973 | £260,297 | £265,720 |
What Bloodaxe Books say about themselves
“Bloodaxe Books has revolutionised poetry publishing in Britain over the past 40 years. Internationally renowned for quality in literature and excellence in book design, our authors and books have won virtually every major literary award given to poetry, from the T.S. Eliot Prize and Pulitzer to the…”
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 October 2026 | Appointment of a director | |||
| 25 June 2026 | Confirmation statement with no updates | 8 June 2026 | ||
| 23 June 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 23 June 2026 | Termination of appointment of a director | |||
| 23 June 2026 | Appointment of a director |
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