Topping & Company Booksellers Limited

Active04458361 Private limited company

Incorporated: 11 June 2002 (24 years)
Industry: Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47610)
Directors: Saskia Molly Topping
George William Gibson Barrett
Cornelia Jane Somerville Barrett
all 6 directors
Owned by: Louise Mclennan Topping
Robert George Topping
Accounts type: Full
Region: East of England
Address: George Court
Bartholemews Walk
Ely
CB7 4JW

Website & contact details

Group website: toppingbooks.co.uk
The site of this company’s group or brand.

Filing status

Accounts due: 31 December 2026
Last accounts: 31 March 2025
Conf. stmt due: 25 June 2027
Last conf. stmt: 11 June 2026

Charges

Total: 8
Outstanding: 8
Part satisfied: 0
Satisfied: 0

Officers 7 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Topping, Saskia Molly

Director · Appointed 10 January 2025

British

Born July 1995 (31)

Barrett, Cornelia Jane Somerville

Secretary · Appointed 23 June 2023

Barrett, George William Gibson

Director · Appointed 20 June 2021

British

Born October 1992 (34)

Barrett, Cornelia Jane Somerville

Director · Appointed 21 April 2017

British

Born August 1993 (33)

Topping, Hugh Alexander

Director · Appointed 21 April 2017

British

Born March 1991 (35)

Topping, Louise Mclennan

Director · Appointed 11 June 2002

British

Born June 1963 (63)

Topping, Robert George

Director · Appointed 11 June 2002

British

Born October 1956 (70)

Officer history (1 former)

10 January 2025

Appointed Topping, Saskia Molly as Director

23 June 2023

Appointed Barrett, Cornelia Jane Somerville as Secretary

23 June 2023

Resigned Topping, Robert George as Secretary

20 June 2021

Appointed Barrett, George William Gibson as Director

21 April 2017

Appointed Barrett, Cornelia Jane Somerville as Director

21 April 2017

Appointed Topping, Hugh Alexander as Director

11 June 2002

Appointed Topping, Louise Mclennan as Director

11 June 2002

Appointed Topping, Robert George as Director

11 June 2002

Appointed Topping, Robert George as Secretary

Ownership 2 active

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

Louise Mclennan Topping

Individual · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 25–50% of shares

Holds 25–50% of voting rights

British

Born June 1963 (63)

Robert George Topping

Individual · Notified 6 April 2016

Owns 25–50% of shares

Holds 25–50% of voting rights

British

Born October 1956 (70)

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 March 2025 · full accounts

Net Assets: £6,017,736
Cash: £2,340,867
Profit Before Tax: £1,869,874

Debt Ratio: 46%
Current Ratio: 1.8x
Return on Equity: 25%

Trend

Net Assets

Balance sheet detail

	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Fixed Assets	£7,060,002	£3,154,544	£3,344,364	£4,023,778	£2,756,458	£1,427,659
Current Assets	£4,048,077	£2,743,106	£1,703,954	£1,991,521	£1,419,191	£1,244,029
Debtors	£71,315	£307,033	£25,915	£14,642
Cash	£2,340,867	£1,130,016	£151,168	£556,117	£60,150	£76,289
Creditors (< 1 year)	£2,219,413	£915,191	£988,821	£1,205,352	£854,094	£473,527
Creditors (> 1 year)	£2,639,929	£1,974,178	£2,156,649	£1,256,495	£1,046,298	£273,288
Net Current Assets	£1,828,664	£1,827,915	£715,133	£786,169	£565,097	£770,502
Net Assets	£6,017,736	£2,711,009	£1,614,670	£3,163,879	£2,104,194	£1,730,767
Shareholder Funds	£6,017,736	£2,711,009	£1,614,670	£3,163,879	£2,104,194	£1,730,767

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

Date	Description	Made Up To	Pages
3 July 2026	Confirmation statement with no updates	11 June 2026	3
2 July 2026	Replacement filing for the appointment of a director		3
31 March 2026	Full accounts	31 March 2025
5 December 2025	Registered office address changed		1
9 October 2025	Registration of a charge		13