Woodlands Books Limited

Active05332629 Private limited company
Incorporated
14 January 2005 (21 years)
Industry
Book publishing (58110)
Accounts type
Full
Region
Greater London
Address
One Embassy Gardens
8 Viaduct Gardens
London
SW11 7BW

Filing status

Accounts due
30 September 2027
Last accounts
31 December 2025
Conf. stmt due
28 January 2027
Last conf. stmt
14 January 2026

Charges

Total
1
Outstanding
1
Part satisfied
0
Satisfied
0

Officers 6 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Director · Appointed 14 November 2019
British
Born November 1968
Director · Appointed 14 November 2019
British
Born April 1979 (47)
Rickett, Joel David
Director · Appointed 16 July 2019
British
Born June 1976 (50)
Director · Appointed 1 July 2013
British
Born August 1963 (63)
Secretary · Appointed 19 July 2006
British
Director · Appointed 19 July 2006
British
Born April 1961 (65)
Officer history (21 former)
14 November 2019
Appointed Twynam, Nancy as Director
14 November 2019
Appointed Davies, Stephen Thomas as Director
14 November 2019
Resigned Arthur, Marcus Peter as Director
18 October 2019
Resigned Moultrie, Andrew David as Director
16 July 2019
Appointed Rickett, Joel David as Director
31 December 2018
Resigned Smart, Rebecca Jane as Director
30 November 2017
Appointed Moultrie, Andrew David as Director
27 June 2017
Resigned Noakes, Jonathan David as Director
30 September 2015
Resigned Davies, Brian John as Director
8 June 2015
Resigned Brett, Nicholas Richard John as Director
8 June 2015
Appointed Noakes, Jonathan David as Director
22 October 2014
Appointed Smart, Rebecca Jane as Director
30 September 2014
Resigned Macintyre, Fiona Bell as Director
5 August 2013
Appointed Brett, Nicholas Richard John as Director
5 August 2013
Resigned Dempsey, Paul Francis as Director
5 August 2013
Resigned Davies, Stephen Thomas as Director
5 August 2013
Appointed Arthur, Marcus Peter as Director
1 July 2013
Resigned Rebuck, Gail Ruth, Baroness as Director
1 July 2013
Appointed Weldon, Thomas Daryl as Director
15 January 2012
Resigned Cooper, Sarah Felicity as Director
15 January 2012
Appointed Davies, Stephen Thomas as Director
15 March 2011
Resigned Arthur, Marcus Peter as Director
15 March 2011
Appointed Dempsey, Paul Francis as Director
19 March 2010
Appointed Arthur, Marcus Peter as Director
19 March 2010
Resigned Dempsey, Paul Francis as Director
18 December 2008
Appointed Macintyre, Fiona Bell as Director
31 October 2008
Resigned Hudson, Ian Michael as Director
26 September 2008
Appointed Dempsey, Paul Francis as Director
26 September 2008
Resigned Weller, Christopher Charles as Director
19 July 2006
Resigned Parsons, Richard John as Director
19 July 2006
Appointed Gardiner, Mark William as Director
19 July 2006
Appointed Rebuck, Gail Ruth, Baroness as Director
19 July 2006
Resigned Stevenson, James David as Secretary
19 July 2006
Appointed Hudson, Ian Michael as Director
19 July 2006
Appointed Davies, Brian John as Director
19 July 2006
Appointed Gardiner, Mark William as Secretary
30 June 2006
Resigned Ainsby, Gavin James as Director
30 August 2005
Appointed Stevenson, James David as Secretary
30 August 2005
Resigned Smout, Maria Anne as Secretary
29 March 2005
Appointed Ainsby, Gavin James as Director
29 March 2005
Appointed Weller, Christopher Charles as Director
29 March 2005
Appointed Cooper, Sarah Felicity as Director
11 February 2005
Appointed Smout, Maria Anne as Secretary
11 February 2005
Appointed Parsons, Richard John as Director
11 February 2005
Resigned Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
11 February 2005
Resigned Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee Director
14 January 2005
Appointed Swift Incorporations Limited as Corporate Nominee Secretary
14 January 2005
Appointed Instant Companies Limited as Corporate Nominee 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
Limited Company
Reg. no. 954009

Financials

Cash
£0
Turnover
£6,459,731
Profit Before Tax
(£588,215)
Current Ratio
4.2x
Profit Margin
-9%
Return on Equity
-7%

Trend

Turnover
£0 £5.0M £10.0M 2023 2024 £6,873,658 £6,459,731
Balance sheet detail
20242023
Current Assets£9,271,764£10,644,469
Debtors£8,461,574£9,964,806
Cash£0£17,101
Creditors (< 1 year)£2,188,596£3,038,041
Creditors (> 1 year)£398,076£505,826
Net Current Assets£7,083,168£7,606,428
Shareholder Funds£6,434,354£6,880,540

Turnover£6,459,731£6,873,658
Cost of Sales£4,449,177£4,418,697
Gross Profit£2,010,554£2,454,961
Admin Expenses£2,463,451£2,803,816
Staff Costs£388,601£317,110
Operating Profit(£856,838)(£825,876)
Profit Before Tax(£588,215)(£561,286)
Tax(£142,029)(£114,229)
Profit for Period(£446,186)(£447,057)

Filings 116

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
15 September 2026Full accounts31 December 2025
23 January 2026Confirmation statement with no updates14 January 2026
18 September 2025Full accounts31 December 2024
14 January 2025Confirmation statement with no updates14 January 2025
4 November 2024Registered office address changed
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