Chiltern Bookshops Ltd

Active05843108 Private limited company
Incorporated
12 June 2006 (20 years)
Industry
Retail sale of books in specialised stores (47610)
Directors
Martin Laird Mckean
Owned by
Martin Laird Mckean
Sheryl Shurville
Accounts type
Micro entity
Address
22A Lower Road Acumist Accounting
22A Lower Road
Rickmansworth
WD3 5LH

Filing status

Accounts due
28 February 2027
Last accounts
31 May 2025
Conf. stmt due
26 June 2027
Last conf. stmt
12 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.

Mckean, Martin Laird
Secretary · Appointed 1 June 2014
Mckean, Martin Laird
Director · Appointed 1 June 2014
British
Born March 1965 (61)
Director · Appointed 12 June 2006
British
Born March 1957 (69)
Officer history (2 former)
1 June 2014
Appointed Mckean, Martin Laird as Secretary
1 June 2014
Appointed Mckean, Martin Laird as Director
31 May 2014
Resigned Watkins, Morag as Secretary
31 May 2014
Resigned Watkins, Morag as Director
12 June 2006
Appointed Shurville, Sheryl as Director
12 June 2006
Appointed Watkins, Morag as Secretary
12 June 2006
Appointed Watkins, Morag as Director

Ownership 2 active

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

Martin Laird Mckean
Individual · Notified 13 June 2021
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born March 1965 (61)
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
British
Born March 1957 (69)

Holdings 1

Companies where Chiltern Bookshops Ltd is registered as a person with significant control

Owns 75–100% of shares
Dissolved

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 May 2025 · micro entity accounts

Net Assets
£146,454
Employees
12
Debt Ratio
60%
Current Ratio
2.1x

Trend

Net Assets
£0 £50k £100k £150k £200k 2020 2021 2023 2024 2025 £123,081 £189,429 £143,363 £165,545 £146,454
Balance sheet detail
20252024202320212020
Fixed Assets£7,448£15,594£8,291£21,306£27,391
Current Assets£357,877£401,494£361,563£317,429£221,952
Debtors£260,972£221,948
Cash£140,522£139,615
Creditors (< 1 year)£172,033£251,543£226,491£149,306£76,262
Creditors (> 1 year)£0£50,000
Net Current Assets£194,994£149,951£135,072£168,123£145,690
Net Assets£146,454£165,545£143,363£189,429£123,081
Shareholder Funds£146,454£165,545£143,363£189,429£123,081

What Chiltern Bookshops say about themselves

“Order your school books for your school author event, they will be delivered free of change before the event.”

— from schools.chilternbookshops.co.uk

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
8 July 2026Confirmation statement with no updates12 June 2026
6 February 2026Micro company accounts31 May 2025
8 August 2025Confirmation statement with no updates12 June 2025
24 January 2025Unaudited abridged accounts31 May 2024
1 December 2024Registered office address changed
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