Five Books Limited

Active07061079 Private limited company
Incorporated
29 October 2009 (17 years)
Industry
Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores (47620)
Directors
Caroline Emily Margaret Flyn
Sophie Stephanie Roell
Owned by
Sophie Stephanie Roell
Alasdair Paul Mackenzie Breach
Accounts type
Micro entity
Region
Greater London
Address
18 Henrietta Street
3rd Floor
London
WC2E 8QH

Filing status

Accounts due
31 July 2027
Last accounts
31 October 2025
Conf. stmt due
20 March 2027
Last conf. stmt
6 March 2026

Officers 4 active

Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.

Terenteva, Yulia
Secretary · Appointed 8 August 2018
Flyn, Caroline Emily Margaret
Director · Appointed 18 December 2017
British
Born July 1986 (40)
Roell, Sophie Stephanie
Director · Appointed 27 February 2017
Dutch
Born October 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 29 October 2009
British
Born October 1970 (56)
Officer history (4 former)
8 August 2018
Appointed Terenteva, Yulia as Secretary
18 December 2017
Appointed Flyn, Caroline Emily Margaret as Director
27 February 2017
Appointed Roell, Sophie Stephanie as Director
27 June 2016
Resigned Neptune Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary
7 September 2012
Resigned Lane Fox, Henry James as Director
15 July 2011
Resigned Lankester, Alexandra Kim as Director
3 May 2011
Appointed Lane Fox, Henry James as Director
1 January 2011
Resigned Cottrell, Robert Piers as Director
18 June 2010
Appointed Lankester, Alexandra Kim as Director
29 October 2009
Appointed Breach, Alasdair Paul Mackenzie as Director
29 October 2009
Appointed Cottrell, Robert Piers as Director
29 October 2009
Appointed Neptune Secretaries Limited as Corporate Secretary

Ownership 2 active

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

Sophie Stephanie Roell
Individual · Notified 14 February 2024
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
Dutch
Born October 1970 (56)
Individual · Notified 6 April 2016
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born October 1970 (56)

Financials

Balance sheet as at 31 October 2025 · micro entity accounts

Net Assets
(£75,445)
Employees
4
Current Ratio
0.6x

Trend

Net Assets
(£100k) (£50k) £0 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (£74,510) (£85,108) (£71,757) (£66,255) (£66,784) (£68,211) (£75,445)
Balance sheet detail
2025202420232022202120202019
Current Assets£131,415£91,144£106,794£112,437£108,887£86,273£57,554
Creditors (< 1 year)£207,784£155,234£174,439£179,481£181,458£164,590£131,122
Net Current Assets(£75,445)(£63,211)(£66,784)(£66,255)(£71,757)(£77,858)(£72,660)
Net Assets(£75,445)(£68,211)(£66,784)(£66,255)(£71,757)(£85,108)(£74,510)
Shareholder Funds(£75,445)(£68,211)(£66,784)(£66,255)(£71,757)(£85,108)(£74,510)

Filings

Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House

DateDescriptionMade Up ToPagesPDF
14 May 2026Micro company accounts31 October 2025
8 March 2026Confirmation statement with no updates6 March 2026
30 May 2025Micro company accounts31 October 2024
6 March 2025Confirmation statement with no updates6 March 2025
12 June 2024Micro company accounts31 October 2023
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