Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 September 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 December 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 14 January 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 31 December 2025
Verve Books Ltd
- Incorporated
- 16 February 2015 (11 years)
- Previously known as
- The Crime & Mystery Club Ltd (until 6 January 2024)This list may be incomplete. See all names on Companies House
- Industry
- Book publishing (58110)
- Directors
- Oldcastle Books Ltd
- Owned by
- Accounts type
- Micro entity
- Region
- East of England
- Address
- 18 Coleswood RoadHarpendenAL5 1EQ
Officers 2 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Director · Appointed 16 February 2015
British
Born October 1955 (71)
Oldcastle Books Ltd
Corporate Director · Appointed 16 February 2015
Officer history (2 former)
1 June 2018
Resigned Nichols, Robert Peter Hall as Director
1 June 2018
Resigned The Digital Publisher Ltd as Corporate Director
16 February 2015
16 February 2015
Appointed Oldcastle Books Ltd as Corporate Director
16 February 2015
Appointed Nichols, Robert Peter Hall as Director
16 February 2015
Appointed The Digital Publisher Ltd as Corporate Director
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Limited Company
Reg. no. 01735352
Former controllers (1)
1 April 2018
Ceased The Digital Publisher Limited — Owns 25–50% of shares
Group structure 3 companies
Ownership group derived from the Companies House PSC register
Southbank Publishing Limited Owns 25–50% of shares
Verve Books Ltd This company Owns 75–100% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 December 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Net Assets
- £3,030
- Employees
- 2
- Debt Ratio
- 97%
- Current Ratio
- 1.0x
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £333 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||
| Current Assets | £88,045 | £44,972 | £25,201 | £28,919 | £23,164 | £22,160 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £85,348 | £43,589 | £33,621 | £33,939 | £22,658 | £18,070 |
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Net Current Assets | £2,697 | £1,383 | (£8,420) | (£5,020) | £506 | £4,090 |
| Net Assets | £3,030 | £1,385 | (£8,420) | (£5,020) | £506 | (£5,163) |
| Shareholder Funds | £3,030 | £1,385 | (£8,420) | (£5,020) | £506 | (£5,163) |
| Turnover | £93,145 | £37,063 | £53,668 | |||
| Staff Costs | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Tax | £0 | |||||
| Profit for Period | (£3,400) | (£5,431) | £10,327 | |||
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 January 2026 | Confirmation statement with updates | 31 December 2025 | ||
| 29 September 2025 | Micro company accounts | 31 December 2024 | ||
| 16 June 2025 | Change of details for a person with significant control | |||
| 2 January 2025 | Confirmation statement with updates | 31 December 2024 | ||
| 26 September 2024 | Micro company accounts | 31 December 2023 |
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