OLD BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES LIMITED

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

• Turnover

  —

  Not reported

• Cash

  -53.2%

  £135,118 → £63,220

• Net assets

  +180.6%

  -£29,711 → £23,945

• Employees

  0%

  1 → 1

• Operating profit

  +49.4%

  -£214,226 → -£108,317

• Profit before tax

  +52.1%

  -£201,064 → -£96,344

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers

Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

1. OLD BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES LIMITED 2009-10-05 → present
2. BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES LIMITED 2003-10-29 → 2009-10-05
3. BERTELSMANN BOOKS AND MAGAZINES LIMITED 1987-06-12 → 2003-10-29
4. BERTLESMANN BOOKS AND MAGAZINES LIMITED 1987-06-04 → 1987-06-12
5. BURGINHALL 122 LIMITED 1987-01-29 → 1987-06-04

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Abridged

Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)

Auditor

Venture House Business Service Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Group structure

1. OLD BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES LIMITED · parent
   1. BCA Pension Trust Limited 50% · UK · Pension Trust

Significant events

• “£500,000 of legal costs and potential liabilities in relation to the resolution of the historic pension claim have been identified by the legal advisors and reviewed by the director. These costs are uncertain as dependent on the outcome of the future court case and it is the opinion of the director that this represents the best estimate at this time. See going concern note, the company has the support of its parent company. Depending on the outcome of the court case, the costs could be higher or lower than estimated.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

1

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.