BOOK CLUB TRADING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-30 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2K
-2.1% vs 2023
Net assets
-£19K
-96% vs 2023
Employees
1
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£10K
-32% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£7,215 | -£9,526 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£7,215 | -£9,526 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£7,215 | -£9,526 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £2,269 | £2,222 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | -£9,926 | -£19,452 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | -£9,926 | -£19,452 | |
| Equity | £189,039 | £219,846 | £200,426 | £8,746 | -£2,711 | -£9,926 | -£19,452 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-2.1%
£2,269 £2,222
-
Net assets
-96%
-£9,926 -£19,452
-
Employees
0%
1 1
-
Operating profit
-32%
-£7,215 -£9,526
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Profit before tax
-32%
-£7,215 -£9,526
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 72.7% | 49.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.19x | 0.10x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- BOOK CLUB TRADING LIMITED 2003-10-29 → present
- BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES LIMITED 1998-05-26 → 2003-10-29
- BURGINHALL 1033 LIMITED 1998-03-16 → 1998-05-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Venture House Business Service Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“It is the intention of the company and its parent that it will continue to trade for at least twelve months from the date of the audit report. To this regard the parent company intends to offer such support as may be necessary to ensure this intention.”
Group structure
- BOOK CLUB TRADING LIMITED · parent
- BCA Pension Trust Limited 50%
Significant events
- “Book Club Associates was facing claims by its related pension fund with regard to debt related to an imperfectly implemented equalisation of its members in the 1990's. In order to resolve the issue, Book Club Associates is seeking a rectification by court of its pension fund documentation.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPKEN, Ekhard | Director | 2017-06-08 | Nov 1965 | German |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAYS INN SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1998-03-16 | 2010-03-10 |
| AITMAN, David Charles | Director | 1998-06-10 | 2002-03-05 |
| CARRO DE PRADA, Fernando | Director | 2007-04-30 | 2009-01-15 |
| FRIEGE, Christian | Director | 2000-05-26 | 2005-01-07 |
| GAHRAU, Erich, Doctor | Director | 1998-05-26 | 2003-04-07 |
| GARDINER, Mark William | Director | 2002-02-27 | 2005-01-27 |
| GOLDSMITH, Susan Janet | Director | 2005-01-27 | 2005-03-08 |
| GOODWIN, Philip Arthur | Director | 1998-05-26 | 2002-09-17 |
| GREEN, Charles Harcourt Gervis | Director | 1998-06-10 | 2001-04-30 |
| HERNLER, Jorg, Dr | Director | 1998-05-26 | 2009-01-15 |
| HUDSON, Ian Michael | Director | 2002-02-27 | 2005-01-27 |
| KITZINGER, Dino | Director | 2009-03-11 | 2009-11-01 |
| NESSEL, Wolfgang | Director | 2013-07-29 | 2017-06-08 |
| ROE, Peter Alan | Director | 1998-10-20 | 2000-05-26 |
| SAUL, George Philip Bycroft | Director | 2005-03-16 | 2009-03-11 |
| SMITH, Roger Ling | Director | 2005-01-27 | 2009-01-15 |
| STUPFERT, Thomas | Director | 2009-11-25 | 2013-06-25 |
| WAGNER, Phillip Thomas | Director | 2009-01-15 | 2011-06-06 |
| WILHELM, Markus | Director | 1998-05-26 | 2007-04-30 |
| WOSSNER, Frank | Director | 1998-06-25 | 2001-10-01 |
| DH & B DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-03-16 | 1998-05-26 |
| DH & B MANAGERS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1998-03-16 | 1998-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurelius Equity Opportunities Se & Co Kgaa | Corporate entity | right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 163 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-06-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-08-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-06-29 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-06-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-01 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2021-11-30 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory | |
| 2021-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.