WORLDWIDE BOOK SERVICES LIMITED
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Cash
£992k
+35.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.9m
+8.1% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
52
+26.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £58,730 | £341,864 | +482.1% | |
| Cash | £1,172,610 | £1,557,694 | £733,446 | £992,451 | +35.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,218,571 | £1,676,673 | £1,923,687 | — | — | |
| Net assets | £794,085 | £1,320,719 | £1,754,133 | £1,895,997 | +8.1% | |
| Equity | £794,085 | £1,320,719 | £1,754,133 | £1,895,997 | +8.1% | |
| Average employees | 30 | 31 | 41 | 52 | +26.8% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £216,508 | £234,622 | +8.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £192,642 | £44,642 | -76.8% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £294,680 | £145,102 | -50.8% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 59.6% | 40.4% | 38.6% | 35.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.78x | 2.99x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Maynard Heady LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Secretary | 2023-09-13 | — | — |
| BURNHAM, David James | Director | 2004-12-21 | Mar 1972 | British |
| STEVENS, Kevin George | Director | 2021-10-01 | Oct 1963 | British |
| STUBBINGS, John Peter | Director | 2024-09-05 | Mar 1960 | British |
| VISAGIE, Johannes Adolf Hendrik | Director | 2024-01-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
| WATTS, Christopher Phillip | Director | 2023-11-14 | Oct 1961 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURNHAM, David James | Secretary | 2008-02-01 | 2023-09-13 |
| BUTLER, Geoffrey Anthony | Secretary | 2003-01-14 | 2008-01-31 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-01-14 | 2003-01-14 |
| BLAGDEN, Marvin James | Director | 2011-06-29 | 2020-06-30 |
| KNIGHT, Paul David | Director | 2003-01-14 | 2017-12-28 |
| TAYLOR, Simon John | Director | 2003-01-14 | 2023-11-14 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-01-14 | 2003-01-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Group Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2021-10-01 | Active |
| Mr Simon John Taylor | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-10-01 |
| Mr Marvin James Blagden | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-06-30 |
| Mr Paul David Knight | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-28 |
| Mr David James Burnham | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Tbk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 96 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-09-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2024-07-04 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company | |
| 2024-07-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-03-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-09-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.