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Register entry · No. 00449706

FARSHORE BOOKS LTD

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 18 Feb 1948

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 31 Mar 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 7 Mar 2027.

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    None of the 4 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    3 current directors.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £7,095,000.

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    Charges

    None registered.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 18 Feb 1948 (78 years ago).

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    Name changes

    2 earlier names, none in the last year.

    Names over time

From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 14 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    THE NEWS BUILDING, LONDON BRIDGE STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND, SE1 9GF

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    31 Mar 2027
    Last made up to
    30 Jun 2025
    Type
    MICRO ENTITY

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    7 Mar 2027
    Last made up to
    21 Feb 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    0
    All time
    0

  6. Names

    1. FARSHORE BOOKS LTD current
    2. EGMONT BOOKS UK LIMITED earlier
    3. EGMONT UK LIMITED earlier

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
30 Jun 2025 not published not published — £7,095,000 0
30 Jun 2024 not published not published — £7,095,000 0
30 Jun 2023 not published not published — £7,095,000 0
30 Jun 2022 not published not published — £7,095,000 0
30 Jun 2021 not published not published — £7,095,000 0
30 Jun 2020 (6 months) * not published not published — £7,095,000 118

* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).

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People

Officers All 64, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Simon Richard Peter Dowson-Collins Company Director Director 30 Apr 2020 — November 1963 British · United Kingdom
David Peter Alford Company Director Director 30 Apr 2020 — May 1971 British · United Kingdom
Kathryn Susanna Kelly Ceo Director 7 Oct 2025 — August 1972 British · England
Simon Dowson-Collins Secretary 30 Apr 2020 — —

Owners and controllers All 2, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Harpercollins Publishers Limited company · 27389 · Scotland Significant influence or control 7 Oct 2021 — —

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Is FARSHORE BOOKS LTD still trading?

The register shows FARSHORE BOOKS LTD as active.

What does FARSHORE BOOKS LTD do?

It files the industry code 58110 (Book publishing).

When was FARSHORE BOOKS LTD set up?

It was incorporated on 18 February 1948.

When are FARSHORE BOOKS LTD's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 31 March 2027. The last accounts were made up to 30 June 2025.

When is FARSHORE BOOKS LTD's next confirmation statement due?

By 7 March 2027.

Who runs FARSHORE BOOKS LTD?

FARSHORE BOOKS LTD has 3 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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