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NEW LEFT BOOKS LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 20 Sep 1968

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 30 Sep 2027.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 20 Mar 2027.

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    None of the 8 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    7 current directors.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Last filed accounts

    Net assets £553,578.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 20 Sep 1968 (58 years ago).

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    Name changes

    Never renamed.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 4 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    6 MEARD STREET, LONDON, W1F 0EG

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    30 Sep 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Dec 2025
    Type
    TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    20 Mar 2027
    Last made up to
    6 Mar 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    1
    All time
    7

  6. Names

    1. NEW LEFT BOOKS LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Dec 2025 not published not published £753,637 £553,578 37
31 Dec 2024 not published not published £812,619 £692,817 37
31 Dec 2023 not published not published £256,705 £1,378,812 34
31 Dec 2022 not published not published £649,059 £1,828,298 41
31 Dec 2021 not published not published £1,829,192 £1,811,963 32
31 Dec 2020 not published not published £1,550,315 £1,792,713 17

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

People

Officers All 22, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Robin Osmond Blackburn Director — — March 1940 British · United Kingdom
Tariq Ali Director 31 Mar 2014 — October 1943 British · United Kingdom
Sebastian David Budgen Senior Editor Director 1 Feb 2018 — September 1971 British · England
Susan Alice Watkins Publisher Director 22 Feb 2018 — March 1953 British · United Kingdom
Leo Hollis Director And Company Secretary Director 10 Mar 2025 — November 1972 British · England
Nicole Aschoff Ceo Director 15 Mar 2025 — February 1980 American · United States
Michal Schatz Company Director Director 21 Jul 2025 — June 1991 American · England
Robin Osmond Blackburn Secretary — — — British

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
New Left Trust company · 02768730 · England Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent 1 Mar 2017 — —

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Is NEW LEFT BOOKS LIMITED still trading?

The register shows NEW LEFT BOOKS LIMITED as active.

What does NEW LEFT BOOKS LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 58110 (Book publishing).

When was NEW LEFT BOOKS LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 20 September 1968.

When are NEW LEFT BOOKS LIMITED's accounts due?

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

When is NEW LEFT BOOKS LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 20 March 2027.

Who runs NEW LEFT BOOKS LIMITED?

NEW LEFT BOOKS LIMITED has 7 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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