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PARRAGON BOOKS LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 9 May 1988

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    Net liabilities of £2,837,315: it owed more than it owned.

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    Company status

    Active.

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    Accounts on time

    Next due 31 Dec 2026.

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    Confirmation statement on time

    Next due 14 Apr 2027.

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    None of the 1 current officer checked is disqualified.

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    Directors

    1 current director.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Charges

    None outstanding (8 paid off).

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 9 May 1988 (38 years ago).

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    Name changes

    Never renamed.

    Names over time

From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 6 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    185 FLEET STREET, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, ENGLAND, EC4A 2HS

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    31 Dec 2026
    Last made up to
    31 Mar 2025
    Type
    AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    14 Apr 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Mar 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    0
    All time
    8

  6. Names

    1. PARRAGON BOOKS LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Mar 2022 not published not published £3,514 £-2,837,315 0
31 Mar 2021 not published not published £1,619 £-2,774,011 0
31 Mar 2020 * not published not published £9,183 £-11,172,458 0

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

People

Officers All 22, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
David Howard Eric Thomson Ceo/ Director Director 7 Jun 2016 — November 1973 British · Scotland

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Parragon Publishing Limited company · 03614382 · England Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors 6 Apr 2016 — —

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Is PARRAGON BOOKS LIMITED still trading?

The register shows PARRAGON BOOKS LIMITED as active.

What does PARRAGON BOOKS LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 58110 (Book publishing).

When was PARRAGON BOOKS LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 9 May 1988.

When are PARRAGON BOOKS LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 31 December 2026. The last accounts were made up to 31 March 2025.

When is PARRAGON BOOKS LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 14 April 2027.

Who runs PARRAGON BOOKS LIMITED?

PARRAGON BOOKS LIMITED has 1 current director. They're listed under People on this page.

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