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PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 1 Aug 1990

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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 8 Jul 2027.

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    None of the 3 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 £1,090,798.

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    None registered.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 1 Aug 1990 (36 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 7 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    47 CHURCH STREET, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S70 2AS

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

  3. Accounts

    Next due
    30 Sep 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Dec 2025
    Type
    AUDITED ABRIDGED

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    8 Jul 2027
    Last made up to
    24 Jun 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    0
    All time
    0

  6. Names

    1. PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Dec 2025 not published not published £251,331 £1,090,798 61
31 Dec 2024 not published not published £207,721 £1,476,327 56
31 Dec 2023 not published not published £87,131 £1,453,404 60
31 Dec 2022 not published not published £32,847 £1,548,912 59
31 Dec 2021 not published £646,971 £123,419 £1,828,413 40
31 Dec 2020 not published £362,461 £160,003 £2,181,442 50

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

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People

Officers All 9, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Nicholas Charles Joseph Hewitt Director — — November 1947 British · United Kingdom
Charles Edward James Hewitt Director 19 Jun 2000 — November 1970 British · England
Michael Joseph Hewitt Company Director Director 15 Jan 2004 — September 1973 British · England

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Acredula Group Ltd company · 01608885 · England Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent 16 Jul 2016 — —

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Is PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED still trading?

The register shows PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED as active.

What does PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 58110 (Book publishing).

When was PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 1 August 1990.

When are PEN & SWORD 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 PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 8 July 2027.

Who runs PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED?

PEN & SWORD BOOKS LIMITED has 3 current directors. They're listed under People on this page.

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