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TOPPING & COMPANY BOOKSELLERS LIMITED
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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 25 Jun 2027.
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Disqualified directors
None of the 7 current officers checked are disqualified.
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Directors
6 current directors.
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Owners
2 owners on file.
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Last filed accounts
Net assets £6,017,736.
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Trading history
Incorporated 11 Jun 2002 (24 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 12 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON
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Registered office
GEORGE COURT, BARTHOLEMEWS WALK, ELY, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, CB7 4JW
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Nature of business
- 47610 Retail sale of books in specialised stores
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Accounts
- Next due
- 31 Dec 2026
- Last made up to
- 31 Mar 2025
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- FULL
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Confirmation statement
- Next due
- 25 Jun 2027
- Last made up to
- 11 Jun 2026
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Charges
- Outstanding
- 8
- All time
- 8
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- TOPPING & COMPANY BOOKSELLERS LIMITED current
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| Year end | Turnover | Profit | Cash | Net assets | Staff |
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| 31 Mar 2025 | — | £1,522,192 | £2,340,867 | £6,017,736 | 93 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | not published | not published | £1,130,016 | £2,711,009 | 78 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | not published | not published | £151,168 | £1,614,670 | 78 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | not published | not published | £556,117 | £3,163,879 | 110 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | not published | £550,427 | £60,150 | £2,104,194 | 65 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | not published | £563,556 | £76,289 | £1,730,767 | 57 |
* From the following year's accounts (prior-year figures).
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People
Officers All 8, with past →
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned | Born | Nationality · lives in |
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| Robert George Topping | Director | 11 Jun 2002 | — | October 1956 | British · United Kingdom |
| Louise Mclennan Topping | Director | 11 Jun 2002 | — | June 1963 | British · United Kingdom |
| Hugh Alexander Topping Bookseller | Director | 21 Apr 2017 | — | March 1991 | British · England |
| Cornelia Jane Somerville Barrett Bookseller | Director | 21 Apr 2017 | — | August 1993 | British · Scotland |
| George William Gibson Barrett Bookseller | Director | 20 Jun 2021 | — | October 1992 | British · Scotland |
| Saskia Molly Topping Bookseller | Director | 10 Jan 2025 | — | July 1995 | British · Scotland |
| Cornelia Jane Somerville Barrett | Secretary | 23 Jun 2023 | — | — |
Owners and controllers All 2, with past →
| Name | Control | Notified | Ceased | Born | Nationality · lives in |
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| Mr Robert George Topping | Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent; Voting rights 25 to 50 percent | 6 Apr 2016 | — | October 1956 | British · Scotland |
| Mrs Louise Mclennan Topping | Ownership of shares 25 to 50 percent; Voting rights 25 to 50 percent | 6 Apr 2016 | — | June 1963 | British · Scotland |
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Is TOPPING & COMPANY BOOKSELLERS LIMITED still trading?
The register shows TOPPING & COMPANY BOOKSELLERS LIMITED as active.
What does TOPPING & COMPANY BOOKSELLERS LIMITED do?
It files the industry code 47610 (Retail sale of books in specialised stores).
When was TOPPING & COMPANY BOOKSELLERS LIMITED set up?
It was incorporated on 11 June 2002.
When are TOPPING & COMPANY BOOKSELLERS LIMITED's accounts due?
Next accounts are due by 31 December 2026. The last accounts were made up to 31 March 2025.
When is TOPPING & COMPANY BOOKSELLERS LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?
By 25 June 2027.
Who runs TOPPING & COMPANY BOOKSELLERS LIMITED?
TOPPING & COMPANY BOOKSELLERS LIMITED has 6 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.
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