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THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 26 Jul 2002

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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 6 Aug 2027.

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    None of the 5 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    4 current directors; 1 left in the last 12 months.

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    1 owner on file.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 26 Jul 2002 (24 years ago).

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    Never renamed.

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 2 Nov 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    5, ROBIN HOOD LANE, SUTTON, SURREY, ENGLAND, SM1 2SW

    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
    6 Aug 2027
    Last made up to
    23 Jul 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    1
    All time
    1

  6. Names

    1. THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY LIMITED current

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People

Officers All 8, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Kathryn Thornborough Director 26 Jul 2002 — March 1965 British · England
Thomas Frederick Merry Seidler Director 1 Feb 2005 — October 1976 British · England
James Burstow Director 1 May 2005 — February 1972 British · England
Carl Henry Laferton Director 1 Jan 2016 — February 1981 British · England
Kathryn Thornborough Secretary 26 Jul 2002 — — British

Owners and controllers All 3, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
The Good Book Company Trustees Limited company · 16652983 · England Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent; Voting rights 75 to 100 percent; Right to appoint and remove directors 3 Sep 2025 — —

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Is THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY LIMITED still trading?

The register shows THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY LIMITED as active.

What does THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 58110 (Book publishing).

When was THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 26 July 2002.

When are THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY LIMITED's accounts due?

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

When is THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 6 August 2027.

Who runs THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY LIMITED?

THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY LIMITED has 4 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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