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CHILDREN'S CHARACTER BOOKS LIMITED

Active Private Limited Company Incorporated 3 Feb 2004

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    Net liabilities of £1,280,963: it owed more than it owned.

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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 17 Feb 2027.

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    None of the 7 current officers checked are disqualified.

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    Directors

    6 current directors.

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    Owners

    1 owner on file.

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    Charges

    None registered.

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    Trading history

    Incorporated 3 Feb 2004 (22 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

    ONE EMBASSY GARDENS, 8 VIADUCT GARDENS, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, SW11 7BW

    As filed with Companies House.

  2. Nature of business

  3. Accounts

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

  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    17 Feb 2027
    Last made up to
    3 Feb 2026

  5. Charges

    Outstanding
    0
    All time
    0

  6. Names

    1. CHILDREN'S CHARACTER BOOKS LIMITED current

Figures

Year endTurnoverProfitCashNet assetsStaff
31 Dec 2025 £880,666 £-676,077 £1,220,040 £-1,280,963 0
31 Dec 2024 £1,094,093 £-478,648 £512,025 £-604,886 0
31 Dec 2023 £1,718,728 £-262,317 £256,770 £-126,238 0
31 Dec 2022 * £2,667,869 £-149,837 £1,133,538 £136,079 0

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

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People

Officers All 42, with past →

NameRoleAppointedResignedBornNationality · lives in
Thomas Daryl Weldon Director 29 Oct 2010 — August 1963 British · England
Francesca Dow Publisher Director 31 Dec 2010 — August 1963 British · England
Nancy Twynam Marketing Director Director 14 Nov 2019 — April 1979 British · England
Stephen Thomas Davies Managing Director Director 14 Nov 2019 — November 1968 British · England
Geraldine McBride Sales Director - Children's Director 31 Jan 2023 — April 1985 British · England
James Thomas McMullan Finance Director Director 7 Jul 2025 — February 1984 British · England
Nicola Isabel Evans Solicitor Secretary 3 Aug 2007 — — British

Owners and controllers All 1, with past →

NameControlNotifiedCeasedBornNationality · lives in
Penguin Books Limited company · 861590 · England And Wales 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 CHILDREN'S CHARACTER BOOKS LIMITED still trading?

The register shows CHILDREN'S CHARACTER BOOKS LIMITED as active.

What does CHILDREN'S CHARACTER BOOKS LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 58110 (Book publishing).

When was CHILDREN'S CHARACTER BOOKS LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 3 February 2004.

When are CHILDREN'S CHARACTER 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 CHILDREN'S CHARACTER BOOKS LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 17 February 2027.

Who runs CHILDREN'S CHARACTER BOOKS LIMITED?

CHILDREN'S CHARACTER BOOKS LIMITED has 6 current directors and 1 other current officer. They're listed under People on this page.

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