THE BOOK DEPOSITORY LIMITED

30 FINSBURY SQUARE, LONDON, EC2A 1AG

Company Number: 05124926
Incorporation date: 11-May-2004
Status: Liquidation
Entity type: Private Limited Company

SIC codes:
47620 Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores

SUMMARY

This company is 20.3 years old and is currently liquidation. It is controlled by Amazon.Com, Inc. The company has positive equity (net assets) of GBP 11.7 million which has decreased from the previous year's figure of GBP 13.9 million. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 237.6 million which is up 10% on previous year's figure of GBP 208.7 million. The company has 3 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 28 other companies, 5 (17.9%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.

FINANCIALS (BETA)

Next accounts due: 30-Sep-2024
Accounts Filed: FULL (31-Dec-2022)

P&L Financials:

Year end	Currency	Revenue	Operating profit	Interest Received	Interest Paid	Tax	Net Profit GBP
31-Dec-2019	GBP	237,647,000	-4,228,000	172,000	187,000
31-Dec-2018	GBP	208,670,000	-339,000	204,000	178,000	426,000
31-Dec-2017	GBP	247,224,000	-1,230,000	83,000	173,000	513,000
31-Dec-2016	GBP	214,868,000	3,108,000	146,000	48,000	892,000	3,206,000
31-Dec-2015	GBP
31-Dec-2014	GBP	136,228,000	-4,259,000	248,000		836,000	-3,175,000
31-Dec-2013	GBP	116,477,000	-3,868,000	264,000		846,000	-2,766,000
31-Dec-2012	GBP	125,508,000	-701,000	377,000		3,798,000	11,535,000
31-Dec-2011	GBP	147,843,518	2,935,686	1,887		946,892	1,990,681

Balance Sheet Financials:

Year end	Currency	Cash	Current Assets	Current Liabilities	Debt	Share Capital	Premium Reserve	Retained Earnings	Net Assets
31-Dec-2019	GBP	19,857,000		35,490,000	6,047,000	1,000	377,000	4,722,000	11,684,000
31-Dec-2018	GBP	20,241,000		30,968,000	5,898,000	1,000	377,000	8,043,000	13,888,000
31-Dec-2017	GBP	15,417,000		33,583,000	7,237,000	1,000	377,000	7,930,000	12,896,000
31-Dec-2016	GBP	39,749,000		44,587,000	7,065,000	1,000		8,737,000	12,674,000
31-Dec-2015	GBP	13,289,000		25,689,000		1,000		6,423,000	9,483,000
31-Dec-2014	GBP	11,002,000		20,729,000		1,000		8,469,000	10,788,000
31-Dec-2013	GBP	8,146,000		14,801,000				11,644,000	13,315,000
31-Dec-2012	GBP	11,877,000		20,168,000		1,000		14,410,000	15,220,000
31-Dec-2011	GBP	7,358,926	15,552,716	12,458,831		1,000	376,813	2,874,905

VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)

Year end	Currency	% Equity	Sum raised	Pre-Money Valuation*	Post-Money Valuation*	Enterprise Value**
31-Dec-2013	GBP	inf%	-1,000	1,000	0	-10,011,000

* Average valuation during the period
** Estimated based on average Cash and Debt levels during period

DISPUTES

No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.org

COMPANY SECRETARY

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All apointments (active/resigned)
Resigned	MITRE SECRETARIES LIMITED	16 Nov 2011	15 Jul 2024			48 - 1047
Resigned	Stuart Bain FELTON	11 May 2004	16 Nov 2011		British	0 - 6

DIRECTORS

Status	Name	Appointed on	Resigned on	Occupation	Nationality	All appointments (active/resigned)	Dissolved companies (rate)
Active	Anna Elisabeth COOPER	14 Jun 2023		Director	British	18 - 0	2 (11.1%)
Active	Anna Elisabeth COOPER	14 Jun 2023		Director	British	1 - 0	1 (100.0%)
Resigned	Alexander Daniel Keeler SIMPSON	24 Apr 2020	01 Jun 2023	Director	British	0 - 50	5 (10.0%)
Resigned	John Bradford STONE	25 Apr 2018	21 Oct 2019	Director	American	0 - 20	2 (10.0%)
Active	Phaedra Ann ANDREWS	31 Jul 2015		Finance Director, Accounting	American	16 - 7	6 (26.1%)
Resigned	Robert Mario MACKENZIE	12 Feb 2015	05 Mar 2018	Solicitor	British	0 - 896	562 (62.7%)
Resigned	Edward Robert Francis JAMIESON	30 Sep 2012	31 Jul 2015	Chartered Accountant	British	4 - 8	4 (33.3%)
Resigned	Michael David DEAL	16 Nov 2011	12 Feb 2015	None	American	0 - 5	3 (60.0%)
Resigned	Christopher Martin MCKEE	16 Nov 2011	28 Jul 2023	Managing Director	British	0 - 3	3 (100.0%)
Resigned	William JONES	03 Oct 2008	16 Nov 2011	Director	British	0 - 3	3 (100.0%)
Resigned	Emad El Deen El Sayed Ahmed EL AKEHAL	03 Oct 2008	16 Nov 2011	Cto	Egyptian	0 - 2	2 (100.0%)
Resigned	Paul Jonathan CRIPPS	03 Oct 2008	30 Sep 2012	Accountant	British	0 - 11	5 (45.5%)
Resigned	Stuart Bain FELTON	03 Oct 2008	16 Nov 2011	Director	British	0 - 6	6 (100.0%)
Resigned	Kieron James SMITH	03 Oct 2008	16 Nov 2011	Director	British	1 - 9	5 (50.0%)
Resigned	Andrew CRAWFORD	11 May 2004	31 Mar 2009	Director	Irish	0 - 1	1 (100.0%)

Number of active directors: 3
Average tenure of active directors: 3.9 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 3.9 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 45.7%

DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES

Name	Anna Elisabeth COOPER	Anna Elisabeth COOPER	Phaedra Ann ANDREWS
INTERNET MOVIE DATABASE LIMITED (03144377) - Liquidation	✔		✔
AMAZON UK SERVICES LTD. (03223028) - Active	✔		✔
IMDB SERVICES LIMITED (04316352) - Active	✔		✔
AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (LONDON) LIMITED (04543232) - Active	✔
EVI TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (04660006) - Active	✔		✔
THE BOOK DEPOSITORY LIMITED (05124926) - Liquidation	✔	✔	✔
AUDIBLE LIMITED (05280956) - Active	✔		✔
APHID LIMITED (05622585) - Active			✔
DODO PRESS LIMITED (06604908) - Liquidation			✔
THE DEPOSIT LIMITED (07039051) - Dissolved			✔
ELEMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (07564509) - Active			✔
CURSE LIMITED (07867880) - Active			✔
VEEQO LIMITED (08391581) - Active	✔
AMAZON KUIPER UK LIMITED (08650665) - Active	✔		✔
AMAZON ONLINE UK LIMITED (08725411) - Active	✔		✔
AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES (UK) LTD. (09493337) - Active	✔
SPIRIT AI LIMITED (09745797) - Liquidation			✔
RING OF SECURITY LIMITED (10082616) - Active			✔
TWITCH UK LIMITED (10084616) - Active			✔
BIG RIVER SERVICES UK LIMITED (10390030) - Active	✔		✔
NCL1 LIMITED (10571562) - Active	✔
AMAZON PAYMENTS UK LIMITED (11049457) - Active	✔		✔
WONDERY UK LTD (12036572) - Active	✔		✔
SELZ LIMITED (12159140) - Liquidation			✔
DIP1 TRANSPORT LIMITED (12591735) - Active	✔
BRAY FILM STUDIOS LIMITED (12591763) - Active	✔
THE BOOK DEPOSITORY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (FC032212) - Active			✔
THE BOOK DEPOSITORY GUERNSEY LIMITED (FC032215) - Active			✔
AMAZON DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED (SC268673) - Active	✔		✔

SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)

Shareholder name	Share class	Shares at confirmation date
Shareholder name	Share class	2019-03-01	2016-03-01	2015-03-01	2014-03-01	2013-03-01
AMAZON EUROPE CORE S.A.R.L.	ORDINARY	100,001 100%	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%	0 0%
AMAZON EU S.A.R.L.	ORDINARY	0 0%	100,001 100%	100,001 100%	100,001 100%	100,001 100%

SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)

no shareholding data

CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES

>75%:Amazon.Com, Inc - active

Controlling entities above

THE BOOK DEPOSITORY LIMITED

no controlled companies

LATE PAYMENTS REPORT

Start date	End date	Average days to pay	% invoices paid over 60 days	% invoices not paid within agreed terms	Gov.uk report
2024-01-01	2024-06-30	136	27%	0%	87816
2023-07-01	2023-12-31	169	50%	1%	80946
2023-01-01	2023-06-30	61	32%	2%	74083
2022-07-01	2022-12-31	56	31%	2%	66844
2022-01-01	2022-06-30	57	32%	1%	61597
2021-07-01	2021-12-31	60	32%	6%	54206
2021-01-01	2021-06-30	58	41%	6%	49014
2020-07-01	2020-12-31	58	31%	5%	42208
2020-01-01	2020-06-30	60	39%	7%	34755
2019-07-01	2019-12-31	55	22%	9%	27490
2019-01-01	2019-06-30	51	16%	12%	19676
2018-07-01	2018-12-31	51	10%	6%	11757
2018-01-01	2018-06-30	48	12%	22%	5643

COURT CASES

No Court Cases found

PATENTS

No Patents found

COMPETITORS

(Based on Sic code: 47620 Retail sale of newspapers and stationery in specialised stores)

Company	Registered Address	Company Number	YE Date	Revenue GBP	Net Profit GBP	Other SIC codes
THE BOOK DEPOSITORY LIMITED	30 FINSBURY SQUARE, LONDON, EC2A 1AG	05124926	2017-12-31	247,224,000	-807,000
PAPERCHASE PRODUCTS LIMITED	C/O PWC LLP C/O PWC LLP, CENTRAL SQUARE 29 WELLINGTON STREET, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND	03185938	2018-02-03	131,153,000	-2,479,000
RYMAN LIMITED	RYMAN HOUSE, SAVOY ROAD, CREWE, CHESHIRE, CW1 6NA	03007166	2018-03-31	128,070,000	53,198,000
SEYMOUR DISTRIBUTION LIMITED	MEDIA HOUSE PETERBOROUGH BUSINESS PARK, LYNCH WOOD, PETERBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM, PE2 6EA	02954685	2017-12-31	104,742,000	598,000
CLARES OFFICE SUPPLIES LIMITED	UNIT D1 VOYAGER PARK, PORTFIELD ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE, PO3 5FN	01048653	2018-04-30	10,664,193	0
HEAVENLY NEWS LIMITED	21 HAVEN LANE, LONDON, ENGLAND, W5 2HZ	05866742	2018-07-31	755,170	0
CITY CONFECTIONERY LIMITED	10B JOHN ISLIP STREET, PIMLICO, LONDON, ENGLAND, SW1P 4PY	04569377	2018-12-31	578,388	0
HIGH STREET NEWS LIMITED	20 HIGH STREET, WOMBWELL, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S73 0AA	04677870	2019-03-31	399,372	0
KNEBWORTH VILLAGE STORE LTD	BRACEY'S ACCOUNTANTS (MEDICAL) LIMITED, 18-20 HIGH STREET, STEVENAGE, HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, SG1 3EJ	09153638	2018-03-31	377,789	0
HORNET NEWS LTD	112 THE HORNET, CHICHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM, PO19 7JR	10630748	2018-02-28	357,739	0
JEFFREYS NEWS LTD	11/12 HALLMARK TRADING CENTRE, FOURTH WAY, WEMBLEY, MIDDLESEX, HA9 0LB	05759603	2017-07-31	337,948	0
PAPER THINGS LTD	6 MANOR PARK, OAKWORTH, KEIGHLEY, ENGLAND, BD22 7PW	08253758	2019-03-31	266,004	0
PROSPECT NEWSAGENTS LIMITED	KINGSWAY, 50 FORE STREET, SEATON, DEVON, EX12 2AD	03175767	2018-03-31	238,150	0
FERPAT LTD	24 ROYAL ARCADE, WIGAN, LANCASHIRE, WN1 1QH	08854291	2019-01-31	223,864	0
BINAPANI TRADING LIMITED	FLAT 12, 12-16 ANGEL HILL, TIVERTON, DEVON, EX16 6PE	08582762	2018-06-30	178,851	0
CELEBRATIONS EXPRESS LTD	UNIT 23 A/B GOLDEN WAY, URMSTON, MANCHESTER, M41 0NA	07048356	2018-05-04	166,491	0
MILLOM MAIN OFFICE LIMITED	9 MILLOM POST OFFICE, ST GEORGES ROAD, MILLOM, CUMBRIA, LA18 4JA	09239412	2018-09-30	162,957	0
ROSEGATE VENTURES LIMITED	70 CAVENDISH STREET, BARROW IN FURNESS, CUMBRIA, LA14 1PZ	04408994	2018-09-30	159,764	0
VICTORIA CARDS & PARTY (LOUGHBOROUGH) LTD	36B MARKET STREET, LOUGHBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM, LE11 3ER	10623401	2019-02-28	108,383	0
SOUTHERN STATIONERY LIMITED	3 ANGEL COURTYARD, LYMINGTON, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND, SO41 9AP	09802802	2018-12-31	92,818	0
S.N.M STORE LIMITED	3 SOUTHPORT ROAD, FORMBY, LIVERPOOL, L37 7EN	05675372	2017-06-30	86,122	0
TREASURES (UK) LIMITED	273 PORTLAND ROAD, LONDON, SE25 4XB	04527188	2017-11-30	82,696	0
BALLOONS BY WONDERLAND LIMITED	BEKE LODGE, BEKE HALL CHASE NORTH, RAYLEIGH, ESSEX, SS6 9EZ	05151196	2018-06-30	61,669	0
CARDS, GIFTS AND STATIONERY LIMITED	15 TURNBERRY, BOLTON, ENGLAND, BL3 4XJ	10313767	2018-08-31	57,748	0	53100-Postal activities under universal service obligation
CRAFTSTATION (MIDLANDS) LIMITED	29 NEW HUCKNALL WAYE, HUTHWAITE, SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, NG17 2SS	07347243	2018-08-31	46,146	0
THE GARDEN SUBURB STORES LIMITED	2 THE PRECINCT, REST BAY, PORTHCAWL, MID GLAMORGAN, CF36 3RF	05841872	2018-04-30	42,697	0
PACIFIC CHEM LTD	78 VILLAGE HEIGHTS, GATESHEAD, ENGLAND, NE8 1PW	08382332	2018-02-28	25,106	0	47730-Dispensing chemist in specialised stores 53201-Licensed carriers
POUND CARDS LIMITED	26 LONG FURROW, WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND, WV8 1UP	09386273	2018-05-04	20,505	0
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS SUPPLIES LTD	TERENCE HOUSE,, 24 LONDON ROAD, THATCHAM, BERKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, RG18 4LQ	09791000	2017-09-30	19,893	0
JNB OFFICE SERVICES LIMITED	WEST PARK, WEST PARK ROAD, SIDMOUTH, DEVON, EX10 9DH	09169549	2017-08-31	19,573	0
SMALLPRINT (SCOTLAND) LTD.	20 PULLAR AVENUE, BRIDGE OF ALLAN, FALKIRK, SCOTLAND, FK9 4SX	SC237716	2018-08-31	0	0	47650-Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores
FRONTLINE LIMITED	MEDIA HOUSE PETERBOROUGH BUSINESS PARK, LYNCH WOOD, PETERBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM, PE2 6EA	00329613	0000-00-00	0	0
PAPERCHASE WORLDWIDE GROUP LIMITED	PEARL ASSURANCE HOUSE, 319 BALLARDS LANE, LONDON, N12 8LY	07289222	0000-00-00	0	0
PAPERCHASE WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS LIMITED	PEARL ASSURANCE HOUSE, 319 BALLARDS LANE, LONDON, N12 8LY	07289204	0000-00-00	0	0

LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)

This company is Liquidation. Statistically, such companies have a VERY HIGH probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:

Basis	Liquidation within 3 months	Liquidation within 6 months	Liquidation within 12 months	Prediction confidence
Company status	100.0%	99.4%	99.9%	High
Other companies Active in the same sector	0.4%	5.4%	8.7%	Medium


Age	0.3%	1.3%	2.4%	Medium
Company Type	0.7%	3.7%	7.4%	Medium
Accounts category	0.7%	2.2%	3.8%	Medium
Accounting Month	0.6%	2.4%	5.5%	Medium
Sic code count	0.7%	3.5%	7.0%	Medium