IGLOO BOOKS LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£13m
+10.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
135
-1.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2m
+9.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,855,089 | £28,683,823 | £28,361,289 | -1.1% | |
| Operating profit | £3,299,411 | £1,560,418 | £1,692,246 | +8.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,017,468 | £1,104,533 | £1,214,388 | +9.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,181,329 | £841,500 | £1,266,582 | +50.5% | |
| Cash | £8,995,739 | £10,700,133 | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,217,990 | £12,071,516 | £13,291,902 | +10.1% | |
| Net assets | £10,831,272 | £11,672,772 | £12,900,266 | +10.5% | |
| Equity | £10,831,272 | £11,672,772 | £12,900,266 | +10.5% | |
| Average employees | 142 | 137 | 135 | -1.5% | |
| Wages | £5,628,686 | £5,051,491 | £5,197,135 | +2.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £341,000 | — | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £27,500 | — | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £341,000 | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 5.4% | 6.0% | |
| Net margin | 7.1% | 2.9% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 29.4% | 12.9% | 12.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 64.5% | 63.2% | 60.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.42x | 1.48x | 1.51x | |
| Interest cover | 6.18x | 2.04x | 2.33x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENTON, Sarah Carolyn | Director | 2025-04-09 | Feb 1982 | British |
| PERDONI, Jonathan Talbot | Director | 2019-01-04 | Jul 1982 | British |
| RUDELS, Håkan | Director | 2018-03-26 | Jan 1974 | Swedish |
| ZETTERLUND, Jim Rickard | Director | 2018-03-26 | Jan 1984 | Swedish |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELLAMY, Clive Peter | Secretary | 2006-03-31 | 2008-10-29 |
| BESWICK, Jeremy Richard | Secretary | 2003-07-26 | 2006-03-30 |
| STYRING, John | Secretary | 2008-10-29 | 2016-08-12 |
| WHITE ROSE FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2003-07-25 | 2003-07-26 |
| BROWN, David Robert | Director | 2003-11-10 | 2005-11-10 |
| GREGORY, Paul Timothy | Director | 2017-12-11 | 2023-12-31 |
| JOHNSON, Richard Marcus | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2018-02-26 |
| LEWIS, Tracey Jane | Director | 2003-11-10 | 2011-01-13 |
| MARKHAM, David | Director | 2012-08-24 | 2015-06-29 |
| MARTIN, Roger | Director | 2003-07-26 | 2005-11-08 |
| MCLELLAN, Ian James | Director | 2003-11-10 | 2005-11-10 |
| PARKER-LINES, Sharon Lynne | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2016-10-31 |
| SCOREY, Mark Robert | Director | 2014-10-30 | 2016-10-31 |
| SHEPHERD, Daniel Peter | Director | 2016-12-12 | 2017-05-08 |
| STYRING, John | Director | 2004-04-06 | 2016-08-12 |
| WRF INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2003-07-25 | 2003-07-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igloo Books Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-29 | Ceased 2025-12-29 |
| Bonnier Books Uk Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-12-29 | Active |
| Igloo Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-12-29 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-10 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-29 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-27 | ANNOTATION | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2024-12-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-02-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.