THE BOOK TRADE CHARITY (BTBS)
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Cash
£249k
+9% vs 2024
Net assets
£9.2m
-1.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
4
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
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 | £1,493,303 | £522,453 | £586,104 | +12.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£185,886 | -£111,051 | +40.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | £302,011 | -£165,172 | -£103,562 | +37.3% | |
| Cash | £317,363 | £228,565 | £249,189 | +9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £10,650,745 | £9,342,755 | £10,334,176 | +10.6% | |
| Net assets | £9,507,927 | £9,342,755 | £9,239,193 | -1.1% | |
| Equity | £9,507,927 | £9,342,755 | £9,239,193 | -1.1% | |
| Average employees | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0% | |
| Wages | £178,102 | £184,102 | £188,033 | +2.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £103,677 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | — | -35.6% | -18.9% | |
| Net margin | 20.2% | -31.6% | -17.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -2.0% | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.1% | 11.8% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.12x | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | -1.96x | -1.37x |
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
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern, and the charity will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.”
Significant events
- “In 2025 our work continued unabated. I am delighted to report that, with the continued commitment and dedication of the team, we delivered grants to 149 people and, additionally, we awarded almost £269,000 to individuals and families in need, all of them current and former members of our trade.”
- “At the end of last year, we recruited six new Trustees for appointment in 2026 to widen even more the scope and experience of those on the board.”
- “The Rental Rights Act is the largest shake up of housing in a generation and it affords us the opportunity to strengthen the way we operate even further.”
- “We are also proud to announce the launch of our Legacy Campaign, which will establish a sustainable way for supporters to protect the Book Trade Charity for years to come.”
- “The Unwin Charitable Trust, Ernest Hecht Charitable Trust and The Foyle Foundation all closed their doors in 2025.”
- “During the year, the charity's investments were transitioned from the Rathbone Core Investment Fund for Charities into the Rathbones Charity Growth & Income Fund, which is also a pooled fund specifically designed for charities.”
- “Despite the turmoil caused by the 'Liberation Day' tariff announcement from US President Trump, as well as wider policy uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, 2025 proved to be another positive year for investment markets.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERRY, Victoria | Secretary | 2021-04-26 | — | — |
| BRINTON, Jeremy Richard Simon | Director | 2019-03-25 | Sep 1969 | British |
| CHAPMAN, Ian Stewart | Director | 2022-07-18 | Jan 1955 | British |
| HALLS, Meryl Jane | Director | 2022-07-18 | Jun 1965 | British |
| NEALE, David Edward Henry | Director | 2016-11-21 | Nov 1943 | British |
| NOWELL, Jonathan Charles Peter | Director | 2017-09-18 | Nov 1958 | British |
| TAYLOR, Emily-Jane | Director | 2016-06-06 | Jun 1980 | British |
| WOODHALL, Ann Veronica | Director | 2012-05-29 | Oct 1951 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HICKS, David | Secretary | 2008-10-15 | 2021-03-31 |
| IEL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2008-10-15 | 2012-02-14 |
| BATT, Nigel Paul | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2017-06-05 |
| BESWICK, Patricia Ann | Director | 2009-04-20 | 2010-05-06 |
| BLAKE, Carole Rae | Director | 2010-05-06 | 2013-03-20 |
| BOUNFORD, Sheila Anne | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2010-05-06 |
| BURNS, Elise | Director | 2016-06-06 | 2024-07-22 |
| CRUMP, Stephen John | Director | 2014-06-06 | 2017-06-05 |
| DENTON, Jo | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2010-05-06 |
| DIXON, Isobel Margaret | Director | 2017-06-05 | 2022-07-18 |
| DONNE, Marian | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2013-05-29 |
| ELSLEY, John Bryan | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2009-05-06 |
| FULFORD, Katherine | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2013-05-29 |
| GRAHAM, David Warwick | Director | 2016-06-06 | 2019-06-10 |
| HARINGTON, Clare | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2013-05-29 |
| HING, Trevor Joseph | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2009-05-06 |
| JUDEN, Simon, Dr | Director | 2009-10-05 | 2010-08-25 |
| LEONG, Sonny | Director | 2013-11-19 | 2016-06-06 |
| MACLEOD, Brigid Margaret Flora | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2012-05-29 |
| MCFARLAN, Kate Patricia | Director | 2017-11-20 | 2024-07-22 |
| MULLIKEN, Anthony Morris St John | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2012-05-29 |
| OWEN, Lynette Isabel | Director | 2011-05-05 | 2017-06-05 |
| PARKE, John Patrick | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2009-05-06 |
| RICHARDS, Jasmine | Director | 2022-07-18 | 2025-08-04 |
| SAMUEL, William Edgar Foyle | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2010-05-06 |
| SIEWCHARRAN, Moreen | Director | 2013-05-25 | 2017-06-27 |
| SMITH, Samantha Ann Selby | Director | 2020-07-13 | 2025-01-09 |
| TANNER, Peter Fraser | Director | 2012-05-29 | 2022-07-18 |
| TEBBUTT, David Gordon | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2009-05-06 |
| THIN, David Ainslie | Director | 2008-10-16 | 2009-05-06 |
| THOMAS, Jacqueline Louise | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2009-05-06 |
| WALLACE, Doug James | Director | 2009-10-05 | 2011-05-25 |
| WHITTON, Vivienne Elizabeth | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2010-05-06 |
| WOODWARD, Gemma Leigh | Director | 2016-06-06 | 2024-07-22 |
| WRIGHT, Timothy Edward | Director | 2008-10-15 | 2016-06-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 133 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.