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Short Books Limited
Short Books Limited is a dissolved company incorporated on 30 November 1998 with the registered office located in London, City of London. Short Books Limited was registered 26 years ago.
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Status
Dissolved
Dissolved on
20 May 2025
(5 months ago)
Was
26 years old
at the time of dissolution
Via
voluntary
strike-off
Company No
03676036
Private limited company
Age
26 years
Incorporated
30 November 1998
Size
Micro
Turnover is under
£1M
Balance sheet is under
£500,000
Under
10 employees
Confirmation
Submitted
Dated
30 September 2024
(1 year 1 month ago)
Next confirmation dated
1 January 1970
Last change occurred
2 years ago
Accounts
Not Submitted
Awaiting first accounts
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Address
Carmelite House
50 Victoria Embankment
London
EC4Y 0DZ
England
Same address for the past
6 years
Companies in EC4Y 0DZ
Telephone
02078339429
Email
Available in Endole App
Website
Shortbooks.co.uk
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People
Officers
4
Shareholders
1
Controllers (PSC)
4
Mr Pierre De Cacqueray
Secretary • Director • Group Finance Director • French • Lives in England • Born in Sep 1963
Anna Bond
Director • Managing Director • British • Lives in England • Born in Apr 1977
David Richard Shelley
Director • Chief Executive Officer • British • Lives in England • Born in Apr 1976
Octopus Publishing Group Limited
PSC
Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited
PSC
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Mutual Companies
Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Pierre De Cacqueray and are mutual people.
Active
Hachette UK Limited
Pierre De Cacqueray and are mutual people.
Active
Headline Publishing Group Limited
Pierre De Cacqueray and are mutual people.
Active
Summersdale Publishers Limited
Anna Bond, Pierre De Cacqueray, and 1 more are mutual people.
Active
Hachette UK Distribution Limited
Pierre De Cacqueray and are mutual people.
Active
Octopus Publishing Group Limited
Anna Bond, Pierre De Cacqueray, and 1 more are mutual people.
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Hachette UK (Holdings) Limited
Pierre De Cacqueray and are mutual people.
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Laurence King Publishing Ltd
Pierre De Cacqueray and David Richard Shelley are mutual people.
Active
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Financials
Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2015–2023)
Period Ended
31 Dec 2023
For period
31 Dec
⟶
31 Dec 2023
Traded for
12 months
Cash in Bank
Unreported
Same as previous period
Turnover
Unreported
Decreased by £3.5M (-100%)
Employees
Unreported
Decreased by 4 (-100%)
Total Assets
£1
Decreased by £3.09M (-100%)
Total Liabilities
£0
Decreased by £2.35M (-100%)
Net Assets
£1
Decreased by £745.8K (-100%)
Debt Ratio (%)
0%
Decreased by 75.89% (-100%)
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Latest Activity
Voluntarily Dissolution
5 Months Ago on 20 May 2025
Voluntary Gazette Notice
8 Months Ago on 4 Mar 2025
Application To Strike Off
8 Months Ago on 19 Feb 2025
Confirmation Submitted
1 Year Ago on 14 Oct 2024
Anna Bond Resigned
1 Year 3 Months Ago on 5 Aug 2024
David Richard Shelley Resigned
1 Year 3 Months Ago on 5 Aug 2024
Vivendi Se (PSC) Appointed
1 Year 11 Months Ago on 1 Dec 2023
Lagardère (PSC) Details Changed
6 Years Ago on 3 Jun 2019
Hachette Uk (Holdings) Limited (PSC) Appointed
7 Years Ago on 6 Apr 2018
Lagardère (PSC) Appointed
9 Years Ago on 6 Apr 2016
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Documents
Final Gazette dissolved via voluntary strike-off
Submitted on 20 May 2025
First Gazette notice for voluntary strike-off
Submitted on 4 Mar 2025
Application to strike the company off the register
Submitted on 19 Feb 2025
Change of details for Lagardère as a person with significant control on 3 June 2019
Submitted on 15 Oct 2024
Notification of Vivendi Se as a person with significant control on 1 December 2023
Submitted on 14 Oct 2024
Notification of Lagardère as a person with significant control on 6 April 2016
Submitted on 14 Oct 2024
Notification of Hachette Uk (Holdings) Limited as a person with significant control on 6 April 2018
Submitted on 14 Oct 2024
Confirmation statement made on 30 September 2024 with no updates
Submitted on 14 Oct 2024
Termination of appointment of David Richard Shelley as a director on 5 August 2024
Submitted on 7 Aug 2024
Termination of appointment of Anna Bond as a director on 5 August 2024
Submitted on 7 Aug 2024
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