IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LTD
Active Company number 00400981
IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LTD (company number 00400981) is a private limited company incorporated on 23 November 1945. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Guildford, GU1 4QU. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of books in specialised stores (47610). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 30 November 2025, report net liabilities of £953k.
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Company details
- Company number
- 00400981
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 23 November 1945
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- 4 WEY COURT
MARY ROAD
GUILDFORD
GU1 4QU
ENGLAND
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 30 November
- Accounts category
- TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 30 November 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 August 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 23 June 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 7 July 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 30 November 2025 | 30 November 2024 | 30 November 2023 | 30 November 2022 | 30 November 2021 | 30 November 2020 | 30 November 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | Not filed | — | — | £16k | £359k | £631k | £1.7m |
| Gross profit | Not filed | — | — | £15k | £173k | £254k | £419k |
| Operating profit | Not filed | — | — | −£11k | −£96k | −£142k | −£658k |
| Profit before tax | Not filed | — | — | −£11k | −£95k | −£142k | −£658k |
| Profit after tax | Not filed | — | — | −£11k | −£123k | −£106k | −£497k |
| Total assets | £6,606 | £4,026 | £3,309 | £25k | £153k | £382k | £642k |
| Cash at bank | £6,606 | £4,026 | £2,111 | £4,813 | £72k | £52k | £153k |
| Current liabilities | £959k | £968k | £976k | £1.0m | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Net current liabilities | £953k | £964k | £973k | £976k | £967k | £847k | £750k |
| Total liabilities | £959k | £968k | £976k | £1.0m | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Net liabilities | £953k | £964k | £973k | £976k | £965k | £842k | £736k |
| Employees | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 18 |
Not filed: the accounts do not give the figure. —: no figure read from the filing.
- Year to 30 November 2025: turnover, gross profit, operating profit, profit before tax, profit after tax not filed. Small companies may file filleted or abbreviated accounts without the profit and loss account, and this filing has none.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
- Corporate controllers
- Ian Allan Group Limited
- Charges (mortgages)
- 2 registered, 1 outstanding, 1 satisfied
Questions about IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LTD
Is IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LTD active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LTD incorporated?
IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LTD was incorporated on 23 November 1945, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LTD registered?
Its registered office is in Guildford, GU1 4QU. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LTD?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (1 including those who have ceased). Corporate controllers named on the register: Ian Allan Group Limited. The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00400981/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LTD's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 August 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 30 November 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LTD file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 30 November 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Does IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LTD have any charges registered against it?
Yes. The register shows 2 charges: 1 outstanding and 1 satisfied. The charges themselves are listed at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00400981/charges. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Company charges: what a mortgage or debenture means and how to read one
Is IAN ALLAN PUBLISHING LTD on a sanctions list?
No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 8 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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Companies with similar names
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