THE ACORN BOOK AND TOY SHOP LIMITED
Active Company number 02252686
THE ACORN BOOK AND TOY SHOP LIMITED (company number 02252686) is a private limited company incorporated on 6 May 1988. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Hants, PO5 3PS. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other retail sale in non-specialised stores (47190). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 30 April 2025, report net assets of £19k.
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Company details
- Company number
- 02252686
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 6 May 1988
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- 109 PALMERSTON ROAD
SOUTHSEA
HANTS
PO5 3PS
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 30 April
- Accounts category
- UNAUDITED ABRIDGED
- Accounts last made up to
- 30 April 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 January 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 16 November 2025
- Next confirmation statement due
- 30 November 2026
Financial summary
| Period ending | 30 April 2025 | 30 April 2024 | 30 April 2023 | 30 April 2022 | 30 April 2021 | 30 April 2020 | 30 April 2019 | 30 April 2018 | 30 April 2017 | 30 April 2016 | 30 April 2015 | 30 April 2014 | 30 April 2013 | 30 April 2012 | 30 April 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | Not filed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £23k | £24k |
| Gross profit | Not filed | £4,757 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £9,604 | £7,555 |
| Operating profit | Not filed | −£299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £97 | −£2,922 |
| Profit before tax | Not filed | −£299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £126 | −£2,892 |
| Profit after tax | Not filed | −£299 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £126 | −£2,892 |
| Total assets | £19k | £21k | £22k | £26k | £28k | £28k | £34k | £38k | £38k | £39k | £37k | £36k | £36k | £36k | £34k |
| Cash at bank | £3,709 | £3,525 | £3,331 | £6,516 | £6,204 | £4,009 | £5,179 | £11k | £7,727 | — | — | — | — | £3,473 | £1,731 |
| Current liabilities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,516 | £1,800 | £2,092 | £2,711 | £2,445 | £1,286 | £3,362 | £4,306 | £2,492 | £2,465 | £1,384 | £518 |
| Net current assets | £12k | £14k | £17k | £21k | £23k | £22k | £31k | £35k | £36k | £35k | £33k | £33k | £33k | £34k | £33k |
| Total liabilities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,516 | £1,800 | £2,092 | £2,711 | £2,445 | — | £3,362 | £17k | £16k | £17k | £17k | £15k |
| Net assets | £19k | £21k | £22k | £24k | £26k | £26k | £32k | £36k | — | £35k | £21k | £20k | £19k | £19k | £19k |
| Employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Not filed: the accounts do not give the figure. —: no figure read from the filing.
- Year to 30 April 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
- 2 current (3 including ceased)
Questions about THE ACORN BOOK AND TOY SHOP LIMITED
Is THE ACORN BOOK AND TOY SHOP LIMITED active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
When was THE ACORN BOOK AND TOY SHOP LIMITED incorporated?
THE ACORN BOOK AND TOY SHOP LIMITED was incorporated on 6 May 1988, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
Where is THE ACORN BOOK AND TOY SHOP LIMITED registered?
Its registered office is in Hants, PO5 3PS. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
Who controls THE ACORN BOOK AND TOY SHOP LIMITED?
The register lists 2 current persons with significant control (3 including those who have ceased). The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02252686/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows
When are THE ACORN BOOK AND TOY SHOP LIMITED's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 January 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 30 April 2025. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.)
Does THE ACORN BOOK AND TOY SHOP LIMITED file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Unaudited abridged accounts”, made up to 30 April 2025. (Companies House register, as at 1 April 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Is THE ACORN BOOK AND TOY SHOP LIMITED 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 7 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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