BARN OWL BOOKS LTD
Active Company number 05783626
BARN OWL BOOKS LTD (company number 05783626) is a private limited company incorporated on 18 April 2006. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Malmesbury, SN16 0EJ. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is retail sale of books in specialised stores (47610). Its latest accounts we hold, for the period ending 31 August 2025, report net assets of £149k.
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Company details
- Company number
- 05783626
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 18 April 2006
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Registered office
- NORTH BARN
ARCHES LANE
MALMESBURY
WILTSHIRE
SN16 0EJ
Nature of business (SIC 2007)
Accounts and confirmation statement
- Accounting reference date
- 31 August
- Accounts category
- TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
- Accounts last made up to
- 31 August 2025
- Next accounts due
- 31 May 2027
- Confirmation statement last made up to
- 18 April 2026
- Next confirmation statement due
- 2 May 2027
Financial summary
| Period ending | 31 August 2025 | 31 August 2024 | 31 August 2023 | 31 August 2022 | 31 August 2021 | 31 August 2020 | 31 August 2019 | 31 August 2018 | 31 August 2017 | 31 August 2016 | 31 August 2015 | 31 August 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £172k | £203k | £252k | £198k | £206k | £183k | £126k | £50k | £29k | £29k | £62k | £17k |
| Cash at bank | £130k | £71k | £51k | £178k | £182k | £159k | £119k | £43k | £16k | £22k | £57k | £13k |
| Current liabilities | £22k | £24k | £41k | £32k | £59k | £56k | £49k | £30k | £28k | £26k | £33k | £17k |
| Net current assets / (liabilities) | £143k | £171k | £199k | £152k | £128k | £107k | £72k | £16k | (£3,594) | (£620) | £27k | (£2,177) |
| Total liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | — | £50k | £31k | £29k | £26k | £33k | £17k |
| Net assets | £149k | £178k | £208k | £164k | £143k | £123k | £76k | £19k | £128 | £3,104 | £30k | £14 |
| Employees | 5 | 5 | 1 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 38 | 29 | 32 | — | — | — |
—: no figure read from the filing.
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Control, officers and charges
- Persons with significant control
- 1 current (1 including ceased)
Previous names
- PUMPKINS NURSERY LIMITED (changed 16 May 2023)
Questions about BARN OWL BOOKS LTD
Is BARN OWL BOOKS LTD active?
Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
When was BARN OWL BOOKS LTD incorporated?
BARN OWL BOOKS LTD was incorporated on 18 April 2006, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Where is BARN OWL BOOKS LTD registered?
Its registered office is in Malmesbury, SN16 0EJ. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Who controls BARN OWL BOOKS LTD?
The register lists 1 current person with significant control (1 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/05783626/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 BARN OWL BOOKS LTD's next accounts due?
The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 May 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 August 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)
Does BARN OWL BOOKS LTD file dormant accounts?
Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 31 August 2025. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file
Is BARN OWL BOOKS 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 6 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.
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