Books Now Limited
Registered name: BOOKS NOW LIMITED
Books Now Limited made £185k revenue and a £3.1k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Books Now Limited’s revenue fell 69% to £185k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £3.1k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale via mail order houses or via internet” and is based in Ipswich; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ipswich, East of England
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £107k | £336k | £590k | £185k |
| Profit after tax | −£100 | £2.9k | −£936 | −£3.1k |
| Profit (best available) | −£100 | £2.9k | −£936 | −£3.1k |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.1% | 0.9% | −0.2% | −1.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲214.1% | ▲75.6% | ▼68.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼132.8% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £350 | £2.9k | £1.9k | −£3.1k |
| Current assets | £350 | £2.9k | £1.9k | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼263%
- Now −£3.1k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£3.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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