£8.00m
+11%vs Dec 2023Active01356753Private limited company
FORBIDDEN PLANET LIMITED
Significant control: Vivian Cheung (25–50%), Nicholas Alexander Landau (25–50%)
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date. Verify at Companies House · Terms
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Summary
FORBIDDEN PLANET LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 01356753) incorporated on 9 March 1978. Its registered activity is retail sale of books in specialised stores (SIC 47610). Latest full accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2024, showing net assets of £8.00m and cash of £6.05m, with 167 employees on average. Net assets rose 11% on the prior period (£7.19m).
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 300 comparable companies in London (median £943, upper quartile £27k).
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Ownership and control
- Dr Vivian Cheung
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
- Mr Nicholas Alexander Landau
- holds 25–50% of voting rights
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents. Directors and secretaries: see the officers list at Companies House.
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 9 March 197848 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 202625 days overdue
- Confirmation statement due
- 23 March 2027in 149 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
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Activity
- SIC 47610
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores
- SIC 47650
- Retail sale of games and toys in specialised stores
- Accounts type
- Full
- Size band
- MediumCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
£6.05m
−2%vs Dec 2023Not reported
167
−6%vs Dec 2023| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £8.00m | £6.05m | £1.76m | — | — | £809k | 167 |
| 31 December 2023 | £7.19m | £6.14m | £483k | — | — | £300k | 177 |
| 31 December 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cash per employee£36kCash ÷ average employees
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Net assets above zeroNet assets £7,998,969 at 31 December 2024
- Net assets up 10% or more on the prior period+11.3% vs prior period
- Cash at bank of £50,000 or moreCash £6,047,431
- Three or more accounting periods on record3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 9 March 1978
- Accounts past their due dateDue 30 September 2026
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Timeline
- Confirmation statement duein 149 days
- Next accounts due25 days overdue
- Accounts period endNet assets £8.00m · full accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £7.19m · full accounts
- Accounts period end
- Incorporated
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