DISCRIPT LIMITED
Company number 02418564 · Active · Chichester PO19 3JJ
DISCRIPT LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 02418564) incorporated on 31 August 1989, registered in Chichester. Its registered activity is book publishing (SIC 58110). Latest abridged accounts cover the period ending 30 April 2025, showing net assets of −£19k, with 1 employee on average. As abridged accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public. Net assets rose 11% on the prior period (−£21k).
By net assets it sits in the bottom quarter of 64 comparable companies in Portsmouth (median £100, upper quartile £6,462).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 31 August 1989
- Next accounts due
- 30 January 2027 — in 104 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 14 September 2027 — in 331 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 58110
- Book publishing
- SIC 58190
- Other publishing activities
- Accounts type
- Unaudited Abridged
- Size band
- Micro (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 2 periods on record, latest ending 30 April 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | −£19k | — | £29 | £21k | — | — | 1 |
| 30 April 2024 | −£21k | £553 | £13 | £25k | — | — | 1 |
- Current ratio
- 0 — current liabilities exceed current assets
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 43/100 (grade D)
- -15 Negative net assets — Net assets £-18,935 at 2025-04-30
- +8 Net assets growing — +10.7% vs prior period
- -8 Current liabilities exceed current assets — Current ratio 0.0
- +8 Established — Incorporated 1989-08-31 (37 years)
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.
Ownership and control
- Mr Richard Alexander Bates — owns 75–100% of shares · since 6 April 2016
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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- KINGSHAM PRESS LIMITED — Barnham, inc. Feb 1996
- WILEY HEYDEN LIMITED — Bognor Regis, inc. Feb 1982
- GRESHAM BOOKS LIMITED — Ningwood, inc. Nov 1979
- ONE SMALL SPECK LIMITED — Bognor Regis, inc. Aug 2000
Reminders for DISCRIPT LIMITED
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