£67
−95%vs May 2025Active - Proposal to Strike off13374248Private limited companyTaunton
HOOKED BOOKS LTD
Proposal to strike offThe registrar has published a notice proposing to remove this company from the register. Unless the cause is dealt with or an objection is upheld, it can be dissolved. Status as shown on the Companies House register at 31 August 2026; it may have changed since. Check the live record.
From public filings as at 31 Aug 2026; may contain errors or be out of date.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
HOOKED BOOKS LTD is an active (proposal to strike off) private limited company (company number 13374248) incorporated on 4 May 2021, registered in Taunton. Its registered activity is book publishing (SIC 58110). Latest micro accounts cover the period ending 31 May 2026, showing net assets of £67, with 0 employees on average. As micro-entity accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public. Net assets fell 95% on the prior period (£1,421). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is falling.
Peer position · net assets
By net assets it sits in the lower half of 1,092 comparable companies in Other (median £179, upper quartile £15k).
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Key dates
- Incorporated
- 4 May 20215 yrs ago
- Next accounts due
- 29 February 2028in 495 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 18 May 2027in 208 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 58110
- Book publishing
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
- Size band
- MicroCompanies Act thresholds
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Financials
Not reported
Not disclosed
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vs May 2025| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2026 | £67 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 31 May 2025 | £1,421 | — | — | £0 | £324 | −£520 | 0 |
| 31 May 2024 | £1,941 | — | — | £0 | £994 | −£609 | — |
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing; micro-entity accounts contain no profit and loss account.
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Filing and accounts signals
- Positive net assetsNet assets £67 at 2026-05-31
- Net assets falling-95.3% vs prior period
- Multi-year filing history3 periods on record
- Incorporated five or more years agoIncorporated 2021-05-04 (5 years)
- Register status is not ActiveActive - Proposal to Strike off
Neutral facts read from the register and filed accounts, each with its evidence. They are not a rating, a prediction or advice, and may be incomplete or out of date. How each signal is derived.
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Ownership and control
- Mr James Robert Chester
- owns 75–100% of shares
- holds 75–100% of voting rights
- can appoint or remove directors
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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Timeline
- Next accounts duein 495 days
- Confirmation statement duein 208 days
- Accounts period endNet assets £67 · micro accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1,421 · micro accounts
- Accounts period endNet assets £1,941 · micro accounts
- Incorporated
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All companies incorporated on 4 May 2021 · in May 2021.
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Reminders for HOOKED BOOKS LTD
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.