ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD.
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Shareholders' funds
£6,442,940
Balance sheet as at 2025-02-28
What it does
The principal activities of the company are the supply of books, e-books, multimedia products and related services to public and academic libraries and the provision of fulfilment services.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1992-09-07
- Employees
- 158 (2025 accounts · was 160 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 1 Whittle Drive, Eastbourne, East Sussex, United Kingdom, BN23 6QH
- Postcode
- BN23 6QH
- Capital
- 2,000,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-02-28
- Next due by
- 2026-11-30
- Financial year end
- 28 February
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-08-28
- Next due by
- 2026-09-11
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade
- 96090 Other service activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 5 current · 22 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by THE LITTLE GROUP LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 30
£131,499,983 total awarded value where published.
Showing the 5 most recent of 30.
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Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2021 (period to 2021-02-28) as part of the THE LITTLE GROUP LIMITED group statement.
Read the statement summary on the government modern slavery statement registry. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contact details
- Website
- http://www.askews.co.uk
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ASKEWS LIBRARY SERVICES LIMITED | 2011-03-08 |
| TECHNILIB LIMITED | 1995-10-11 |
| MEDALOVER LIMITED | 1992-10-22 |
Previous registered addresses 3
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 1 WHITTLE DRIVE, WILLINGDON DROVE, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN23 6QH | 2017-10-16 |
| 218/222, NORTH ROAD,, PRESTON,, LANCASHIRE,, PR1 1SY. | 2007-09-27 |
| 2 BACHES STREET, LONDON, N1 6UB | 1992-10-20 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 155 similar companies in BN
The largest employer among its local peers (158 staff).
Among the oldest 25% of its local peers, trading since 1992.
No.5 of the largest non-specialised wholesale trade companies in Brighton →
Competitors Brighton
This company ranks 5 among non-specialised wholesale trade in Brighton.
The class of 1992
51%
of the 257 companies in this sector incorporated in 1992 are still active today; 47% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2017-12-14
- Where
- Lancashire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAN199219 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2017-12-14 | — |
| LA131319 | Lancashire | Leasehold | 2008-05-12 | — |
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