OAKLEY BOOKS LTD

Company number 07678173 ·

Active

The most recent accounts indicate this company is dormant and not trading.

Executive summary

Oakley Books Ltd represents a failed micro-publisher within the UK book publishing sector that accumulated persistent trading losses from incorporation through 2022, reaching negative net assets of approximately £19,400 before transitioning to dormant status. The company's performance falls dramatically below sector benchmarks for independent publishers, having never achieved positive net assets or viable turnover levels. While the corporate entity remains active with a clean balance sheet following apparent debt resolution, the business has no operational presence and occupies a non-competitive position within an industry that continues to consolidate around larger players and specialist independents.

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Shareholders' funds

£20

Balance sheet as at 2025-06-30

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Overview

Company type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
2011-06-22
Registered office
49 Station Road, Polegate, East Sussex, England, BN26 6EA
Postcode
BN26 6EA
Capital
20 GBP
Accounts category
Dormant

Accounts

Last made up to
2025-06-30
Next due by
2027-03-31
Financial year end
30 June

Confirmation statement

Last statement dated
2026-06-16
Next due by
2027-06-30
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 58110 Book publishing

Officers 1 current · 2 resigned

Appointed 2011-06-22

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Data protection registration

Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZB397742 (Tier 1), registered since 2022.

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Contact details

Website
http://www.oakleybooks.co.uk

Previous registered addresses 2

AddressChanged on
OFFICE 8 10 BUCKHURST ROAD, BEXHILL ON SEA, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1QF2015-09-17
145-157 ST JOHN STREET, LONDON, EC1V 4PW, ENGLAND2012-11-06

At this address

606

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Competitors Brighton

This company ranks 64 among book publishing in Brighton.

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The class of 2011

33%

of the 602 companies in this sector incorporated in 2011 are still active today; 64% have since been dissolved.

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