PBSHOP.CO.UK LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£1,073,937
Balance sheet as at 2026-01-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of The company's principal activity is the sourcing of books and entertainment products from the UK and Internationally and their wholesale distribution to UK & International customers. The company is one of the largest virtual wholesaler in the UK. Sales on their own online platform alongside other online platforms in various markets including the UK, Europe, USA, The Middle East, Japan, Asia Pacific and India complete the trading picture.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 2014-12-23
- Employees
- 42 (2026 accounts)
- Registered office
- Unit 22 Horcott Industrial Estate, Horcott Road, Fairford, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom, GL7 4BX
- Postcode
- GL7 4BX
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Small
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-01-31
- Next due by
- 2027-10-31
- Financial year end
- 31 January
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-28
- Next due by
- 2026-12-12
Nature of business (SIC)
- 47610 Retail sale of books in specialised stores
Officers 3 current · 4 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by THE PAPERBACK SHOP.CO.UK LTD — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
Matched by registered name to the register of licensed sponsors (Home Office, updated daily) — check the register itself before relying on it. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Modern slavery statement
Registered a modern slavery statement for 2022 (period to 2021-08-15) as part of the THE PAPERBACK SHOP.CO.UK LTD 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.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA452440 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- pbshop.co.uk
The UK’s first fully virtual wholesaler supplying books around the world. 1.6 million published titles shipping to 200 countries daily from the Cotswolds UK
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 20 similar companies in GL
The largest employer among its local peers (42 staff).
Trading since 2014.
Competitors Cheltenham
This company ranks 1 among retail sale of books in specialised stores in Cheltenham.
The class of 2014
24%
of the 587,318 companies incorporated in 2014 are still active today; 73% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.