Mark Westwood Books Ltd

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mark westwood books ltd Company Information

Company Number

05386419

Next Accounts

Dec 2025

Directors

Mark Westwood

Evelyn Westwood

Shareholders

evelyn mary westwood

mark westwood

Group Structure

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Industry

Retail sale of books in specialised stores

Registered Address

6 de breos court, hay-on-wye, hereford, HR3 5DL

Website

www.westwoodbooks.co.uk

mark westwood books ltd Estimated Valuation

£585.5k

Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of MARK WESTWOOD BOOKS LTD at £585.5k based on Net Assets of £256.1k and 2.29x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).

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Mark Westwood Books Ltd is a live company located in hereford, HR3 5DL with a Companies House number of 05386419. It operates in the retail sale of books in specialised stores sector, SIC Code 47610. Founded in March 2005, it's largest shareholder is evelyn mary westwood with a 50% stake. Mark Westwood Books Ltd is a mature, small sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £1.8m with declining growth in recent years.

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Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Mark Westwood Books Ltd a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs

Health Rating3.5out of 5

4 Strong

1 Regular

4 Weak

Size

annual sales of £1.8m, make it larger than the average company (£311.2k)

Growth

3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -2%, show it is growing at a slower rate (8.1%)

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Mark Westwood Books Ltd's latest turnover from March 2024 is estimated at £1.8 million and the company has net assets of £256.1 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, we estimate that Mark Westwood Books Ltd has 14 employees and maintains cash reserves of 0 as reported in the balance sheet.

Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates

	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Turnover	1,808,462	2,523,854	1,144,591	1,915,088	1,576,014	934,127	2,147,829	2,211,007	178,955	172,491	65,372	61,469	108,027	74,753	61,525
Other Income Or Grants
Cost Of Sales	1,158,018	1,665,642	788,234	1,356,188	1,081,892	640,453	1,422,295	1,395,650	127,901	116,674	44,494	41,218	77,862	51,639	41,546
Gross Profit	650,445	858,213	356,357	558,900	494,121	293,674	725,534	815,357	51,054	55,817	20,878	20,251	30,165	23,114	19,979
Admin Expenses	678,052	861,969	354,226	557,451	468,580	311,091	730,169	780,519	-25,910	-3,782	36,589	-12,907	-26,120	-13,063	-173,159
Operating Profit	-27,607	-3,756	2,131	1,449	25,541	-17,417	-4,635	34,838	76,964	59,599	-15,711	33,158	56,285	36,177	193,138
Interest Payable
Interest Receivable								242			711	586	408	215	48
Pre-Tax Profit	-27,607	-3,756	2,131	1,449	25,541	-17,417	-4,635	35,080	77,739	62,103	-15,000	33,743	56,693	36,392	193,186
Tax			-405	-275	-4,853			-7,016	-15,437	-14,391		-8,098	-14,740	-10,190	-54,092
Profit After Tax	-27,607	-3,756	1,726	1,174	20,688	-17,417	-4,635	28,064	62,302	47,712	-15,000	25,645	41,953	26,202	139,094
Dividends Paid
Retained Profit	-27,607	-3,756	1,726	1,174	20,688	-17,417	-4,635	28,064	62,302	47,712	-15,000	25,645	41,953	26,202	139,094
Employee Costs	312,899	324,638	195,044	371,073	52,122	52,603	322,201	262,001	24,796	26,716	17,103	18,298	36,729	16,584	15,352
Number Of Employees	14	17	10	18	3	3	18	17	2	2	1	1	2	1	1
EBITDA*	-27,607	-3,756	2,131	1,449	25,541	-17,417	-4,635	34,838	76,964	59,599	-5,661	43,369	66,762	52,884	210,245

* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation

	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Tangible Assets					3,686	4,337	5,102	6,003	7,062	6,408	7,539	8,450	9,941	10,664	18,540
Intangible Assets											8,720	17,440	26,160	34,880	43,600
Investments & Other	2	2	2	2	2
Debtors (Due After 1 year)
Total Fixed Assets	2	2	2	2	3,688	4,337	5,102	6,003	7,062	6,408	16,259	25,890	36,101	45,544	62,140
Stock & work in progress									79,311	77,230	80,170	89,650	98,527	96,587	90,716
Trade Debtors	266,384	294,410	308,809	302,805	299,003	286,002	300,273	301,624	193	741	727	340	5,156	318	621
Group Debtors
Misc Debtors					2,302
Cash									193,520	171,693	146,791	137,699	96,565	66,758	19,166
misc current assets
total current assets	266,384	294,410	308,809	302,805	301,305	286,002	300,273	301,624	273,024	249,664	227,688	227,689	200,248	163,663	110,503
total assets	266,386	294,412	308,811	302,807	304,993	290,339	305,375	307,627	280,086	256,072	243,947	253,579	236,349	209,207	172,643
Bank overdraft
Bank loan
Trade Creditors			21,303	17,025	20,385	26,419	19,895	19,636	17,707	15,201	19,846	20,055	26,755	30,041	22,679
Group/Directors Accounts
other short term finances
hp & lease commitments
other current liabilities
total current liabilities			21,303	17,025	20,385	26,419	19,895	19,636	17,707	15,201	19,846	20,055	26,755	30,041	22,679
loans
hp & lease commitments
Accruals and Deferred Income
other liabilities	10,241	10,660					4,143	2,019	4,469	5,262	6,205	628	2,343	13,868	10,868
provisions
total long term liabilities	10,241	10,660					4,143	2,019	4,469	5,262	6,205	628	2,343	13,868	10,868
total liabilities	10,241	10,660	21,303	17,025	20,385	26,419	24,038	21,655	22,176	20,463	26,051	20,683	29,098	43,909	33,547
net assets	256,145	283,752	287,508	285,782	284,608	263,920	281,337	285,972	257,910	235,609	217,896	232,896	207,251	165,298	139,096
total shareholders funds	256,145	283,752	287,508	285,782	284,608	263,920	281,337	285,972	257,910	235,609	217,896	232,896	207,251	165,298	139,096

	Mar 2024	Mar 2023	Mar 2022	Mar 2021	Mar 2020	Mar 2019	Mar 2018	Mar 2017	Mar 2016	Mar 2015	Mar 2014	Mar 2013	Mar 2012	Mar 2011	Mar 2010
Operating Activities
Operating Profit	-27,607	-3,756	2,131	1,449	25,541	-17,417	-4,635	34,838	76,964	59,599	-15,711	33,158	56,285	36,177	193,138
Depreciation											1,330	1,491	1,757	7,987	8,387
Amortisation											8,720	8,720	8,720	8,720	8,720
Tax			-405	-275	-4,853			-7,016	-15,437	-14,391		-8,098	-14,740	-10,190	-54,092
Stock								-79,311	2,081	-2,940	-9,480	-8,877	1,940	5,871	90,716
Debtors	-28,026	-14,399	6,004	1,500	15,303	-14,271	-1,351	301,431	-548	14	387	-4,816	4,838	-303	621
Creditors		-21,303	4,278	-3,360	-6,034	6,524	259	1,929	2,506	-4,645	-209	-6,700	-3,286	7,362	22,679
Accruals and Deferred Income
Deferred Taxes & Provisions
Cash flow from operations	419	-10,660		-3,686	-649	3,378	-3,025	-192,369	62,500	43,489	3,223	42,264	41,958	44,488	87,495
Investing Activities
capital expenditure				3,686	651	765	901	1,059	-654	9,851	-419		-1,034	-111	-79,247
Change in Investments					2
cash flow from investments				3,686	649	765	901	1,059	-654	9,851	-419		-1,034	-111	-79,247
Financing Activities
Bank loans
Group/Directors Accounts
Other Short Term Loans
Long term loans
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments
other long term liabilities	-419	10,660				-4,143	2,124	-2,450	-793	-943	5,577	-1,715	-11,525	3,000	10,868
share issue								-2	-40,001	-29,999					2
interest								242			711	586	408	215	48
cash flow from financing	-419	10,660				-4,143	2,124	-2,210	-40,794	-30,942	6,288	-1,129	-11,117	3,215	10,918
cash and cash equivalents
cash								-193,520	21,827	24,902	9,092	41,134	29,807	47,592	19,166
overdraft
change in cash								-193,520	21,827	24,902	9,092	41,134	29,807	47,592	19,166

Very Low Risk70 - 100

Low Risk50 - 70

Moderate Risk30 - 50

High Risk20 - 30

Very High Risk0 - 20

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MARK WESTWOOD BOOKS LTD group structure

Mark Westwood Books Ltd has no subsidiary companies.

Ultimate parent company

MARK WESTWOOD BOOKS LTD

05386419

MARK WESTWOOD BOOKS LTD Shareholders

evelyn mary westwood	50%
mark westwood	50%

Mark Westwood Books Ltd currently has 2 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Mark Westwood (Mar 2005) and Evelyn Westwood (Mar 2005).

officer	country	age	start	end	role
Mr Mark Westwood		85 years	Mar 2005	-	Director
Evelyn Westwood	United Kingdom	78 years	Mar 2005	-	Director

P&L

March 2024

turnover

1.8m

-28%

operating profit

-27.6k

gross margin

36%

+5.77%

turnover

Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.

Balance Sheet

March 2024

net assets

256.1k

-0.1%

total assets

266.4k

-0.1%

cash

net assets

Total assets minus all liabilities

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company number

05386419

Type

Private limited with Share Capital

industry

47610 - Retail sale of books in specialised stores

incorporation date

March 2005

ultimate parent company

None

previous names

westwood books limited (January 2021)

address

6 de breos court, hay-on-wye, hereford, HR3 5DL

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