WATERSTONES BOOKSELLERS LIMITED
Company details
- Registered name
- WATERSTONES BOOKSELLERS LIMITED
- Company number
- 00610095
- Registered office
- 203-206 PICCADILLY, LONDON, W1J 9HD · 14 other companies at this postcode
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated on
- 22 August 1958
- Status
- Active
- Age
- 68 years
- Previous names
- WATERSTONE'S BOOKSELLERS LIMITED (to 01 Mar 2012)
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 47610 — Retail sale of books in specialised stores
- Accounts — next due
- 31 Jan 2027
- Accounts — last made up to
- 03 May 2025
- Confirmation statement — next due
- 09 Sept 2027
- Confirmation statement — last
- 26 Aug 2026
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- 1 of 30 registered charges outstanding — a lender has a claim over the assets.
- A person with significant control here also controls 11 other companies.
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People with significant control
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Change history
Reconstructed from the dated records Companies House publishes
| Date | Change | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/06/2018 | Person with significant control ceased | Waterstones Holdings Limited | — |
| 01/06/2018 | Person with significant control added | — | Mr Paul Elliot Singer |
| 01/06/2018 | Person with significant control added | — | Book Retail Bidco Limited |
| 06/04/2016 | Person with significant control added | — | Waterstones Holdings Limited |
| 01/03/2012 | Registered name changed | WATERSTONE'S BOOKSELLERS LIMITED | WATERSTONES BOOKSELLERS LIMITED |
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About WATERSTONES BOOKSELLERS LIMITED (00610095)
WATERSTONES BOOKSELLERS LIMITED is a private limited company incorporated on 22 August 1958 and registered in the United Kingdom under company number 00610095. Its registered office is at 203-206 PICCADILLY, LONDON, W1J 9HD. The recorded nature of business is retail sale of books in specialised stores (SIC 47610). The company is currently active , with statutory accounts last made up to 3 May 2025. , and the person with significant control is Book Retail Bidco Limited. This profile is provided by opendata.bot by Noetikos, aggregating official data from Companies House bulk data , last refreshed 2 September 2026.
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