{"name":"PAPERBACK LIMITED","company_number":"08644042","status":"Active","type":"Private Limited Company","incorporated":"2013-08-08","dissolved":null,"registered_office":"Unit 18 London Industrial Park, Eastbury Road, London, E6 6LP","postcode":"E6 6LP","sic_codes":[{"code":46900,"description":"Non-specialised wholesale trade"}],"principal_activity":null,"previous_names":[],"warnings":[],"accounts":{"category":"Total Exemption Full","year_end":"31 July","last_made_up_to":"2025-07-31","next_due":"2027-04-30"},"employees":{"count":5,"accounts_date":"2025-07-31"},"financials":[{"financial_date":"2025-07-31","net_assets":471216,"cash":386351,"average_employees":5},{"financial_date":"2024-07-31","net_assets":474963,"cash":295259,"average_employees":5},{"financial_date":"2023-07-31","net_assets":504678,"cash":276766},{"financial_date":"2022-07-31","net_assets":502190,"cash":405831},{"financial_date":"2021-07-31","net_assets":514765,"cash":366314}],"officers":{"current":1,"resigned":0,"complete":true,"note":"Names and details of individual officers are on the People page (subscriber-only on this site) and free at Companies House."},"charges":{"total":0,"outstanding":0},"gazette_notices":[],"insolvency_outcome":null,"ai_summary":"Paperback Limited is a cash-rich but declining non-specialised wholesaler that has eroded approximately £59k in net assets over the past decade, with no visible reinvestment or growth strategy. The company's £386k cash reserve provides optionality, but rising trade creditors, zero capital expenditure, and single-director dependency create compounding risks. Without a decisive strategic pivot—whether toward niche specialisation, digital channels, or an orderly exit—this business will continue its slow dissolution.","website":null,"links":{"page":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/paperback","people":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/paperback/people","filing_history":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/paperback/filing-history","companies_house":"https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/08644042","financials":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/paperback/financial","control":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/paperback/control","ai_analysis":"https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/company/paperback/analysis"},"source":"CompaniesInTheUK, from Companies House, The Gazette and other public registers (see /support/about). Cite as: CompaniesInTheUK, https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/paperback"}