We Buy Books Ltd
Active07693714Financial servicesIncorporated 5 Jul 2011 · Rawtenstall
The group's principal activity continues to be that of online purchasing and selling of used books, LEGO® and other items. The company is also involved in property investment.
Revenue
£23.7m
▼ -4.3% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
-£107k
Margin 1.3%
Employees
134
▲ +6600.0% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£1.6m
Total assets £7.3m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Dec 2019Not available
Dec 2020
£18.2m
Dec 2021
£19.8m▲ +9.2%
Dec 2022Not available
Dec 2023Not available
Dec 2024
£24.7m
Dec 2025
£23.7m▼ -4.3%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £23.7m | ▼ -4.3% | -£71k | 134 | £1.6m |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £24.7m | — | £740k | 2 | £1.6m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | — | — | — | 2 | £1.5m |
| 31 Dec 2022 | — | — | — | 2 | £238k |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £19.8m | ▲ +9.2% | £1.4m | 0 | -£228k |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £18.2m | — | £2.0m | 0 | £100 |
| 31 Dec 2019 | — | — | — | — | — |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £23.7m
- Gross profit
- £6.3m
- Operating profit
- £312k
- Profit before tax
- -£71k
- Profit after tax
- -£107k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £7.3m
- Cash
- £11k
- Total liabilities
- £5.7m
- Net assets
- £1.6m
- Revenue per employee
- £177k
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