BOOK LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

16139192 · ltd · incorporated 2024-12-16

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

49/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49319

Sector: Transportation & storage

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

79909Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 49/100 (watch), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

88 officers (2 active, 88 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

195 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

49/100Watch

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 address
• 2 gazette

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (200 events)Click to expand

2026-07-14
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2026-07-14
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Company dissolved
2026-04-28
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2026-04-10
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address · AD02
2026-03-20
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address · RP05
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address · RP10
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address · RP09
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address · RP09
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BOOK LIMITED (HISTORY) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK LIMITED (INTERNATIONAL) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK LIMITED (NON-FICTION) resigned
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BOOK LIMITED (OXFORD) resigned
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BOOK LIMITED (POETRY) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK LIMITED (ROMANCE) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK LIMITED (SCIENCE FICTION) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK LIMITED (SHEFFIELD) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK LIMITED (THRILLERS) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK TECHNOLOGIES INC. resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK TECHNOLOGIES INC. (CLASSICS) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK TRIP (BRADFORD) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK TRIP (LEEDS) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK TRIP (LONDON) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK TRIP (MANCHESTER) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK TRIP (SHEFFIELD) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK TRIP TO BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY resigned
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2025-12-29
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BRADFORD TAXI GROUP (BD1) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BRADFORD TAXI GROUP (BRADFORD TAXI) LIMITED resigned
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2025-12-29
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BRADFORD TAXI GROUP LIMITED resigned
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BRADFORD TAXI GROUP LIMITED (BD1) resigned
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2025-12-29
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BRADFORD TAXI GROUP LIMITED (BD2) resigned
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2025-12-29
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MANCHESTER TAXI GROUP LIMITED resigned
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2025-12-29
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BOOK LIMITED (FANTASY) resigned
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BOOK LIMITED (FILM & TV) resigned
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Showing most recent 50 of 200 events

Owner dependency

80/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 med · 1 low

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-14

26 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BOOK LIMITED (FANTASY) resigned 2025-11-25; BOOK LIMITED (FILM & TV) resigned 2025-11-25; BOOK LIMITED (HISTORY) resigned 2025-12-29

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Cash Haleem Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/12/2024

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Elsie Limitedceased 25/11/2025· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Book Limited 16139192ceased 11/02/2025· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Book Technologies Inc.ceased 28/06/2025· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2024-12-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49319 — SIC 49319

Registered office

16139192 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS

Cardiff

CF14 8LH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2025-12-15

Officers (0 active · 86 resigned)

HALEEM, Cash→

secretary · appointed 2024-12-16

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Active

HALEEM, Cash→

director · ~40y · appointed 2024-12-16

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Active

A LITTLE LIFE (PAPERBACK) HANYA YANAGIHARA (AUTHOR)→

corporate-director · appointed 2024-12-27 · resigned 2024-12-27

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corporate-director · appointed 2025-01-01 · resigned 2025-01-01

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corporate-director · appointed 2024-12-27 · resigned 2025-01-02

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