The Writer Limited (04114384)

Company details

Type: Private Limited Company
Incorporated: 2000-11-21
Country of origin: United Kingdom

Accounts & filings

Accounts last filed: 2024-12-31 · TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
Next accounts due: 2026-09-30 in 111 days
Confirmation statement: last made up 2025-05-06 · next due 2026-05-2022 days overdue

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Registered office

6th Floor Charlotte Building
17 Gresse Street
London
W1t 1ql

Peer comparison

Compared against 3,336 UK companies in SIC 82990 (Other business support service activities n.e.c.) within the Small bracket (£100k–£1M net assets).

Net assets Above typical

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Turnover Above typical

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Accounts

Based on this company's latest filed accounts (to Dec 2024) · Full accounts — profit & loss and balance sheet.

Year ending	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020
Profit & loss
Profit / loss	£164,484 ↑282.1%	£43,048 ↓41.7%	£73,799 ↓74.1%	£284,759	£-72,398
Balance sheet
Fixed assets	£24,683 ↓41.3%	£42,049 ↓37.5%	£67,264 ↑91.0%	£35,224 ↑47.5%	£23,886
Current assets	£1,183,911 ↓13.6%	£1,370,638 ↓12.8%	£1,571,401 ↓18.4%	£1,925,237 ↑3.4%	£1,861,919
Cash	£176,699 ↓18.5%	£216,870 ↑14.1%	£190,138 ↓50.6%	£384,858 ↓44.2%	£689,816
Debtors	£1,007,212 ↓12.7%	£1,153,768 ↓16.5%	£1,381,263 ↓10.3%	£1,540,379 ↑31.4%	£1,172,103
Net current assets	£568,735 ↓11.2%	£640,622 ↑4.3%	£614,342 ↓1.9%	£626,199 ↑18.3%	£529,183
Net assets	£589,138 ↓12.7%	£674,654 ↑6.8%	£631,606 ↑1.2%	£624,414 ↑29.1%	£483,655
Equity	£589,138 ↓12.7%	£674,654 ↑6.8%	£631,606 ↑1.2%	£624,414 ↑29.1%	£483,655
Other
Average employees	22 ↓8.3%	24 ↓17.2%	29 ↑45.0%	20 ↓20.0%	25
Dividends paid	£250,000 ↑275.3%	—	£66,607 ↓53.7%	£144,000 ↑242.8%	£42,005

Source: filed iXBRL accounts at Companies House. P&L items are only published by medium and large companies; small companies file abridged or micro-entity accounts where the P&L is not public.

Industry (SIC codes)

82990 · Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Officers (13)

Astley, Ian Peter · Director appointed 2016-05-06
Hennessey, Martin · Director appointed 2000-11-21
Martin, Bruce · Director appointed 2021-04-15 resigned 2023-03-24
Schutte, Anelia Varela · Director appointed 2019-05-14 resigned 2021-04-07
Mitchell, Stuart Robert · Director appointed 2017-04-06 resigned 2020-12-31
Wangen-Jones, Rose Elaine · Director appointed 2018-10-01 resigned 2019-04-03
Gundry, Nigel James · Director appointed 2018-02-28 resigned 2019-03-01
Ward, Nicholas David · Director appointed 2017-04-06 resigned 2017-10-02
Horsley, James · Director appointed 2016-05-06 resigned 2017-06-27
Simmons, John Neil · Director appointed 2006-07-26 resigned 2013-01-25
Gordon, James Douglas Strachan · Secretary appointed 2005-06-06 resigned 2009-09-18
Vogel, Pascale · Director appointed 2000-11-21 resigned 2006-07-26
Cornforth, Alan · Secretary appointed 2001-01-31 resigned 2005-06-06

People with significant control (1)

Mr Martin Hennessey Active

Individual Psc · British · resident in France · born 11/1965 · notified 2016-04-06

Ownership of shares 75 to 100 percent Voting rights 75 to 100 percent

Mortgages & charges (3)

3 outstanding

All assets debenture Outstanding

Held by Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited

Created 2012-12-21

Fixed and floating charge over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future, including goodwill, book debts, uncalled capital, buildings, fixtures, fixed plant & machinery see image for full details.
Rent deposit deed Outstanding

Held by Redcliffe Investments Limited

Created 2011-08-17

Interest in the rent deposit see image for full details.
Debenture Outstanding

Held by Hsbc Bank PLC

Created 2003-12-22

Fixed and floating charges over the undertaking and all property and assets present and future including goodwill bookdebts uncalled capital buildings fixtures fixed plant and machinery.

Recent filings (15)

2026-05-20 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2025-09-30 Total-exemption-full accounts AA Accounts
2025-05-07 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2024-09-30 Total-exemption-full accounts AA Accounts
2024-05-14 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2023-09-25 Total-exemption-full accounts AA Accounts
2023-07-26 Gazette filings brought up to date (paper) DISS40 Gazette
2023-07-25 Gazette notice compulsory (paper) GAZ1 Gazette
2023-07-21 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2023-03-24 Termination director company with name termination date TM01 Officers
2022-09-30 Total-exemption-full accounts AA Accounts
2022-07-01 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement
2021-09-28 Total-exemption-full accounts AA Accounts
2021-07-19 Appointment of director AP01 Officers
2021-07-16 Confirmation statement (no updates) CS01 Confirmation statement

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