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# BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD

## Company Registration Number:
06736499 (England and Wales)

## Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 October 2025

## Period of accounts

## Start date: 01 November 2024

## End date: 31 October 2025

# BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD

## Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2025

Company Information - 3 |
Report of the Directors - 4 |
Profit and Loss Account - 5 |
Balance sheet - 6 |
Additional notes - 8 |
Balance sheet notes - 11 |

# BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD

## Company Information

for the Period Ended 31 October 2025

Director: |  | G. T. Milner
|  | N. J. Watt
|  | K. Shiri
Secretary: |  | G. T. Milner
Registered office: |  | 16 Overhill Road East Dulwich London London SE22 0PH
Company Registration Number: |  | 06736499 (England and Wales)

# BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD

## Directors' Report Period Ended 31 October 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 October 2025

Principal Activities

Books of Africa Ltd is a publishing company established in 2009, based in London and registered in England and Wales.

Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 01 November 2024 to 31 October 2025
G. T. Milner
N. J. Watt
K. Shiri

Secretary
G. T. Milner

This report was approved by the board of directors on 9 November 2025
And Signed On Behalf Of The Board By:

Name: G. T. Milner
Status: Director

# BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD

## Profit and Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 October 2025

| Notes | 2025 £ | 2024 £
--- | --- | --- | ---
Turnover |  | 8,030 | 9,418
Cost of sales |  | ( 5,768 ) | ( 6,605 )
Gross Profit or (Loss) |  | 2,262 | 2,813
Administrative Expenses |  | ( 1,899 ) | ( 2,393 )
Operating Profit or (Loss) |  | 363 | 420
Profit or (Loss) Before Tax |  | 363 | 420
Profit or (Loss) for Period |  | 363 | 420

The notes form part of these financial statements

# BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD

## Balance sheet

As at 31 October 2025

| Notes | 2025 £ | 2024 £
--- | --- | --- | ---
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: | 4 | 0 | 38
Total fixed assets: |  | 0 | 38
Current assets
Stocks: |  | 3,062 | 1,923
Debtors: | 5 | 500 | 2,549
Cash at bank and in hand: |  | 68 | 5,762
Total current assets: |  | 3,630 | 10,234
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: | 6 | ( 1,333 ) | ( 8,338 )
Net current assets (liabilities): |  | 2,297 | 1,896
Total assets less current liabilities: |  | 2,297 | 1,934
Total net assets (liabilities): |  | 2,297 | 1,934

The notes form part of these financial statements

# BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD

## Balance sheet continued

As at 31 October 2025

| Notes | 2025 £ | 2024 £
--- | --- | --- | ---
Capital and reserves
Called up share capital: |  | 1,850 | 1,850
Profit and loss account: |  | 447 | 84
Shareholders funds: |  | 2,297 | 1,934

For the year ending 31 October 2025 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 9 November 2025
And Signed On Behalf Of The Board By:

Name: G. T. Milner
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

# BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2025

- ## 1. Accounting policies

  Basis of measurement and preparation

  These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

# BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2025

- ## 2. Employees

  | 2025 | 2024
  --- | --- | ---
  Average number of employees during the period | 0 | 0

# BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2025

- ## 3. Off balance sheet disclosure

  No

# BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2025

## 4. Tangible assets

| Plant & machinery | Total
--- | --- | ---
Cost | £ | £
At 01 November 2024 | 2,924 | 2,924
Additions | - | -
Disposals | - | -
Revaluations | - | -
Transfers | - | -
At 31 October 2025 | 2,924 | 2,924
Depreciation |  |
At 01 November 2024 | 2,886 | 2,886
Charge for year | 38 | 38
On disposals | - | -
Other adjustments | - | -
At 31 October 2025 | 2,924 | 2,924
Net book value |  |
At 31 October 2025 | 0 | 0
At 31 October 2024 | 38 | 38

# BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2025

## 5. Debtors

| 2025 £ | 2024 £
--- | --- | ---
Trade debtors | 500 | 2,549
Total | 500 | 2,549

# BOOKS OF AFRICA LTD

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2025

## 6.Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

| 2025 £ | 2024 £
--- | --- | ---
Trade creditors | 1,333 | 8,338
Total | 1,333 | 8,338