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CHAT PLAY READ C.I.C.

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11110600·incorporated 2017-12-13

CHAT PLAY READ C.I.C. is an active UK community interest company, incorporated on 13 December 2017 at Companies House (number 11110600; OpenRegistry canonical ID GB-11110600-chat-play-read-c-i-c). Sophymarine's OpenRegistry classifies it under SIC 47610 (Retail sale of books in specialised stores), one of 2,253 active UK entities in that code and one of 3,833 active companies registered in Farnborough, Hants (postcode GU14). Programmatic access via MCP at https://openregistry.sophymarine.com/mcp.

Status
Active
Type
Community Interest Company
Incorporated
2017-12-13
Registered Address
SHERWOOD HOUSE, 41 QUEENS ROAD, FARNBOROUGH, HANTS, GU14 6JP, UNITED KINGDOM
SIC
47610 — Retail sale of books in specialised stores
Country of origin
United Kingdom

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Filings

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Accounts

Last filed accounts made up to 2025-06-30. Next accounts due 2027-03-31. Financial year-end: 30/06. Filing class: TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL.

Confirmation statement

Last confirmation statement made up to 2025-07-15. Next confirmation statement due 2026-07-29.

Persons with significant control

CHAT PLAY READ C.I.C. has 2 persons with significant control on file:

  • Mr Christopher Evans born 1966 resident in United Kingdom, British national. Notified 2017-12-13.
    • Owns 25–50% of shares
    • Holds 25–50% of voting rights
  • Mr Michael Adam Foster born 1958 resident in England, British national. Notified 2020-06-29.
    • Owns 50–75% of shares
    • Holds 50–75% of voting rights
    • Has the right to appoint and remove directors

Previous names

CHAT PLAY READ C.I.C. has previously traded as:

  • DOUBLE THE DIFFERENCE C.I.C. (until 2026-05-27)
  • CHAT PLAY READ C.I.C. (until 2026-02-19)
  • 500 WORDS (CHILDREN) C.I.C. (until 2024-04-08)
  • 500 WORDS (CHILDREN) LIMITED (until 2022-12-29)

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Source: Companies House Free Company Data, refreshed 2026-06-06. Official record: find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.