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THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD

Active
SC022187·incorporated 1942-10-15

THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD is an active UK private limited company, incorporated on 15 October 1942 at Companies House (number SC022187; OpenRegistry canonical ID GB-SC022187-the-shetland-bookshop-ltd). Sophymarine's OpenRegistry classifies it under SIC 47610 (Retail sale of books in specialised stores), one of 2,226 active UK entities in that code and one of 838 active companies registered in Shetland (postcode ZE1). Programmatic access via MCP at https://openregistry.sophymarine.com/mcp.

Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Incorporated
1942-10-15
Registered Address
71-79 COMMERCIAL STREET, LERWICK, SHETLAND, ZE1 0AJ, SCOTLAND
SIC
47610 — Retail sale of books in specialised stores
Country of origin
United Kingdom

Accounts

Last filed accounts made up to 2025-03-31. Next accounts due 2026-12-31. Financial year-end: 31/03. Filing class: UNAUDITED ABRIDGED.

Confirmation statement

Last confirmation statement made up to 2025-12-31. Next confirmation statement due 2027-01-14.

Mortgages and charges

9 charges recorded against the company at Companies House: 2 outstanding, 7 satisfied, 0 partially satisfied.

Persons with significant control

THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD has 2 persons with significant control on file:

  • Mrs Caroline June Wishart born 1949 resident in Scotland, British national. Notified 2016-12-31.
    • Owns 25–50% of shares
  • Mr Basil Robert Johnson Wishart born 1952 resident in Scotland, British national. Notified 2016-12-31.
    • Owns 50–75% of shares

Previous names

THE SHETLAND BOOKSHOP LTD has previously traded as:

  • THE SHETLAND TIMES LIMITED (until 2025-07-16)

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