Company · Cockermouth
The NEW Bookshop Limited
Retail sale of books in specialised stores
Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Previous officers 4
- Samuel Thomas Hetherington 2021-2022 View profile
- Charlotte Isabel Hetherington 2021-2022 View profile
- Catherine Mary Hetherington 2014-2022 View profile
- Stephen Hetherington 2014-2021 View profile
Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.
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About
- What it does
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores; Unlicensed restaurants and cafes
- Incorporated
- 29/01/2014
- Registered office
- Cockermouth
Ownership
Owned by (3) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.
- Louise Heaton
75-100% shares · notified 2022-10-31 - confirmed: also a director of this company - Catherine Mary Hetherington ceased 2022-10-31
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-01-29 - Stephen Hetherington ceased 2021-02-03
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-01-29 - confirmed: also a director of this company
Group
- The NEW Bookshop Limited
is controlled by Louise Heaton
Evidence
active 75-100% shares · notified 2022-10-31 · source: Companies House PSC register
Ultimately controlled by Louise Heaton.
Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.
Financials
- Net assets
- £202,062
- Total assets
- £203,513
- Cash
- £222,154
- Employees
- 26
- Turnover
- Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)
Five-year trend
| Period ending | Turnover | Net assets |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Not reported | £202,062 |
| 2026-03-31 | Not reported | £202,062 |
| 2025-03-31 | Not reported | £102,938 |
Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2026-03-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.
2 directors on the board
- Dominic Mark Heaton Director · appointed 2023
- Louise Heaton Director · appointed 2022
First-time vs portfolio directors
First-time (1)
- Louise Heaton Director · appointed 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Dominic Mark Heaton Director · appointed 2023
Also govern a charity
Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.
The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.
Sources
Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Company number
- 08866053
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Private Limited Company
- Accounts next due
- 31/12/2027
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.
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