# The Shetland Bookshop Ltd

## Details

- **Company number:** [SC022187](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC022187)
- **Status:** Active
- **Type:** Private Limited Company
- **Incorporated:** 15 Oct 1942
- **Registered office:** 71-79 COMMERCIAL STREET, LERWICK, SHETLAND, ZE1 0AJ
- **Nature of business:** [47610](/sic/47610) Retail sale of books in specialised stores, [58190](/sic/58190) Other publishing activities


## Previous names

- The Shetland Times Limited (until 16 Jul 2025)




## Control

| Name | Nature of control | Notified | Ceased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Basil Robert Johnson Wishart | ownership-of-shares-50-to-75-percent | 31 Dec 2016 |  |
| Mrs Caroline June Wishart | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent | 31 Dec 2016 |  |



## Accounts

| Year ended | Net assets | Cash | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £283,334 | £4,471 | 37 |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £273,972 | £4,996 | 35 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £343,147 | £3,833 | 35 |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £399,346 | £14,684 | 37 |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £522,830 | £196,469 | 39 |
| 31 Mar 2020 | £472,600 | £3,407 | 39 |
| 31 Mar 2019 | £568,612 | £56,217 | - |
| 31 Mar 2018 | £581,011 | £50,818 | - |