---
title: "WORLD OF BOOKS GROUP LTD — Ownership Dossier"
canonical: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ef4d417c-e6f9-56ca-8c68-47dee2214895
json: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ef4d417c-e6f9-56ca-8c68-47dee2214895
identifier: oo:GB-COH-07464694
jurisdiction: GB
risk: Low
source: WhiteIntel corporate-ownership graph
---

# WORLD OF BOOKS GROUP LTD

**Type:** Company  
**Jurisdiction:** GB  
**Identifier:** `oo:GB-COH-07464694`  
**Risk level:** Low  
**Canonical dossier:** https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ef4d417c-e6f9-56ca-8c68-47dee2214895  
**Structured JSON / MCP:** https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ef4d417c-e6f9-56ca-8c68-47dee2214895  

## Ownership & control

### Owners / controllers

- **GRUFFALO BIDCO LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/495c6bb3-2e71-5f83-9c17-6b22a3bc4d82
- **GRUFFALO BIDCO LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/495c6bb3-2e71-5f83-9c17-6b22a3bc4d82
- **CIRCLE BIDCO LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/92bd96a7-dc31-5479-805a-1db3b9ce2a5c

### Holdings / subsidiaries

- **WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9094e7dd-12b9-5628-8a6d-0b4749ebc9c1
- **ZIFFIT LTD** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ff42c135-146e-5612-9e6f-27125fe327de
- **WORLD OF RARE BOOKS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 100% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/efe54600-633b-524a-b8fc-0771c79f73ee
- **WORLD OF BOOKS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/9094e7dd-12b9-5628-8a6d-0b4749ebc9c1
- **WORLD OF RARE BOOKS LIMITED** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/efe54600-633b-524a-b8fc-0771c79f73ee
- **ZIFFIT LTD** (beneficial owner) — 87.5% — https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ff42c135-146e-5612-9e6f-27125fe327de

### UBO chain (walk to the ultimate owner)

A **51-step** ownership/control chain to the ultimate beneficial owner is resolved for this entity. The full cited chain unlocks with a paid API key or a one-off dossier — https://whiteintel.dev/pricing.

## Company profile (live · UK Companies House)

- **Company number:** `07464694`
- **Status:** active
- **Type:** ltd
- **Incorporated:** 2010-12-09
- **Registered office:** Carbon 103 Siskin Parkway West, Middlemarch Business Park, Coventry, CV3 4PW, United Kingdom
- **SIC:** 47910

### Officers

- CRAWFORD, James — director · British · appointed 2026-01-12
- MUCHA, Christopher Daniel — director · Czech · appointed 2024-04-09
- PERKINS, Simon James — director · British · appointed 2023-11-27
- BELL, Graham Richard — director · British · appointed 2017-09-27 · resigned 2024-01-31
- BLAIR, Kenneth Charles — director · British · appointed 2012-03-02 · resigned 2016-11-22
- BOOBYER, Stephen — director · British · appointed 2012-03-22 · resigned 2021-06-30
- DOWNES, Simon — director · British · appointed 2016-11-22 · resigned 2023-09-06
- GUTTRIDGE, Daniel — director · British · appointed 2020-09-30 · resigned 2025-10-31
- OQVIST, Karl Patrik — director · Swedish · appointed 2020-09-30 · resigned 2022-03-03
- SHALTIEL, Yaakov, Dr — director · British · appointed 2010-12-09 · resigned 2010-12-09
- WITTS, Deborah Joy — director · British · appointed 2010-12-20 · resigned 2012-03-23

### Beneficial owners (Persons with Significant Control)

- [Circle Bidco Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/92bd96a7-dc31-5479-805a-1db3b9ce2a5c) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — since 2024-11-08
- [Gruffalo Bidco Limited](https://whiteintel.dev/entity/495c6bb3-2e71-5f83-9c17-6b22a3bc4d82) — 75–100% shares · corporate PSC · United Kingdom — ceased 2024-11-08

## Provenance

- OpenOwnership — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07464694
- companies_house_bulk — https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07464694

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_This is the markdown-for-agents view of the WhiteIntel dossier for **WORLD OF BOOKS GROUP LTD**. Human view: https://whiteintel.dev/entity/ef4d417c-e6f9-56ca-8c68-47dee2214895 · Structured JSON: https://whiteintel.dev/api/public/dossier/ef4d417c-e6f9-56ca-8c68-47dee2214895._

_Risk levels are heuristic investigative leads, not legal determinations of beneficial ownership. Every claim carries a source; an absent edge means "not yet observed in current sources", not "does not exist"._