Private company

Watkins Books

Bookshop in London

Watkins Books is London's oldest esoteric bookshop. It specialises in esotericism, mysticism, occultism, oriental religion and contemporary spirituality.² It is headquartered in City of Westminster.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1897Founded¹

HeadquartersCity of Westminster¹

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Watkins Books is London's oldest esoteric bookshop. It specialises in esotericism, mysticism, occultism, oriental religion and contemporary spirituality.²

Corporate structure

Watkins Books sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Watkins Books City of Westminster
- Collective Ink Subsidiary · New Alresford
  - O-Books Subsidiary
  - Zero Books Subsidiary

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Collective Ink since Oct 25, 2021

From Wikidata.¹

Acquisitions

Oct 25, 2021Acquired Collective Ink¹

Timeline

1897Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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WikidataWatkins Books on Wikidata
2
WikipediaWatkins Books on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsWatkins Books photo by Tom Morris, CC BY-SA 3.0