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Canongate Books Limited
Canongate Books Limited is an active company incorporated on 2 August 1994 with the registered office located in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh. Canongate Books Limited was registered 31 years ago.
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Status
Active
Active since
incorporation
Company No
SC152259
Private limited company
Scottish Company
Age
31 years
Incorporated
2 August 1994
Size
Medium
Turnover is under
£54M
Balance sheet is under
£27M
Under
250 employees
Confirmation
Submitted
Dated
25 July 2025
(1 month ago)
Next confirmation dated
25 July 2026
Due by
8 August 2026
(11 months remaining)
Last change occurred
1 month ago
Accounts
Submitted
For period
1 Apr
⟶
31 Mar 2024
(1 year)
Accounts type is
Full
Next accounts for period
31 March 2025
Due by
31 December 2025
(3 months remaining)
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Contact
Address
14 High Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1TE
Same address for the past
30 years
Companies in EH1 1TE
Telephone
01315575111
Email
Available in Endole App
Website
Canongate.co.uk
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People
Officers
9
Shareholders
20
Controllers (PSC)
1
Ms Kathleen Lorna Gibb
Director • Secretary • Finance Director • British • Lives in Scotland • Born in Mar 1961
Mrs Anna Marie Leontia Ollard
Director • Vice President • British • Lives in England • Born in Oct 1977
Caroline Susan Gorham
Director • Operations Director • British • Lives in UK • Born in Dec 1965
Jennifer Izumi Fry
Director • Communications Director • British • Lives in UK • Born in Apr 1982
Francis Giles Bickmore
Director • Publishing Director • British • Lives in Scotland • Born in May 1975
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Mutual Companies
Leith's School Of Food And Wine Limited
James Edmund Byng and Ms Kathleen Lorna Gibb are mutual people.
Active
Independent Publishers Guild
Jennifer Izumi Fry is a mutual person.
Active
Book Industry Communication Limited
Caroline Susan Gorham is a mutual person.
Active
Hay Festival Foundation Limited
Mr David Adetayo Olusoga is a mutual person.
Active
Women's Prize Trust
Jennifer Izumi Fry is a mutual person.
Active
Letters Live Limited
Ms Kathleen Lorna Gibb is a mutual person.
Active
Ollard Consulting Limited
Mrs Anna Marie Leontia Ollard is a mutual person.
Active
Traverse Theatre (Scotland) Limited
Ms Kathleen Lorna Gibb is a mutual person.
Active
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Financials
Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2014–2024)
Period Ended
31 Mar 2024
For period
31 Mar
⟶
31 Mar 2024
Traded for
12 months
Cash in Bank
£4.49M
Increased by £141K (+3%)
Turnover
£18.17M
Decreased by £1.6M (-8%)
Employees
66
Increased by 4 (+6%)
Total Assets
£15.5M
Decreased by £472K (-3%)
Total Liabilities
-£5.86M
Decreased by £437K (-7%)
Net Assets
£9.63M
Decreased by £35K (-0%)
Debt Ratio (%)
38%
Decreased by 1.62% (-4%)
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Latest Activity
Mrs Caroline Susan Gorham Details Changed
1 Month Ago on 31 Jul 2025
Confirmation Submitted
1 Month Ago on 29 Jul 2025
James Edmund Byng (PSC) Appointed
5 Months Ago on 2 Apr 2025
Jennifer Mary Bland (PSC) Resigned
5 Months Ago on 2 Apr 2025
Full Accounts Submitted
10 Months Ago on 8 Nov 2024
Confirmation Submitted
1 Year 1 Month Ago on 25 Jul 2024
Full Accounts Submitted
1 Year 10 Months Ago on 3 Nov 2023
Confirmation Submitted
2 Years 1 Month Ago on 25 Jul 2023
Mrs Anna Marie Leontia Ollard Appointed
2 Years 6 Months Ago on 1 Mar 2023
Mr James Edmund Byng Details Changed
4 Years Ago on 10 Aug 2021
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Documents
Director's details changed for Mrs Caroline Susan Gorham on 31 July 2025
Submitted on 31 Jul 2025
Memorandum and Articles of Association
Submitted on 29 Jul 2025
Confirmation statement made on 25 July 2025 with updates
Submitted on 29 Jul 2025
Resolutions
Submitted on 28 Jul 2025
Director's details changed for Mr James Edmund Byng on 10 August 2021
Submitted on 9 Apr 2025
Cessation of Jennifer Mary Bland as a person with significant control on 2 April 2025
Submitted on 9 Apr 2025
Notification of James Edmund Byng as a person with significant control on 2 April 2025
Submitted on 9 Apr 2025
Full accounts made up to 31 March 2024
Submitted on 8 Nov 2024
Confirmation statement made on 25 July 2024 with updates
Submitted on 25 Jul 2024
Full accounts made up to 31 March 2023
Submitted on 3 Nov 2023
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