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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
(3 months ago)
Next confirmation dated
25 July 2026
Due by
8 August 2026
(9 months remaining)
Last change occurred
3 months ago
Accounts
Submitted
For period
1 Apr
⟶
31 Mar 2025
(12 months)
Accounts type is
Full
Next accounts for period
31 March 2026
Due by
31 December 2026
(1 year 2 months remaining)
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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
Francis Giles Bickmore
Director • Publishing Director • British • Lives in Scotland • Born in May 1975
Mr David Adetayo Olusoga
Director • Creative Director • British,nigerian • Lives in England • Born in Jan 1970
James Edmund Byng
Director • Publisher • British • Lives in England • Born in Jun 1969
Mr David John Young
Director • Retired Publisher • British • Lives in England • Born in Jan 1951
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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 (2015–2025)
Period Ended
31 Mar 2025
For period
31 Mar
⟶
31 Mar 2025
Traded for
12 months
Cash in Bank
£4.49M
Same as previous period
Turnover
£17.92M
Decreased by £245K (-1%)
Employees
64
Decreased by 2 (-3%)
Total Assets
£14.8M
Decreased by £696K (-4%)
Total Liabilities
-£4.76M
Decreased by £1.11M (-19%)
Net Assets
£10.04M
Increased by £410K (+4%)
Debt Ratio (%)
32%
Decreased by 5.69% (-15%)
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Latest Activity
Full Accounts Submitted
18 Days Ago on 10 Oct 2025
Mrs Caroline Susan Gorham Details Changed
2 Months Ago on 31 Jul 2025
Confirmation Submitted
3 Months Ago on 29 Jul 2025
James Edmund Byng (PSC) Appointed
6 Months Ago on 2 Apr 2025
Jennifer Mary Bland (PSC) Resigned
6 Months Ago on 2 Apr 2025
Full Accounts Submitted
11 Months Ago on 8 Nov 2024
Confirmation Submitted
1 Year 3 Months Ago on 25 Jul 2024
Full Accounts Submitted
1 Year 12 Months Ago on 3 Nov 2023
Confirmation Submitted
2 Years 3 Months Ago on 25 Jul 2023
Mr James Edmund Byng Details Changed
4 Years Ago on 10 Aug 2021
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Documents
Full accounts made up to 31 March 2025
Submitted on 10 Oct 2025
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
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