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Canongate Books Limited
- Incorporated
- 2 August 1994 (32 years)
- Industry
- Book publishing (58110)
- Directors
- Anna Marie Leontia Ollard
- Owned by
- James Edmund Byng
- Accounts type
- Full
- Region
- Scotland
- Address
- 14 High StreetEdinburghEH1 1TE
Website & contact details
- Website
Filing status
- Accounts due
- 31 December 2026
- Last accounts
- 31 March 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 9 July 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 25 June 2026
Charges
- Total
- 5
- Outstanding
- 1
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 4
Officers 8 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Ollard, Anna Marie Leontia
Director · Appointed 1 March 2023
British
Born October 1977 (49)
British,Nigerian
Born January 1970 (56)
Director · Appointed 14 December 2017
British
Born May 1975 (51)
Director · Appointed 14 December 2017
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British
Born April 1982 (44)
Director · Appointed 29 October 2014
British
Born March 1961 (65)
Gibb, Kathleen
Secretary · Appointed 14 July 2014
Director · Appointed 1 January 2002
British
Born December 1965 (60)
Director · Appointed 6 October 1994
British
Born June 1969 (57)
Officer history (20 former)
6 November 2025
1 March 2023
1 March 2023
Appointed Ollard, Anna Marie Leontia as Director
29 July 2022
11 November 2021
26 February 2020
19 December 2019
Resigned Mcveigh, Charles as Director
14 December 2017
14 December 2017
14 December 2017
13 July 2017
Resigned Todd, Jennifer Jane as Director
28 January 2017
10 October 2016
29 October 2014
14 July 2014
Appointed Gibb, Kathleen as Secretary
30 April 2014
Resigned Tastard, Susannah Jane as Director
31 December 2012
Resigned Davies, Nicholas as Director
27 June 2012
Resigned Collingridge, Polly Alexandra as Director
30 April 2012
Resigned Serota, Anya as Director
1 January 2012
Appointed Tastard, Susannah Jane as Director
30 September 2010
Resigned Anderson, Kathleen Elizabeth as Director
29 April 2009
Resigned Mcainsh, Sheila Alexander as Secretary
1 November 2008
Appointed Collingridge, Polly Alexandra as Director
1 September 2008
Appointed Davies, Nicholas as Director
1 November 2006
Appointed Serota, Anya as Director
31 July 2006
1 June 2006
Appointed Todd, Jennifer Jane as Director
28 August 2003
5 August 2003
Resigned Moir, Judith Joyce as Director
24 July 2003
Appointed Anderson, Kathleen Elizabeth as Director
27 January 2003
Appointed Mcveigh, Charles as Director
18 December 2002
1 January 2002
28 November 2001
1 January 2001
Appointed Moir, Judith Joyce as Director
19 August 2000
Resigned Moir, Neville as Director
12 April 2000
1 January 1997
Appointed Moir, Neville as Director
3 March 1995
18 October 1994
Appointed Mcainsh, Sheila Alexander as Secretary
18 October 1994
18 October 1994
12 October 1994
6 October 1994
6 October 1994
1 August 1994
1 August 1994
1 August 1994
Ownership 1 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Individual · Notified 2 April 2025
Owns 25–50% of shares
Holds 25–50% of voting rights
British
Born June 1969 (57)
Former controllers (3)
2 April 2025
1 May 2018
Ceased The Executors Of The Estate Of Sir Christopher Buchan Bland — Owns 25–50% of shares (as a trust)
15 September 2017
Ceased Charles Mcveigh — Owns 25–50% of shares
Financials
Figures from 2024 accounts. Newer accounts, made up to 31 March 2025, are filed but not read yet. See them on Companies House
- Cash
- £4,488,623
- Profit Before Tax
- £677,940
- Employees
- 66
- Current Ratio
- 2.3x
- Return on Equity
- 4%
Balance sheet detail
| 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £1,832,432 |
| Current Assets | £13,665,325 |
| Debtors | £8,201,160 |
| Cash | £4,488,623 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £5,863,501 |
| Net Current Assets | £7,801,824 |
| Shareholder Funds | £9,634,256 |
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 July 2026 | Confirmation statement with updates | 25 June 2026 | ||
| 7 April 2026 | Part of the property or undertaking has been released and no longer forms part of a charge | |||
| 1 April 2026 | Purchase of own shares | |||
| 24 March 2026 | Satisfaction of a charge in full | |||
| 26 February 2026 | Cancellation of shares |
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