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Prepared 19 May 2026
CANONGATE BOOKS LIMITED
SC152259 · ltd · incorporated 1994-08-02
1. Company facts
- Status
- active
- Lifecycle
- 📈 Growth — Revenue expanding meaningfully year-on-year. Profitable traction.
- Jurisdiction
- scotland
- Registered office
- 14 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1TE
- SIC codes
- 58110 — Book publishing
- Accounts next due
- 2026-12-31
- Confirmation statement next due
- 2026-08-08
2. Directors (7 active)
- BICKMORE, Francis Giles
- director · appointed 2017-12-14 · born 5/1975 (age 51)
- BYNG, James Edmund
- director · appointed 1994-10-06 · born 6/1969 (age 57)
- FRY, Jennifer Izumi
- director · appointed 2017-12-14 · born 4/1982 (age 44)
- GIBB, Kathleen Lorna
- director · appointed 2014-10-29 · born 3/1961 (age 65)
- GORHAM, Caroline Susan
- director · appointed 2002-01-01 · born 12/1965 (age 61)
- OLLARD, Anna Marie Leontia
- director · appointed 2023-03-01 · born 10/1977 (age 49)
- OLUSOGA, David Adetayo
- director · appointed 2023-03-01 · born 1/1970 (age 56)
3. Shareholders (1 active)
- Mr James Edmund Byng
- 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
4. Security
5 total charges (1 outstanding, 4 satisfied).
Headline verdict
- Opportunity score
- 80/100 (Exceptional)
- Owner dependency
- high — 65/100
- Red flags
- 0 high · 1 medium · 0 low