Private limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Book publishing”.
Headline figures
FY to Mar 2025 · Company only
Turnover
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Profit after tax
£860k
Net assets
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Cash
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Employees
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Retained reserves
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What the numbers say
3 findings from the figures, in plain English
Written by rules from the figures on this page. Not a forecast or a credit opinion.
History
| £ | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Profit after tax | £860k | ||
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Every figure for all 3 years
“—” means we did not find the figure in a source; it is never filled with an estimate.
Balance sheet and ratios
From the filed balance sheets · £
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| Return on equityProfit after tax as a share of net assets | |||
| Dividends to profitDividends paid as a share of profit after tax, in a year with a profit | |||
| Current ratioCurrent assets for every £1 owed within a year | |||
| Cash ratioCash for every £1 owed within a year | |||
| Creditors to assetsEverything owed to creditors as a share of fixed plus current assets | |||
7 balance-sheet lines and 5 ratios, every year
A ratio appears only for years where every line it needs was filed. Lines are as tagged in the accounts; nothing is added up or estimated.
Questions people ask
›What does Canongate Books do?
Private limited company registered in the UK, classed under “Book publishing”. In its own words: “Canongate is committed to vital and innovative writing, both fiction and non-fiction. We’ve won publisher of the year twice, but we don’t like to talk about it.”
›How much turnover does Canongate Books make?
Answered in the full report
›Is Canongate Books profitable?
Yes: it made a profit after tax of £860k in the year to 31 March 2025, its latest filed accounts.
›How many people work at Canongate Books?
Answered in the full report
›Where is Canongate Books based?
Its registered office is 14 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1TE.
›When was Canongate Books founded?
Canongate Books Limited was incorporated on 2 August 1994.
›Is Canongate Books still trading?
The register lists Canongate Books Limited as active.