Canongate Books Limited

Company SC152259 Active

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

David Adetayo Olusoga Director · appointed 2023
James Edmund Byng Director · appointed 1994
Anna Marie Leontia Ollard Director · appointed 2023
Francis Giles Bickmore Director · appointed 2017
Jennifer Izumi Fry Director · appointed 2017
Caroline Susan Gorham Director · appointed 2002
Kathleen Lorna Gibb Director · appointed 2014

13.1y median 8.6y

average tenure

31.8y

longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

James Edmund Byng Director · appointed 1994
Francis Giles Bickmore Director · appointed 2017
Jennifer Izumi Fry Director · appointed 2017
Caroline Susan Gorham Director · appointed 2002
Kathleen Lorna Gibb Director · appointed 2014

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (1)

Francis Giles Bickmore Director · appointed 2017

Portfolio (6)

David Adetayo Olusoga Director · appointed 2023
James Edmund Byng Director · appointed 1994
Anna Marie Leontia Ollard Director · appointed 2023
Jennifer Izumi Fry Director · appointed 2017
Caroline Susan Gorham Director · appointed 2002
Kathleen Lorna Gibb Director · appointed 2014

Also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

David John Young Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2025

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 5Arts and leisure 4Education 3Finance 1Other services 1Tech and media 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving directors could step down together

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.

Related organisations

Leith's School of Food and Wine Limited 2 shared directors
Women's Prize Trust 2 shared directors
Letters Live Limited 2 shared directors

Connected through a shared director

Book Industry Communication Limited 1 shared director
HAY Festival Foundation Limited 1 shared director
The Scott Trust Limited 1 shared director

Deterministic, from public records.

Company details

Number	SC152259
Status	Active
Type	Private Limited Company
Incorporated	02/08/1994
Address	14 HIGH STREET, EDINBURGH, EH1 1TE
Accounts next due	31/12/2026
Accounts last made up	31/03/2025

Industry (SIC)

58110 - Book publishing

Owned by (2) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

James Edmund Byng
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2025-04-02
Charles Mcveigh ceased 2017-09-15
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06

Owns 4 companies iOwnsCompanies where this company is registered as having significant control, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register.

SC250210
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06
CSA Telltapes Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors, significant influence · notified 2016-04-06
Letters Live Limited
25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
Severn House Publishers Limited
75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2017-09-12

Officers (27)

David Adetayo Olusoga Director · appointed 2023
Anna Marie Leontia Ollard Director · appointed 2023
Francis Giles Bickmore Director · appointed 2017
Jennifer Izumi Fry Director · appointed 2017
Kathleen Lorna Gibb Director · appointed 2014
Kathleen Gibb Secretary · appointed 2014
Caroline Susan Gorham Director · appointed 2002
James Edmund Byng Director · appointed 1994

Show 19 former officers

Charles Senff Mcveigh Director · appointed 2020 · resigned 2022
Bland, Jennifer Mary, Lady Director · appointed 2017 · resigned 2021
David John Young Director · appointed 2016 · resigned 2025
Susannah Jane Tastard Director · appointed 2012 · resigned 2014
Polly Alexandra Collingridge Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2012
Nicholas Davies Director · appointed 2008 · resigned 2012
Anya Serota Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2012
Jennifer Jane Todd Director · appointed 2006 · resigned 2017
Kathleen Elizabeth Anderson Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2010
Charles Mcveigh Director · appointed 2003 · resigned 2019
Bland, Francis Christopher Buchan, Sir Director · appointed 2002 · resigned 2017
Judith Joyce Moir Director · appointed 2001 · resigned 2003
David Graham Director · appointed 2000 · resigned 2006
Neville Moir Director · appointed 1997 · resigned 2000
Ronald Stewart Cuthbertson Shanks Director · appointed 1995 · resigned 2003
Sheila Alexander Mcainsh Secretary · appointed 1994 · resigned 2009
Hugh Andrew Director · appointed 1994 · resigned 2001
James Robert Will Nominee-director · appointed 1994 · resigned 1994
Iain Maury Campbell Meiklejohn Nominee-secretary · appointed 1994 · resigned 1994

Directors and officers on the Companies House record, current and former.

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