ARCTURUS PUBLISHING LIMITED
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Shareholders' funds
£3,294,057
Balance sheet as at 2022-03-31
What it does
The principal activity of the company during the year was the provision of book publishing services. Turnover increased to £14,471,095 in 2021/22 from £11,927,455 in 2020/21 as a result of Covid-19 pandemic ending. With effective control of costs and improvements in margins EBITDA rose from £1,078,468 to £1,295,092. Trade sales in the UK and US and rights sales globally performed particularly strongly. Our cashflow is robust and the company is well-positioned to grow future turnover and profitability. Key financial indicators:20222021££Turnover14,471,09511,927,455Gross Profit4,448,1763,734,836Profit before taxation1,244,8341,020,952Earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation1,295,0921,078,468Net assets3,294,0573,561,263Future developments The range of our publishings continues to expand and we are strongly positioned to build on this performance through 2022/2023 and beyond. Financial risk management objectives and policies As with any organisation, there are varying deg
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1993-11-22
- Employees
- 41 (2022 accounts · was 38 in 2021)
- Registered office
- Camburgh House, 27 New Dover Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3DN
- Postcode
- CT1 3DN
- Capital
- 10,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Medium
- Charges
- 1 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-11-22
- Next due by
- 2026-12-06
Nature of business (SIC)
- 58110 Book publishing
Officers 4 current · 9 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by ARCTURUS HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-11-22
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA409948 (Tier 2), registered since 2018.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| CAMBURGH HOUSE 27 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT CT1 3DN | 2008-01-02 |
| THE WHITE HOUSE 2 MEADROW, GODALMING, SURREY GU7 3HN | 2007-12-11 |
| 1 BRIDGE MEWS, BRIDGE STREET, GODALMING, SURREY GU7 1HZ | 1999-10-04 |
| 20 DOVER TERRACE, SANDY COMBE ROAD, RICHMOND, SURREY TW9 2EF | 1997-12-18 |
| 33 CRWYS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF2 4YF | 1993-12-06 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 41 similar companies in CT
The largest employer among its local peers (41 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1993.
No.1 of the largest book publishing companies in Canterbury →
Competitors Canterbury
This company ranks 1 among book publishing in Canterbury.
The class of 1993
49%
of the 25,070 companies incorporated in 1993 are still active today; 48% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.