ARCTURUS PUBLISHING LIMITED

Company number 02873890 ·

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Shareholders' funds

£3,294,057

Balance sheet as at 2022-03-31

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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
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Nature of business (SIC)

  • 58110 Book publishing

Officers 4 current · 9 resigned

Appointed 2022-09-21
Nikolas HEYNG Director
Appointed 2022-09-21
Appointed 2022-09-21
MR SIAW ANN CHOK Secretary
ACCOUNTANT Appointed 2005-11-15

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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

Website
http://www.arcturuspublishing.com

Previous registered addresses 5

AddressChanged on
CAMBURGH HOUSE 27 NEW DOVER ROAD, CANTERBURY, KENT CT1 3DN2008-01-02
THE WHITE HOUSE 2 MEADROW, GODALMING, SURREY GU7 3HN2007-12-11
1 BRIDGE MEWS, BRIDGE STREET, GODALMING, SURREY GU7 1HZ1999-10-04
20 DOVER TERRACE, SANDY COMBE ROAD, RICHMOND, SURREY TW9 2EF1997-12-18
33 CRWYS ROAD, CARDIFF, CF2 4YF1993-12-06

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 →

1,185 companies are registered at this postcode →

Competitors Canterbury

This company ranks 1 among book publishing in Canterbury.

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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.

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