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Register entry · No. SC079939

THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL LIMITED

Active PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) Incorporated 1 Sep 1982

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    Next due 28 Jan 2027.

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    Incorporated 1 Sep 1982 (44 years ago).

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From the public register, filing history, officers, owners and filed accounts, as of 25 Oct 2026. Not a credit score or advice: open the filings before relying on them. JSON

  1. Registered office

    121 GEORGE STREET, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, EH2 4YN

    As filed with Companies House.
  2. Nature of business

    • 90040 Operation of arts facilities
  3. Accounts

    Next due
    30 Sep 2027
    Last made up to
    31 Dec 2025
    Type
    SMALL
  4. Confirmation statement

    Next due
    28 Jan 2027
    Last made up to
    14 Jan 2026
  5. Charges

    Outstanding
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  6. Names

    1. THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL LIMITED 28 Aug 1998 – now
    2. EDINBURGH BOOK FAIR 1 Sep 1982 – 28 Aug 1998

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Is THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL LIMITED still trading?

The register shows THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL LIMITED as active.

What does THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL LIMITED do?

It files the industry code 90040 (Operation of arts facilities).

When was THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL LIMITED set up?

It was incorporated on 1 September 1982.

When are THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL LIMITED's accounts due?

Next accounts are due by 30 September 2027. The last accounts were made up to 31 December 2025.

When is THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL LIMITED's next confirmation statement due?

By 28 January 2027.

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DateFormDescriptionPagesDocument
8 Oct 2026 TM01 Director left: Alasdair Matthew Morton 1 PDF ↓
8 Oct 2026 TM01 Director left: James Douglas Crawford 1 PDF ↓
17 Sep 2026 TM02 Secretary left: Sophie Moxon 1 PDF ↓
17 Sep 2026 AP03 Secretary appointed: Mrs Lyndsay Henderson 2 PDF ↓
30 Jul 2026 AA Accounts (small), made up to 31 Dec 2025 34 PDF ↓
9 Apr 2026 AP01 Director appointed: Miss Fiona Lesley Davis 2 PDF ↓
25 Mar 2026 AP01 Director appointed: Mr Martin James Richard Ambrose 2 PDF ↓
11 Mar 2026 TM01 Director left: Mary Josephine Robson 1 PDF ↓
11 Mar 2026 TM01 Director left: Irene Mary Grant 1 PDF ↓
15 Jan 2026 CS01 Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 14 Jan 2026 3 PDF ↓
15 Jan 2026 CH01 Director's details changed: Mr Tomas Peter Gerrard 2 PDF ↓
15 Jan 2026 CH01 Director's details changed: Mr Tomas Gerrard 2 PDF ↓
15 Jan 2026 CH01 Director's details changed: Ms Anna Frame 2 PDF ↓
14 Jan 2026 AP01 Director appointed: Ms Anna Clare Day 2 PDF ↓
14 Jan 2026 CH01 Director's details changed: Ms Hannah Hyde 2 PDF ↓
16 Dec 2025 AP01 Director appointed: Mr Andrew Wylie Ormston 2 PDF ↓
16 Dec 2025 AP01 Director appointed: Mrs Anne Scott 2 PDF ↓
23 Jul 2025 AA Accounts (group), made up to 31 Dec 2024 40 PDF ↓
15 Jul 2025 AP01 Director appointed: Mrs Caroline Anne Watt Colliston 2 PDF ↓
28 May 2025 AP01 Director appointed: Miss Rachel Elizabeth Lloyd 2 PDF ↓
18 Mar 2025 TM01 Director left: Claire Urquhart 1 PDF ↓
12 Mar 2025 AP01 Director appointed: Mr James Douglas Crawford 2 PDF ↓
14 Jan 2025 CS01 Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 14 Jan 2025 3 PDF ↓
29 Nov 2024 AP01 Director appointed: Ms Alisha Fernandez Miranda 2 PDF ↓
25 Sep 2024 AA Accounts (group), made up to 31 Dec 2023 41 PDF ↓
25 Aug 2024 TM01 Director left: Jacqueline Margaret Kay 1 PDF ↓
25 Aug 2024 TM01 Director left: Allan Little 1 PDF ↓
25 Aug 2024 TM01 Director left: Francis Giles Bickmore 1 PDF ↓
28 Mar 2024 TM01 Director left: Fiammetta Giovanna Gisella Rocco 1 PDF ↓
8 Mar 2024 AP01 Director appointed: Mr Tomas Gerrard 2 PDF ↓
8 Mar 2024 AP01 Director appointed: Ms Anna Frame 2 PDF ↓
20 Feb 2024 TM01 Director left: Jennifer Ann Brown 1 PDF ↓
28 Jan 2024 CS01 Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 14 Jan 2024 3 PDF ↓
21 Nov 2023 AP01 Director appointed: Yassmin Abdel-Magied 2 PDF ↓
9 Oct 2023 AP01 Director appointed: Ms Hannah Hyde 2 PDF ↓
22 Aug 2023 AA Accounts (group), made up to 31 Dec 2022 42 PDF ↓
30 Jan 2023 CS01 Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 14 Jan 2023 3 PDF ↓
5 Aug 2022 AA Accounts (group), made up to 31 Dec 2021 41 PDF ↓
1 Feb 2022 AD01 Registered office changed 1 PDF ↓
1 Feb 2022 CS01 Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 14 Jan 2022 3 PDF ↓
29 Sep 2021 AA Accounts (group), made up to 31 Dec 2020 41 PDF ↓
28 Jan 2021 CS01 Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 14 Jan 2021 3 PDF ↓
14 Dec 2020 AA Accounts (group), made up to 31 Dec 2019 42 PDF ↓
24 Jan 2020 CS01 Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 14 Jan 2020 3 PDF ↓
2 Oct 2019 TM01 Director left: Hannah Westland 1 PDF ↓
24 Jul 2019 AA Accounts (group), made up to 31 Dec 2018 40 PDF ↓
21 Jan 2019 CS01 Confirmation statement, no changes, made up to 14 Jan 2019 3 PDF ↓
15 Jan 2019 TM01 Director left: Carol Ann Wood 1 PDF ↓
15 Jan 2019 TM01 Director left: Tom Connor 1 PDF ↓
4 Jul 2018 AP01 Director appointed: Mr Alasdair Matthew Morton 2 PDF ↓

Source: Companies House, data file of 2026-10-01 and its live updates. View on Companies House