THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-28 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+10.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
-12.8% vs 2023
Employees
27
+3.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL LIMITED 1998-08-28 → present
- EDINBURGH BOOK FAIR 1982-09-01 → 1998-08-28
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £391,909 | -£190,448 | |
| Cash | £1,071,505 | £1,185,333 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,490,540 | £1,300,092 | |
| Net assets | £1,490,540 | £1,300,092 | |
| Equity | £1,490,540 | £1,300,092 | |
| Average employees | 26 | 27 | |
| Wages | £1,323,097 | £1,294,915 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 11.5% | 11.2% | |
| Current ratio | 8.40x | 8.79x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's or parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL LIMITED · parent
- Book Festival Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “2024 also brought significant challenge. With the threat of existential disruption to the Festival, the Board of Directors and Baillie Gifford took the decision that 2024 would be the final year of our 20-year partnership.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 59 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOXON, Sophie | Secretary | 2015-10-19 | — | — |
| ABDEL-MAGIED, Yassmin | Director | 2023-11-09 | Mar 1991 | Sudanese,Australian |
| AMBROSE, Martin James Richard | Director | 2026-03-20 | May 1968 | British |
| COLLISTON, Caroline Anne Watt | Director | 2025-07-15 | Jun 1973 | British |
| CRAWFORD, James Douglas | Director | 2025-03-01 | Aug 1978 | British |
| DAVIS, Fiona Lesley | Director | 2026-04-09 | Feb 1961 | British |
| DAY, Anna Clare | Director | 2026-01-05 | Mar 1976 | British |
| FRAME, Anna Rose Munro | Director | 2024-03-01 | Jan 1986 | British |
| GERRARD, Tomas Peter | Director | 2024-03-01 | Dec 1996 | British |
| HYDE, Hannah Kate | Director | 2023-10-09 | Dec 1985 | British |
| LLOYD, Rachel Elizabeth | Director | 2025-05-19 | Apr 1978 | British |
| MIRANDA, Alisha Fernandez | Director | 2024-11-16 | Feb 1982 | American,British |
| MORTON, Alasdair Matthew | Director | 2018-06-21 | Aug 1972 | British |
| ORMSTON, Andrew Wylie | Director | 2025-12-04 | Dec 1955 | British |
| SCOTT, Anne | Director | 2025-12-04 | Sep 1973 | British |
Show 59 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COULTON, Andrew Nicholas Furneaux | Secretary | 2009-05-22 | 2013-02-01 |
| HARDIE, Susan | Secretary | 1998-12-04 | 2000-06-27 |
| LOVEDAY, Sarah Jane | Secretary | 2013-02-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| MAINLAND, Kathleen Mary | Secretary | 2006-03-31 | 2009-05-22 |
| THIN, Jacqueline Florence Sinclair | Secretary | 2000-06-27 | 2002-12-12 |
| TROTTER, Lyn Jane | Secretary | 2003-04-23 | 2006-03-31 |
| WESTON, Julie Patricia | Secretary | 2013-10-01 | 2015-10-16 |
| BURNESS SOLICITORS | Corporate Nominee Secretary | — | 1991-07-04 |
| D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1991-07-04 | 2001-01-13 |
| ALEXANDER, Kenneth John Wilson, Sir | Director | — | 1991-11-06 |
| ATKINSON, William Alexander | Director | 2001-06-25 | 2005-06-23 |
| BALFOUR OF BURLEIGH, Robert, Lord | Director | — | 1997-06-17 |
| BAXTER, Mary Ross | Director | — | 1990-12-12 |
| BICKMORE, Francis Giles | Director | 2015-04-23 | 2024-08-25 |
| BROWN, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2003-02-06 | 2024-02-09 |
| BROWN, Jennifer Ann | Director | 1991-11-06 | 1994-04-18 |
| BROWNLEE, Fiona Janet | Director | 2003-10-29 | 2015-03-03 |
| CAMPBELL, William Kilpatrick | Director | 1992-12-02 | 2001-10-25 |
| CONNELL, Douglas Andrew | Director | 1990-01-31 | 1995-03-03 |
| CONNOR, Tom | Director | 2003-10-29 | 2018-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Edward Hunter | Director | 1990-12-12 | 1995-12-08 |
| DOLAN, Chris | Director | 1996-12-06 | 2001-10-25 |
| DUNNETT, Dorothy | Director | 1990-01-31 | 1995-12-08 |
| EASTON, Ewan | Director | 2001-10-25 | 2017-10-16 |
| FLATMAN, David Lionel | Director | — | 1991-11-06 |
| FRANKLIN, Andrew Cecil | Director | 2005-12-21 | 2014-02-28 |
| GOFF, Martyn | Director | — | 1990-12-12 |
| GRANT, David Robert | Director | — | 1993-12-01 |
| GRANT, Irene Mary | Director | 2018-05-18 | 2026-03-11 |
| JANSON-SMITH, Peter Patrick | Director | 1994-03-18 | 1999-07-02 |
| JAUNCEY, James Malise Dundas | Director | 2001-12-13 | 2015-10-07 |
| JEFFARES, Alexander Norman, Prof | Director | — | 1990-12-12 |
| JOHNSTON, Frederick Patrick Mair | Director | 1996-08-15 | 2001-12-13 |
| KAY, Jacqueline Margaret, Professor | Director | 2016-06-02 | 2024-08-25 |
| KIRKWOOD, Colin Bennie | Director | — | 1990-01-24 |
| LEE, Martin Christopher | Director | 1994-07-25 | 1997-11-03 |
| LINGARD, Joan Amelia | Director | 1994-06-30 | 1998-12-04 |
| LINKLATER, Magnus Duncan | Director | 1994-12-02 | 1996-08-15 |
| LITTLE, Allan | Director | 2015-03-03 | 2024-08-25 |
| MACKINTOSH, Simon Aeneas | Director | 1996-05-17 | 2000-12-04 |
| MITCHINSON, John | Director | 1994-03-18 | 2000-05-24 |
| MOIR, Judy | Director | 2001-10-25 | 2003-09-01 |
| PERREN, Matthew | Director | 2000-04-18 | 2001-10-25 |
| PUNTER, David Godfrey, Professor | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1997-03-06 |
| RICE, Susan Ilene, Lady | Director | 2001-10-25 | 2015-10-07 |
| ROBSON, Mary Josephine | Director | 2018-05-18 | 2026-03-05 |
| ROCCO, Fiammetta Giovanna Gisella | Director | 2010-08-02 | 2024-03-22 |
| SANDON, Susan | Director | 1997-06-17 | 2003-06-30 |
| SILLARS, Donald Campbell | Director | — | 1990-01-24 |
| SINCLAIR, Marion Frances | Director | 1996-05-23 | 2001-02-07 |
| STONEHILL, Nicola | Director | 2001-10-25 | 2010-02-09 |
| THIN, David Ainslie | Director | — | 2000-02-14 |
| THIN, Jacqueline Florence Sinclair | Director | 2000-02-14 | 2002-12-12 |
| URQUHART, Claire | Director | 2017-03-02 | 2025-03-18 |
| WEBB, Colin Thomas | Director | 1990-01-31 | 1997-01-22 |
| WESTLAND, Hannah | Director | 2014-02-28 | 2019-10-01 |
| WILSON-FLETCHER, Honor Jean | Director | 1997-12-04 | 2001-10-25 |
| WOLFE-MURRAY, Stephanie Vivienne | Director | — | 1991-11-06 |
| WOOD, Carol Ann | Director | 2001-12-13 | 2018-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 231 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 15
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 7
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+10.6%
£1,071,505 £1,185,333
-
Net assets
-12.8%
£1,490,540 £1,300,092
-
Employees
+3.8%
26 27
-
Wages
-2.1%
£1,323,097 £1,294,915
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers