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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 134

  1. DAY, Cameron Blyth, Cllr 2022-2024 Director View profile
  2. Roya Nasser 2020-2024 Director View profile
  3. Leonie Sarah Bell 2019-2025 Director View profile
  4. Christopher John Condron 2019-2025 Director View profile
  5. Ann Davina Henderson 2019-2025 Director View profile
  6. Marion Elizabeth Davis 2019-2024 Director View profile
  7. Yasmin Sulaiman 2019-2025 Director View profile
  8. Dr Amy Mcneese-Mechan 2017-2022 Director View profile
  9. Anne Elizabeth Victoria Redpath-Watson 2016-2017 Director View profile
  10. Caroline Anne Roxburgh 2016-2025 Director View profile
  11. Howat, Sandy, Cllr 2015-2017 Director View profile
  12. Doran, Karen, Councillor 2015-2017 Director View profile
  13. Iain Whyte 2015-2021 Director View profile
  14. Andrea Mary Miller 2014-2019 Director View profile
  15. Dr James Edward Coleman 2014-2018 Director View profile
  16. Keith Manson Miller 2014-2020 Director View profile
  17. Hans Hermann Rissmann OBE 2014-2018 Director View profile
  18. Scott Alexander Black 2014-2018 Director View profile
  19. Sir John William Elvidge 2013-2018 Director View profile
  20. Sir Paul Edward Grice 2013-2019 Director View profile
  21. Charles William Booth 2013-2017 Director View profile
  22. Professor Dorothy Evelyn Miell 2013-2019 Director View profile
  23. Walter Terence Charles Brotherstone 2013-2019 Director View profile
  24. Lewis, Richard John, Councillor 2012-2017 Director View profile
  25. Brock, Deirdre Leanne, Cllr 2012-2015 Director View profile
  26. Norma May Austin Hart 2012-2015 Director View profile
  27. Wilson, Donald Caig, Mr. 2012-2022 Director View profile
  28. Gavin Graham Robert Mcewan 2012-2018 Director View profile
  29. Tari Lang 2012-2018 Director View profile
  30. Professor Niall Lothian 2011-2021 Director View profile
  31. Gordon John Munro 2010-2016 Director View profile
  32. Mowat, Joanna Claire, Councillor 2009-2015 Director View profile
  33. Kirsty Anne Wark 2009-2015 Director View profile
  34. Sir Brian John Stewart 2009-2015 Director View profile
  35. Stewart John Binnie 2008-2014 Director View profile
  36. Michael Frederick Johnston 2008-2014 Director View profile
  37. Erick Davidson 2008-2014 Director View profile
  38. Paul Anthony Bush 2008-2014 Director View profile
  39. Carol Colburn Hogel 2007-2013 Director View profile
  40. Professor Simon Geoffrey Best 2007-2013 Director View profile
  41. Maggie Chapman 2007-2013 Director View profile
  42. Godzik, Paul, Cllr 2007-2010 Director View profile
  43. Grubb, George Darlington Wilson, Rev.Dr. 2007-2012 Director View profile
  44. Marjorie Thomas 2007-2012 Director View profile
  45. Dr Jennifer Ann Dawe 2007-2012 Director View profile
  46. Cardownie, Steve, Cllr 2007-2012 Director View profile
  47. Frank Hendrick Hitchman 2007-2013 Director View profile
  48. Hilary Horrocks 2007-2013 Director View profile
  49. Donald Craig Anderson 2006-2007 Director View profile
  50. Christine Margaret Richard 2006-2012 Director View profile
  51. Donald Gordon Rennie 2006-2012 Director View profile
  52. Henderson, Richard Russell, Councillor 2005-2006 Director View profile
  53. Mark Edward Tucker 2005-2011 Director View profile
  54. David Williams 2005-2007 Director View profile
  55. Sir Ewan Brown 2004-2014 Director View profile
  56. Sir Alastair Muir Russell 2004-2009 Director View profile
  57. James Naughtie 2003-2009 Director View profile
  58. Ehtisham Ullah Shami Khan 2003-2007 Director View profile
  59. Aitken, Mary Elaine, Councillor 2003-2009 Director View profile
  60. William Fitzpatrick 2003-2007 Director View profile
  61. John Alan Longstaff 2003-2007 Director View profile
  62. Lesley Adelaide Hinds 2003-2007 Director View profile
  63. Graham Woodburn Duffy 2003-2007 Director View profile
  64. Shan Khan 2002-2005 Director View profile
  65. David Kenneth Mclellan 2002-2008 Director View profile
  66. Harrold, Kenneth, Councillor 2002-2007 Director View profile
  67. Philip Keitch Riddle 2001-2008 Director View profile
  68. Cameron, Lezley Marion, Cllr 2001-2003 Director View profile
  69. Angus Donald Mackintosh Macdonald 2001-2007 Director View profile
  70. William Hill Main 2001-2002 Director View profile
  71. Sir Peter Alexander Burt 2001-2004 Director View profile
  72. Desmond Alexander Loughney 2001-2007 Director View profile
  73. Ralph Valentine Parkinson 2000-2006 Director View profile
  74. Ian Simon Macgregor Russell 2000-2006 Director View profile
  75. Paul Williamson 1999-2001 Director View profile
  76. Alastair Scott Paisley 1999-2003 Director View profile
  77. James Loy Macmillan 1999-2002 Director View profile
  78. Professor Dame Joan Kathleen Stringer 1999-2005 Director View profile
  79. Douglas Andrew Connell 1997-2001 Director View profile
  80. Fallon, Edward Brian, Councillor 1997-2003 Director View profile
  81. Wardlaw, Elizabeth Johnston, Councillor Reverend 1997-2003 Director View profile
  82. James Stretton 1997-2008 Director View profile
  83. Professor Donald Frederick Leach 1997-1998 Director View profile
  84. Thomas Archibald Buncle 1997-2001 Director View profile
  85. Keith Taylor Geddes 1996-1999 Director View profile
  86. Maginnis, Elizabeth, Councillor 1996-2002 Director View profile
  87. Smith of Gilmorehill, Elizabeth Margaret, Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill 1996-1999 Director View profile
  88. Sir Matthew Alistair Grant 1996-2001 Director View profile
  89. James Grant Cursiter 1995-2001 Director View profile
  90. Sir Alick Michael Rankin 1995-1999 Director View profile
  91. Sleigh, Daphne Mary Walker, Cllr 1994-1996 Director View profile
  92. David Nicolson 1994-1997 Director View profile
  93. Jens Christian Hogel 1994-1999 Director View profile
  94. Kingsley Thomas 1994-1996 Director View profile
  95. Moira Buchan Murray Knox 1992-1999 Director View profile
  96. Donald Cameron Easterbrook Gorrie 1992-1997 Director View profile
  97. Irons, Norman Macfarlane, Lord Provost 1992-1996 Director View profile
  98. James Essex Holloway 1992-1998 Director View profile
  99. Stephen Archibald Cardownie 1992-1999 Director View profile
  100. Daniel Oneill 1991-1995 Director View profile
  101. John Duncan Macmillan 1991-1997 Director View profile
  102. Milligan, Eric, Councillor 1991-2003 Director View profile
  103. Steel, Judith Mary, the Lady Steel of Aikwood 1990-1997 Director View profile
  104. Ann Denise Turner Thomson 1990-1997 Director View profile
  105. Nicholas Tindal Phillipson 1990-1996 Director View profile
  106. Gilbert Baird Archer 1990-1990 Director View profile
  107. The RT HON Viscount Younger of Leckie 1989-1996 Corporate-director View profile
  108. Sir John Calman Shaw 1989-2000 Director View profile
  109. Douglas Kinloch Anderson 1990 Director View profile
  110. Alan Tweedie 1994 Director View profile
  111. Alastair Trevor Clark 1994 Director View profile
  112. Eric John Drummond 1992 Director View profile
  113. William Douglas Hall 1991 Director View profile
  114. Callum Macrae 1991 Director View profile
  115. William Alexander Murray Grigor 1991 Director View profile
  116. Peter Carmichael Millar 1994 Director View profile
  117. Paolo Vestri 1992 Director View profile
  118. George David Gwilt 1995 Director View profile
  119. William Berry 1989 Director View profile
  120. Thomas Sean Connery 1990 Director View profile
  121. John Martin Dalby 1990 Director View profile
  122. Dr Sheena Elizabeth Mcdonald 1996 Director View profile
  123. George Kerevan 1992 Director View profile
  124. John Strachan Mccracken 1990 Director View profile
  125. Ian Temple Johnstone 1992 Director View profile
  126. Ronald Christopher Carrell 1990 Director View profile
  127. Nigel Pittman 1990 Director View profile
  128. John Lamb Paterson 1991 Director View profile
  129. Richard Alan Stuart Alexander 1996 Director View profile
  130. Eleanor Thomson Mclaughlin 1992 Director View profile
  131. Joanna Baker 2006-2018 Secretary View profile
  132. Adrian John Trickey 2000-2006 Secretary View profile
  133. Nicholas James Dodds 1996-2000 Secretary View profile
  134. William Blyth 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
22/11/1946

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above Edinburgh International Festival Society on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

2 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis for researchers

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.

14 directors on the board

3.2y median 2.1y
average tenure
7.4y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (5)

Portfolio (9)

0
left in the last 12 months

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.

Tech and media 4Education 3Finance 3Professional services 3Property 3Arts and leisure 2Business services 2Other services 2

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.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
SC024766
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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