The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Edinburgh University Press Limited

Company SC139240 Active

Scottish charity SC035813, registered with OSCR · income £5,339,520 · City of Edinburgh

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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.

5 directors on the board

3.9y median 3.9y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
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.

Business services 2Finance 1

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.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more directors with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or group company. Connected through a shared director share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group.

Connected through a shared director

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Company details

NumberSC139240
StatusActive
TypePrivate Limited Company
Incorporated09/07/1992
Address13 INFIRMARY STREET, 13 INFIRMARY STREET, EDINBURGH, EH1 1LT
Accounts next due30/04/2027
Accounts last made up31/07/2025

Industry (SIC)

58110 - Book publishing58141 - Publishing of learned journals

Ownership - persons with significant control (3)

  • The University Court of the University of Edinburgh
    ownership of shares 75-100% right to appoint and remove directors
  • Mr Hugh Edmiston ceased 2020 British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust significant influence or control as firm
  • Dr Catherine Lucy Martin ceased 2026 British
    significant influence or control significant influence or control as trust significant influence or control as firm

Trustees (6)

  • Branigan, Holly Parima, Professor director · since 2025
  • Cairns, Douglas Laidlaw, Prof director · since 2022
  • Sorfa, David, Dr director · since 2022
  • Upton, Jeremy Charles director · since 2022
  • Wojda-Gacka, Agnieszka secretary · since 2021
  • Shannon, Ashley Judith director · since 2019

A charitable company's trustees are its directors on the Companies House record. Current board shown.

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