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Edinburgh World City of Literature Trust

Artistic creation

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 35

  1. Emily Flora Isobel Mccorkell 2025-2025 Director View profile
  2. Deanna Christine Wolf 2024-2025 Director View profile
  3. Angus William Mccallum 2020-2024 Director View profile
  4. Lianne Margaret Lodge 2019-2023 Director View profile
  5. Mary Abigail Carney Watson 2017-2019 Director View profile
  6. Robert Alexander Conner 2016-2020 Director View profile
  7. Rachel Jane Mccrum 2015-2024 Director View profile
  8. Francis Giles Bickmore 2015-2018 Director View profile
  9. Mary Abigail Carney 2014-2016 Director View profile
  10. James Gerald Mcveigh 2013-2022 Director View profile
  11. Lois Alexandra Wolffe 2013-2024 Director View profile
  12. Greg Mapley Walker 2013-2019 Director View profile
  13. Vineet Kumar Lal 2013-2025 Director View profile
  14. Jacqueline Elisabeth Brock 2013-2015 Director View profile
  15. Mary Theresa Campbell 2011-2014 Director View profile
  16. Lesley Adelaide Hinds 2011-2014 Director View profile
  17. John Colin Clarke Browne 2009-2015 Director View profile
  18. Alexander Maxwell Crombie 2006-2010 Director View profile
  19. John Smillie Mckay 2005-2010 Director View profile
  20. Matthew Perren 2005-2007 Director View profile
  21. Ronald Blair Grosset 2005-2014 Director View profile
  22. Karen Cunningham 2005-2011 Director View profile
  23. Marc Sebastian Robert Lambert 2005-2010 Director View profile
  24. Ian James Rankin 2005-2011 Director View profile
  25. Stuart Cosgrove 2005-2011 Director View profile
  26. Sheila Elizabeth Cannell 2005-2013 Director View profile
  27. Ann Lorraine Fannin 2004-2014 Director View profile
  28. Catherine Lockerbie 2004-2012 Director View profile
  29. Martyn John Wade 2004-2013 Director View profile
  30. James Boyle 2004-2012 Director View profile
  31. Lianne Margaret Lodge 2020-2023 Secretary View profile
  32. Alison Ramona Bowden 2018-2020 Secretary View profile
  33. Suzanne Margaret Davidson 2015-2018 Secretary View profile
  34. Elizabeth Ann Lynxwiler 2013-2015 Secretary View profile
  35. Jennifer Ann Brown 2004-2008 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Artistic creation
Incorporated
12/07/2004
Registered office
Edinburgh

Ownership

Owned by (7) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Edinburgh World City of Literature Trust is controlled by Francis Giles Bickmore
    Evidence
    ceased significant influence · notified 2016-04-06, ceased 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Francis Giles Bickmore.

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

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.

12 directors on the board

3.3y median 1.7y
average tenure
7.1y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (8)

Portfolio (4)

0
also govern a charity

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.

Arts and leisure 3Tech and media 2Property 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.

Sources

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

Record details
Company number
SC270581
Status
Active
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Accounts next due
31/12/2026
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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