EDINBURGH BOOKSELLERS' SOCIETY LIMITED

Active Company number SC000879

EDINBURGH BOOKSELLERS' SOCIETY LIMITED (company number SC000879) is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated on 22 March 1879. Its status on the Companies House register is Active. Its registered office is in Dalkeith, EH22 1JD. Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. (94990).

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Company details

Company number
SC000879
Status
Active
Company type
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated
22 March 1879
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Registered office
RAMSAY CROFT
OLD EDINBURGH ROAD
DALKEITH
EH22 1JD
SCOTLAND

Nature of business (SIC 2007)

Accounts and confirmation statement

Accounting reference date
31 March
Accounts category
TOTAL EXEMPTION FULL
Accounts last made up to
31 March 2026
Next accounts due
31 December 2027
Confirmation statement last made up to
26 June 2026
Next confirmation statement due
10 July 2027

Control, officers and charges

Persons with significant control
2 current (3 including ceased)

Questions about EDINBURGH BOOKSELLERS' SOCIETY LIMITED

Is EDINBURGH BOOKSELLERS' SOCIETY LIMITED active?

Yes. The Companies House register shows the company's status as “Active”. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)

When was EDINBURGH BOOKSELLERS' SOCIETY LIMITED incorporated?

EDINBURGH BOOKSELLERS' SOCIETY LIMITED was incorporated on 22 March 1879, according to the Companies House register. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)

Where is EDINBURGH BOOKSELLERS' SOCIETY LIMITED registered?

Its registered office is in Dalkeith, EH22 1JD. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)

Who controls EDINBURGH BOOKSELLERS' SOCIETY LIMITED?

The register lists 2 current persons with significant control (3 including those who have ceased). The register shows control, not a list of shareholders. Individuals are named at https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC000879/persons-with-significant-control. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) Who owns a UK limited company: shareholders, PSCs and what the register shows

When are EDINBURGH BOOKSELLERS' SOCIETY LIMITED's next accounts due?

The register shows the next accounts as due by 31 December 2027. Its latest accounts on the register were made up to 31 March 2026. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.)

Does EDINBURGH BOOKSELLERS' SOCIETY LIMITED file dormant accounts?

Not in its latest accounts. The register gives their category as “Total exemption accounts”, made up to 31 March 2026. (Companies House register, as at 29 September 2026.) What a dormant company is and what it must file

Is EDINBURGH BOOKSELLERS' SOCIETY LIMITED on a sanctions list?

No match for this company's name on the sanctions lists CompanyStack screens (UK, EU, OFAC SDN, OFAC non-SDN, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, US CSL) as at 7 October 2026. A name screen is not legal clearance.

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