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Growing Libraries

Growing Libraries is an IT services firm incorporated in Scotland in 2024 (SC817325).

What they do

“Helping public libraries better understand and grow the communities they serve through community intelligence, demographic insights and targeted outreach.”

In its own words, on growinglibraries.com

Ayeoh Overview

Growing Libraries is an IT services firm. (Companies House) It was incorporated in Scotland on 24 Jul 2024 as company SC817325. It was earlier called LIBRARY GROWTH LTD and LIBORATORY LIMITED. (Companies House) Its website says: “Helping public libraries better understand and grow the communities they serve through community intelligence, demographic insights and targeted outreach.” (growinglibraries.com)

Companies House lists 3 active officers, among them Ian Chapman Downie (director, since Jul 2024), Alan George Gibson (director, since Oct 2024) and Ian Downie (secretary, since Jul 2024). (Companies House, profile card) Its own website's latest post is “Free Video Training Series on Community-Led Library Marketing”. (Latest from Growing Libraries, the post) Its latest filed accounts, for the year to 31 Jul 2025, show 2 employees on average. (Companies House, Financials)

Latest from Growing Libraries

Free Video Training Series on Community-Led Library Marketing.

from growinglibraries.com, posted by the company

Growing Libraries Adds SirsiDynix Integration

from growinglibraries.com, posted by the company

Growing Libraries at LMCC 2026

from growinglibraries.com, posted by the company

Community-Driven Collections announced

from growinglibraries.com, posted by the company

Version 1.03 released

from growinglibraries.com, posted by the company

Financials

Net liabilities
£51.2k (31 Jul 2025)
Employees
2 on average (31 Jul 2025)

Next accounts due 30 Apr 2027.

From the accounts made up to 31 Jul 2025, micro-entity accounts, as tagged in the filing. Small companies file a balance sheet and often no turnover or profit. The filings at Companies House

Timeline

  1. 31 Jul 2025accountsAccounts year end
  2. 7 Oct 2024directorAlan George Gibson appointed Director
  3. 24 Jul 2024directorIan Chapman Downie appointed Director
  4. 24 Jul 2024directorIan Downie appointed Secretary
  5. 24 Jul 2024incorporatedGrowing Libraries incorporated as SC817325

Register facts, funding, grants and the latest news, each linked or sourced. The data file holds the register facts, funding and grants only.

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Record completeness 59 of 100; not yet held: city, three years of accounts, turnover, news coverage.

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How it compares

  • Net liabilities £51.2k: joint 4,325th of 4,488 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Employees 2 on average: joint 854th of 4,779 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
  • Incorporated 24 Jul 2024: joint 7,472nd of 11,935 software firms, oldest first.

Ranked by ayeoh from the accounts of every Scottish software firm whose filings it holds, as of 2026-11-05. Only figures the accounts tag; a rank, not a judgement.

Clients named by Growing Libraries

Amercian Library Association · Public Library Association · IMLS · IFLA

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