Edinburgh Arts Ltd

What Edinburgh Arts Ltd does

Edinburgh Arts Ltd is a privately held, family-run fine art publisher and picture framer founded in 1980 and based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. The company sells limited edition and open edition giclée art prints featuring work by 40+ Scottish artists (landscape, wildlife, figurative, and contemporary subjects), greeting cards priced at £2.95 each, and provides custom picture framing services through both in-branch and remote channels.

The firm operates through two physical gallery/showroom locations in Edinburgh — the head office at 56-58 Bangor Road and a city centre gallery at 1-3 Nicolson Street — complemented by a Drupal-based e-commerce website (edinburgharts.com) that supports UK and international shipping. It also maintains a wholesale/trade account programme for retailers and business buyers, with defined production lead times (prints 2-3 working days, cards 4-6 days, mounted/framed items 1-2 weeks) and application via email enquiry.

The business is owned and operated by the founding family, with seven employees, no external investors or parent company, and no public listing. Pricing is unit-based with tiered structure: small prints from £14.99-£19.99, medium prints £22.99-£42.99, large prints £37.99-£99.99 (open edition), and limited edition prints £59.99-£274.99, with framed and mounted options available as add-on services.

Name

Edinburgh Arts Ltd

Legal name

Edinburgh Arts

Website

https://edinburgharts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Edinburgh Arts Ltd is a family-run Scottish fine art publisher and picture framer, founded in 1980, selling limited and open edition giclée prints and greeting cards by 40+ Scottish artists through two Edinburgh galleries, a Drupal-based e-commerce site, and a wholesale trade programme.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Art Publishing

NAICS

Art Dealers (45992), Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Retailers (459420)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Art, Photography & Illustrated Books Publishing (MPAJAAAF)

Keywords

• Fine art publishing
• Art print retail
• Custom picture framing
• Scottish art prints
• Greeting card publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Art Print Sales: Sale of limited edition and open edition giclée art prints by Scottish artists. Prints are sold rolled in long boxes as standard, with optional mounted or framed versions available.
2. Greeting Card Sales: Sale of greeting cards featuring artwork by featured artists, typically sold in standard formats with envelopes.
3. Custom Framing Services: Picture framing services available for prints and cards, offered in-branch at both Edinburgh locations.
4. Wholesale/Trade Sales: Trade accounts for wholesale customers including retailers, with specific pricing and lead times for business buyers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Edinburgh Arts publishes and sells limited and open-edition giclée art prints featuring work by over 40 Scottish artists, alongside a line of greeting cards at £2.95 each. The company also provides custom picture framing services at its two Edinburgh gallery locations and operates a wholesale trade programme for retailers and resellers.

Product overview

Edinburgh Arts Ltd operates as a family-run fine art publisher and picture framer based in Edinburgh, UK, with over 40 years of experience. The company offers a unified portfolio comprising Art Prints (both limited and open-edition giclée prints), Greeting Cards featuring Scottish artists, and Picture Framing Services. The business operates two retail locations and maintains a wholesale trade service for business customers. Products are fulfilled rolled in long boxes as standard, with custom mounting and framing available upon request.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Art Prints Limited and open-edition giclée art prints featuring work by 40+ Scottish artists including John Lowrie Morrison OBE, Joan Eardley, Scott Naismith, Ritchie Collins, Georgina McMaster, and Michael Murphy. Available in multiple sizes with prices ranging from £14.99 to £274.99; limited editions are signed, numbered, and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Prints are shipped rolled in long boxes as standard.
• Greeting Cards Greeting cards featuring artwork by Scottish artists, sold at £2.95 per card with envelopes included. Available in 150x150mm square and 179x127mm long formats, blank inside. Artists include Ritchie Collins, Scott Naismith, Georgina McMaster, and Michael Murphy. Free UK shipping; £5 worldwide shipping.
• Picture Framing Services Custom picture framing service for prints, cards, and customer-supplied artwork, available at both Edinburgh gallery locations (Bangor Road head office and Nicolson Street city centre gallery). Customers can request specific prices via phone or email enquiry; mounted and framed orders carry a 1-2 week production lead time.
• Wholesale Trade Service Wholesale trade account programme for retailers and resellers purchasing art prints and greeting cards at trade pricing. Applications are submitted via [email protected]. Production lead times: print orders 2-3 working days, card orders 4-6 working days, mounted and framed orders 1-2 weeks.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Art.co.uk: UK online art retailer selling framed prints, canvas prints, and posters. Comparable on the e-commerce-first D2C print model, with a broader mass-market positioning.
• The Scottish Gallery: Long-established Edinburgh gallery selling Scottish and contemporary art, including limited edition prints. Directly competes in the same city, customer base (collectors, gift buyers), and Scottish-art niche.
• Open Eye Gallery: Edinburgh gallery featuring Scottish artists and limited edition prints. Operates in the same geographic market with overlapping artist rosters and customer segments.
• Wychwood Art: UK fine art publisher offering limited edition prints by named artists. Matches Edinburgh Arts on the published-print model, signed/numbered editions, and artist-led catalog.
• The Art Group: Large UK art publisher producing print-on-demand and limited edition art for retail and hospitality channels. Comparable wholesale/trade model and product range, with materially greater scale.
• Rise Art: Online-first art gallery offering limited edition prints and original works from curated artists. Comparable on the e-commerce and limited edition print axis, with a stronger digital and younger-buyer proposition.
• Great Big Canvas: Large online art print retailer offering canvas and paper prints across many artists and styles. Comparable on D2C print e-commerce mechanics, with a larger catalog and lower specialization.
• King & McGaw: UK-based fine art publisher producing limited and open edition prints across many artists. Closest comparable to Edinburgh Arts in publishing model, edition structure, and B2B framing partnerships, with a significantly larger e-commerce footprint.

Emerging players

• Postery: Digital-first art print brand with a curated catalog of contemporary illustrations and photography. Comparable on online print publishing, with a younger, design-led audience and no physical gallery footprint.

Broad incumbents

• National Galleries of Scotland: Edinburgh-based institution that reproduces and sells licensed prints of collection works through its own shop. Comparable Scottish-art publishing activity, but operates as a subsidized museum retailer rather than a commercial publisher.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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