EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY LIMITED
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Cash
£3m
+38.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.6m
+362.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
56
+3.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.3m
+587.2% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £5,096,220 | £8,278,645 | £12,810,059 | +54.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £765,500 | £5,260,444 | +587.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £765,500 | £5,260,444 | +587.2% | |
| Net profit | -£197,067 | £765,500 | £5,260,444 | +587.2% | |
| Cash | £945,033 | £2,203,896 | £3,046,006 | +38.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,669,128 | £2,434,628 | £7,430,072 | +205.2% | |
| Net assets | £669,128 | £1,434,628 | £6,630,072 | +362.1% | |
| Equity | £669,128 | £1,434,628 | £6,630,072 | +362.1% | |
| Average employees | 48 | 54 | 56 | +3.7% | |
| Wages | £1,830,721 | £2,033,277 | £2,196,179 | +8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 9.2% | 41.1% | |
| Net margin | -3.9% | 9.2% | 41.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 31.4% | 70.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 76.3% | 66.4% | 32.7% | |
| Current ratio | 1.64x | 1.85x | 2.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | 42.59x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY LIMITED 2011-09-29 → present
- FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY LIMITED 1969-05-22 → 2011-09-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Henderson Loggie LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Trustees have considered relevant information... including the annual and long-term budget, forecast future cash flows and the impact of subsequent events in making their assessment.”
Group structure
- EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY LIMITED · parent
- Festival Fringe Trading Ltd. 100%
Significant events
- “The Spring 2023 budget announced up to £7m from the UK Government to support the Fringe Society in its strategic transformation, with the new Fringe Central capital project at the heart of the programme.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
18 active · 75 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANKESTER, Anthony John | Secretary | 2025-04-07 | — | — |
| ADAMS, John Colin | Director | 2018-11-20 | Aug 1949 | British |
| ALDERSON, Anthony Angus | Director | 2023-08-22 | Mar 1971 | British |
| CAMPBELL-BAGA, Apphia Celest | Director | 2025-08-19 | Dec 1983 | British,American |
| DUNDAS, Charles Christopher | Director | 2024-08-20 | Jul 1978 | British |
| HARKNESS-MCKINLAY, Gillian Anne | Director | 2018-11-20 | May 1981 | British |
| HARRIS, Elise Victoria | Director | 2025-08-19 | Apr 1971 | British |
| HIGGINS, Bernard Franklin | Director | 2021-04-01 | Dec 1960 | British |
| LANG, Tibetari | Director | 2018-11-20 | Jun 1951 | British |
| LOWEY, Pax Alex, Mx | Director | 2022-08-25 | May 1989 | British |
| MUSHO'D, Harun | Director | 2023-08-22 | Dec 1966 | British |
| REDDIN, Julianne Mary | Director | 2023-08-22 | Jul 1985 | British |
| ROSENTHAL, Suzanna Lynsey | Director | 2023-08-22 | Jul 1974 | British |
| STAPLETON, Tara Lianne Marie | Director | 2019-08-21 | May 1985 | British |
| URQUHART, Valerie | Director | 2024-01-08 | Apr 1963 | British |
| VERNON, Lisa Michelle | Director | 2024-08-20 | Feb 1970 | British |
| WILLIAMSON, Richard James | Director | 2024-08-20 | Apr 1979 | British |
| YOUNG, Sarah Louise | Director | 2022-08-25 | Oct 1975 | British |
Show 75 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREIG, Anna Eila | Secretary | 2008-03-16 | 2008-09-17 |
| HAWKINS, Timothy David | Secretary | 2009-04-09 | 2009-12-04 |
| KERR, Andrew Mark | Secretary | 1999-04-30 | 2002-12-06 |
| MAINLAND, Kathleen Mary | Secretary | 2009-12-07 | 2016-02-12 |
| MCCARTHY, Shona Mary | Secretary | 2016-03-14 | 2025-03-28 |
| TAYLOR, Lynn Heather | Secretary | 2002-12-07 | 2008-03-16 |
| BELL & SCOTTS | Corporate Secretary | — | 1999-04-30 |
| ALDERSON, Anthony Angus | Director | 2006-08-19 | 2020-09-17 |
| ALLISON, Stephen Melville | Director | 2018-08-21 | 2021-10-04 |
| ANDERSON, Donald Craig | Director | 1999-12-03 | 2003-08-16 |
| ANDERSON, Hazel Anne | Director | 2021-08-26 | 2025-08-19 |
| ARROW, David Michael | Director | — | 1996-08-24 |
| BARBER, Deirdre | Director | 1991-08-24 | 1995-08-26 |
| BECHHOFER, Jean Barbara | Director | — | 1994-08-27 |
| BERNAYS, Philip | Director | — | 1993-08-28 |
| BRONNIKOVA, Miroslava | Director | 2019-08-21 | 2023-08-22 |
| BUCKLAND, Sarah Joanne | Director | 1997-08-23 | 2000-08-19 |
| BURGESS, Sharon | Director | 2017-08-22 | 2019-08-21 |
| CAMPBELL-BAGA, Apphia Celest | Director | 2020-09-17 | 2024-08-20 |
| COWLING, Sarah Louise | Director | 2006-12-09 | 2014-08-19 |
| DAVIS, Fiona Lesley | Director | 2015-09-25 | 2023-08-22 |
| DOHERTY, Judith Ann | Director | 2000-08-19 | 2020-09-17 |
| EGAN, Sean William Dermot | Director | 2002-08-17 | 2009-06-20 |
| FANSHAWE, Simon Hew Dalrymple | Director | — | 2011-08-20 |
| GOOCH, Harry | Director | 2015-08-25 | 2017-08-22 |
| GORMAN, David James | Director | 2003-08-16 | 2006-08-19 |
| GOUGH, Sam Murray | Director | 2011-08-20 | 2015-08-25 |
| GOVE, Steve | Director | 2007-08-18 | 2011-02-07 |
| GRAY, David Scott | Director | 1996-08-24 | 2002-08-17 |
| GREEN, Julius | Director | 2001-08-18 | 2007-08-18 |
| HARTILL, Charles Ashley Rupert | Director | 1992-08-29 | 2000-06-01 |
| HAWKINS, Timothy David | Director | 2000-08-19 | 2006-08-19 |
| HAWKINS, Timothy David | Director | 1994-08-27 | 1997-08-23 |
| HILL, Peter Buckley, Dr | Director | 2011-02-07 | 2014-08-19 |
| HOLLOWAY, Jonathan Paine | Director | — | 1992-08-29 |
| JACKSON, Edward Peter | Director | 1992-08-29 | 1995-08-26 |
| JACKSON, Edward Peter | Director | — | 1991-08-24 |
| JEFFREYS, Alan Lawrence | Director | 1990-08-25 | 2002-08-17 |
| KOREN, Katy | Director | 2019-08-21 | 2023-08-22 |
| LEIGH, Andrew | Director | — | 2007-08-18 |
| LLOYD, Richard Brodie Sutherland | Director | 2014-08-19 | 2018-08-21 |
| LOW, Duncan John | Director | — | 1992-08-29 |
| MACKAY, Shelagh Cameron | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2015-08-25 |
| MACKAY, Shelagh Cameron | Director | 1995-08-26 | 2011-02-07 |
| MACKENZIE, James Stuart | Director | 2020-09-17 | 2024-08-20 |
| MAIN, Carol Betsy Lees Dickson | Director | — | 2005-08-20 |
| MCKENZIE, Rachel Margaret | Director | 2011-08-20 | 2013-11-04 |
| MEREDITH WILLIAMS, Luke | Director | 2015-08-25 | 2023-08-22 |
| MILLER, Jonathan Wolfe, Sir | Director | — | 1995-02-25 |
| MITCHELL, Toby Benjamin Brailsford | Director | 2018-08-21 | 2022-08-25 |
| MORINAN, Gareth | Director | 2013-08-21 | 2017-08-22 |
| MORRISON, Susan Wylie | Director | 2013-08-21 | 2021-08-26 |
| MOSS, Anthony David | Director | 2001-12-07 | 2008-08-16 |
| NICHOLSON, Timothy Mark | Director | 2002-08-17 | 2005-08-20 |
| O'LOUGHLIN, Alister | Director | 2005-08-20 | 2015-08-25 |
| O'SHEA, Catherine | Director | 2005-08-20 | 2008-08-16 |
| O'SHEA, Timothy Michael Martin, Sir Professor | Director | 2012-08-17 | 2021-03-31 |
| OKIN, Roger Earl | Director | 1997-08-23 | 2000-08-19 |
| PANESH, Matthew Zak | Director | 2015-08-25 | 2023-08-22 |
| RICHARDSON, Christopher Nicholas Gosselin | Director | — | 1997-08-23 |
| SHEPPARD, Tommy | Director | 2008-08-16 | 2015-08-25 |
| SMITH OF GILMOREHILL, Elizabeth Margaret, Baroness Smith Of Gilmorehill | Director | 1995-02-25 | 2012-08-18 |
| SMURTHWAITE, Katherine Jane | Director | 2009-08-22 | 2020-09-17 |
| UTTON, Peter Michael | Director | 2020-09-17 | 2024-08-20 |
| UTTON, Peter Michael | Director | 2014-08-19 | 2018-08-21 |
| UTTON, Peter Michael | Director | 1995-08-26 | 2013-08-20 |
| VINCENT, Andre | Director | 2006-08-19 | 2012-08-18 |
| WEIR, Neil Robert | Director | 2021-08-26 | 2025-08-19 |
| WESTCOTT, Michael John Herbert | Director | — | 1990-08-25 |
| WISEMAN, Richard John, Professor | Director | 2013-08-21 | 2021-08-26 |
| WOOD, Charles Browne Martin | Director | 2014-08-19 | 2018-08-21 |
| WOOD, Charles Browne Martin | Director | 2008-08-16 | 2011-08-20 |
| WOOD, William James Collin | Director | 2011-03-25 | 2018-11-20 |
| WOOD, William James Collin | Director | 2007-08-18 | 2011-02-07 |
| WOOLFE, Allan | Director | — | 2011-01-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 283 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-09-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-10 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.