FESTIVAL OF FOOLS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-29 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-15
Watchouts
Cash
£111K
+54.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£89K
-1.1% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £106,410 | £92,989 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £203 | -£1,026 | |
| Cash | £71,881 | £110,771 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £89,774 | £88,748 | |
| Net assets | £89,774 | £88,748 | |
| Equity | £89,774 | £88,748 | |
| Average employees | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 0.2% | -1.1% | |
| Current ratio | 13.75x | 3.17x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Finegan Gibson Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The 19th edition of the Festival of Fools brought laughter, spectacle, and creativity to the streets of Belfast.”
- “The 2024 Festival featured over 40 free daytime performances and ticketed evening shows across various city venues.”
- “Estimated total attendance for the festival was 18,595, with 68.2% attending with children/young people.”
- “The festival continued to minimise its environmental impact by reducing single-use plastics, improving recycling, and ensuring sustainable catering and transport practices.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, Paddy | Secretary | 2025-11-24 | — | — |
| ERSKINE, Graham Russell | Director | 2009-10-10 | Feb 1959 | British |
| HUGHES, Caroline Mary, Dr | Director | 2026-03-27 | Dec 1974 | Northern Irish |
| KELLY, Laura Elizabeth | Director | 2021-05-10 | Oct 1986 | British |
| LEHANE, Orla, Dr | Director | 2024-09-23 | Jul 1980 | Irish |
| LYNAS, Rob, Mr. | Director | 2019-11-19 | Sep 1953 | Northern Irish |
| PATTERSON, Steven George | Director | 2021-05-10 | Feb 1964 | Northern Irish |
| QUINN, Michael Desmond | Director | 2026-02-18 | Nov 1972 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHAMBERLAIN, William John | Secretary | 2006-02-16 | 2017-11-24 |
| ADAMS, Edward Stephen | Director | 2008-12-06 | 2023-09-14 |
| ANDERSON, Alison Lorraine | Director | 2006-02-16 | 2020-12-02 |
| ANDERSON, Patrick William | Director | 2016-11-25 | 2018-06-26 |
| DALY, Julie Rachel | Director | 2016-11-25 | 2023-11-10 |
| DONNELLY, James Thomas | Director | 2008-12-06 | 2012-01-29 |
| DORAN, Peter Francis, Dr | Director | 2016-11-25 | 2019-05-31 |
| HANRATTY, Katherine | Director | 2008-12-06 | 2017-11-24 |
| MALONE, Aidan, Mr. | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2026-05-11 |
| MCALEER, Alexandra Mary | Director | 2011-01-08 | 2011-04-01 |
| MCGUICKEN, Christopher | Director | 2024-09-23 | 2025-12-05 |
| MOLONEY, Mike | Director | 2008-01-05 | 2013-04-26 |
| OCONNOR, Maggie | Director | 2006-02-16 | 2008-01-05 |
| TRAYNOR, Ciaran, Mr. | Director | 2019-11-19 | 2025-11-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 81 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-01-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-12.6%
£106,410 £92,989
-
Cash
+54.1%
£71,881 £110,771
-
Net assets
-1.1%
£89,774 £88,748
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Employees
—
Not reported
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers