EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-10 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-27
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+133.2% vs 2023
Net assets
£1M
+114.4% vs 2023
Employees
51
+6.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-11-30
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
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,096,220 | £6,901,697 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£197,067 | £765,500 | |
| Cash | £945,033 | £2,203,896 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,669,128 | £2,434,628 | |
| Net assets | £669,128 | £1,434,628 | |
| Equity | £669,128 | £1,434,628 | |
| Average employees | 48 | 51 | |
| Wages | £1,830,721 | £2,033,277 |
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 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -3.9% | 11.1% | |
| Current ratio | 1.64x | 1.85x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Henderson Loggie LLP
- 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 group and parent charitable company'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.”
Group structure
- EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE SOCIETY LIMITED · parent
- Festival Fringe Trading Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “The Fringe Society returned £0.65Mn to the Fringe artist and venue economy through revenue share of income from fees, a total of £1.8Mn since 2022; this scheme has been approved for a further year.”
- “Secured £1Mn investment from the UK Government to expand the Keep it Fringe fund in 2024, offering 180 Fringe artists and companies bursaries of £2,500 each.”
- “Successfully introduced wallet-app ticketing to make the Fringe ticket journey even easier for audiences and venues.”
- “The Spring 2023 budget announced up to £7Mn 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.”
- “2025 will see the refurbishment of 6 Infirmary St, a former school with the potential for dynamic and wide ranging community and artist use; funds will prioritise the modernisation of core services and the reduction of the building's carbon footprint, as well as ensuring the building is accessible and inclusive to all. This project will be complete by Spring 2026.”
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
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 281 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 2024-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
-
Turnover
+35.4%
£5,096,220 £6,901,697
-
Cash
+133.2%
£945,033 £2,203,896
-
Net assets
+114.4%
£669,128 £1,434,628
-
Employees
+6.3%
48 51
-
Wages
+11.1%
£1,830,721 £2,033,277
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