MAMA FESTIVALS LIMITED
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Cash
£880K
+20.2% vs 2023
Net assets
-£1.1M
-197.3% vs 2023
Employees
10
-78.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2.6M
-2,546.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,270,254 | £10,141,647 | -10% | |
| Operating profit | -£150,821 | -£2,707,521 | -1,695.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£100,024 | -£2,647,075 | -2,546.4% | |
| Net profit | £59,341 | -£2,178,952 | -3,771.9% | |
| Cash | £732,030 | £880,150 | +20.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,104,377 | -£1,074,575 | -197.3% | |
| Net assets | £1,104,377 | -£1,074,575 | -197.3% | |
| Equity | £1,104,377 | -£1,074,575 | -197.3% | |
| Average employees | 47 | 10 | -78.7% | |
| Wages | £1,406,066 | £329,015 | -76.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £45,137 | £46,969 | +4.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.3% | -26.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.5% | -21.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -13.7% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.28x | 0.70x |
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
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above, the directors consider it appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- MAMA FESTIVALS LIMITED · parent
- GlobalGathering Group Limited 100%
- Angel Venues Limited 100%
- Safe Festivals Group Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMENY, Selina Holliday | Secretary | 2015-08-06 | — | — |
| BETT, Rory David Philip | Director | 2012-12-03 | May 1970 | British |
| DOUGLAS, Stuart Robert | Director | 2015-08-06 | Apr 1967 | British |
| EMENY, Selina Holliday | Director | 2018-08-22 | Jul 1968 | British |
| EZARD, Gary | Director | 2013-03-25 | May 1964 | British |
| LAVELLE, Lynn | Director | 2019-04-24 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARRINER, Elaine | Secretary | 2010-08-26 | 2012-12-03 |
| HARRISON CLARK (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2009-01-22 | 2010-08-26 |
| DRISCOLL, Adam Charles | Director | 2009-02-16 | 2010-02-25 |
| FOX, Simon Richard | Director | 2010-03-02 | 2012-09-03 |
| JAMES, Dean | Director | 2011-12-15 | 2014-01-24 |
| JAMES, Dean | Director | 2009-02-16 | 2014-01-24 |
| LATHAM, Paul Robert | Director | 2015-08-06 | 2018-08-22 |
| MCSHANNON, Kirsty | Director | 2013-03-25 | 2014-11-20 |
| MOORE, Trevor Philip | Director | 2012-09-03 | 2012-12-03 |
| WOOLHOUSE, Inger | Director | 2009-01-22 | 2009-02-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mama & Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2021-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-07-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2019-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-29 | 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.