EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SOCIETY
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Cash
£1.4m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£7.3m
Equity attributable
Employees
89
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2.3m
Period ending 2023-10-31
Net assets
1-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SOCIETY·Consumer Discretionary median
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SOCIETY·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
1-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,718,000 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,266,000 | — | |
| Net profit | -£197,000 | — | |
| Cash | £1,370,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,216,000 | — | |
| Net assets | £7,279,000 | — | |
| Equity | £7,279,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 89 | — | |
| Wages | £3,447,000 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £32,500 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing's period length differs materially from the prior year. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -5.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 31.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.16x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SOCIETY 2003-10-16 → present
- EDINBURGH FESTIVAL SOCIETY 1986-05-28 → 2003-10-16
- EDINBURGH FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED 1946-11-22 → 1986-05-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 or the 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 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SOCIETY · parent
- Edinburgh International Festival Limited 100%
- Edinburgh Festival Centre Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Ensuring the financial sustainability of the Festival is also of vital importance. We welcomed the uplift in multi-year investment from Creative Scotland, announced at the start of 2025, which gave much-needed certainty for the next period and provided a firm foundation from which to build.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
15 active · 140 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATERSON, Katherine Anne Victoria | Secretary | 2024-02-12 | — | — |
| AKEJU, Lara | Director | 2020-12-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
| GILMOUR, Andrew James | Director | 2025-06-25 | Mar 1964 | British |
| GROSSART, Flure Mary Kerr | Director | 2024-05-29 | Dec 1982 | British |
| HEGYI, Francesca | Director | 2023-08-05 | Aug 1972 | British |
| MCDONALD, Lyn | Director | 2025-06-25 | Jan 1963 | British |
| MEAGHER, Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2025-02-24 | Mar 1952 | British |
| MOWAT, Joanna, Cllr | Director | 2021-11-29 | Mar 1973 | British |
| NOLAN, Martin Gerard | Director | 2024-05-29 | Jul 1983 | British |
| OSLER, Harriet Erica Grace, Cllr | Director | 2022-06-30 | Aug 1969 | British |
| PHANOS, Spiro Alexander | Director | 2021-06-28 | Jul 1971 | British |
| REGLINSKI, Michelle Elizabeth | Director | 2025-06-25 | Dec 1979 | British |
| SKEOCH, Norman Keith, Sir | Director | 2019-06-10 | Nov 1956 | British |
| TAYLOR, John, Dr | Director | 2025-02-24 | Apr 1969 | British |
| YIU, Christopher Li-Ren | Director | 2025-06-25 | May 1980 | British |
Show 140 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, Joanna | Secretary | 2006-10-23 | 2018-12-14 |
| BLYTH, William | Secretary | — | 1996-09-30 |
| DODDS, Nicholas James | Secretary | 1996-10-01 | 2000-10-20 |
| HEGYI, Francesca | Secretary | 2019-02-25 | 2024-02-12 |
| TRICKEY, Adrian John | Secretary | 2000-11-20 | 2006-10-23 |
| AITKEN, Mary Elaine, Councillor | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2009-05-22 |
| ALEXANDER, Richard Alan Stuart | Director | — | 1996-03-28 |
| ANDERSON, Donald Craig | Director | 2006-09-12 | 2007-05-05 |
| ANDERSON, Donald Craig | Director | 1999-05-27 | 2002-01-24 |
| ANDERSON, Donald Craig | Director | 1996-05-02 | 1997-05-30 |
| ARCHER, Gilbert Baird | Director | 1990-03-29 | 1990-08-22 |
| AUSTIN HART, Norma May | Director | 2012-05-24 | 2015-06-16 |
| BELL, Leonie Sarah | Director | 2019-08-03 | 2025-06-25 |
| BERRY, William | Director | — | 1989-10-08 |
| BEST, Simon Geoffrey, Professor | Director | 2007-06-11 | 2013-06-12 |
| BINNIE, Stewart John | Director | 2008-06-09 | 2014-05-07 |
| BLACK, Scott Alexander | Director | 2014-05-02 | 2018-05-23 |
| BOOTH, Charles William | Director | 2013-04-17 | 2017-06-29 |
| BROCK, Deidre Leanne, Cllr | Director | 2012-05-30 | 2015-06-02 |
| BROTHERSTONE, Walter Terence Charles | Director | 2013-04-17 | 2019-06-10 |
| BROWN, Ewan | Director | 2004-06-14 | 2014-05-07 |
| BUNCLE, Thomas Archibald | Director | 1997-03-20 | 2001-01-28 |
| BURT, Peter Alexander, Sir | Director | 2001-03-22 | 2004-06-14 |
| BUSH, Paul Anthony | Director | 2008-04-28 | 2014-05-07 |
| CAMERON, Lezley Marion | Director | 2001-06-29 | 2003-05-22 |
| CARDOWNIE, Stephen Archibald | Director | 1992-01-23 | 1999-03-24 |
| CARDOWNIE, Steve, Cllr | Director | 2007-05-05 | 2012-05-04 |
| CARRELL, Ronald Christopher | Director | — | 1990-06-05 |
| CHAPMAN, Maggie | Director | 2007-05-05 | 2013-04-17 |
| CLARK, Alastair Trevor | Director | — | 1994-03-29 |
| COLEMAN, James Edward, Dr | Director | 2014-05-07 | 2018-05-23 |
| CONDRON, Christopher John | Director | 2019-08-03 | 2025-06-25 |
| CONNELL, Douglas Andrew | Director | 1997-06-24 | 2001-03-22 |
| CONNERY, Thomas Sean | Director | — | 1990-06-26 |
| CURSITER, James Grant | Director | 1995-06-27 | 2001-03-22 |
| DALBY, John Martin | Director | — | 1990-06-05 |
| DAVIDSON, Erick | Director | 2008-04-28 | 2014-05-07 |
| DAVIS, Marion Elizabeth | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2024-09-13 |
| DAWE, Jennifer Ann, Dr | Director | 2007-05-05 | 2012-05-04 |
| DAY, Cameron Blyth, Cllr | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2024-12-09 |
| DORAN, Karen, Councillor | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2017-06-29 |
| DRUMMOND, Eric John | Director | — | 1992-05-07 |
| DUFFY, Graham Woodburn | Director | 2003-01-20 | 2007-12-02 |
| ELVIDGE, John William, Sir | Director | 2013-06-12 | 2018-05-23 |
| FALLON, Edward Brian, Councillor | Director | 1997-06-06 | 2003-05-22 |
| FITZPATRICK, William | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2007-05-05 |
| GEDDES, Keith Taylor | Director | 1996-05-02 | 1999-03-24 |
| GODZIK, Paul, Cllr | Director | 2007-05-05 | 2010-06-21 |
| GORRIE, Donald Cameron Easterbrook | Director | 1992-05-21 | 1997-05-30 |
| GRANT, Matthew Alistair, Sir | Director | 1996-03-28 | 2001-01-22 |
| GRICE, Paul Edward, Sir | Director | 2013-06-12 | 2019-06-10 |
| GRIGOR, Carol Colburn | Director | 2007-09-11 | 2013-06-12 |
| GRIGOR, William Alexander Murray | Director | — | 1991-06-14 |
| GRUBB, George Darlington Wilson, Rev.Dr. | Director | 2007-05-05 | 2012-05-04 |
| GWILT, George David | Director | — | 1995-03-30 |
| HALL, William Douglas | Director | — | 1991-06-14 |
| HARROLD, Kenneth, Councillor | Director | 2002-05-13 | 2007-05-05 |
| HENDERSON, Ann Davina | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2025-06-25 |
| HENDERSON, Richard Russell, Councillor | Director | 2005-12-15 | 2006-09-12 |
| HINDS, Lesley Adelaide | Director | 2003-05-08 | 2007-05-03 |
| HINDS, Lesley Adelaide | Director | — | 1994-06-28 |
| HITCHMAN, Frank Hendrick | Director | 2007-04-24 | 2013-04-17 |
| HOGEL, Carol Colburn | Director | 2000-03-29 | 2006-05-10 |
| HOGEL, Jens Christian | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1999-10-26 |
| HOLLOWAY, James Essex | Director | 1992-03-31 | 1998-03-25 |
| HORROCKS, Hilary | Director | 2007-04-24 | 2013-04-17 |
| HOWAT, Sandy, Cllr | Director | 2015-06-25 | 2017-05-05 |
| IRONS, Norman Macfarlane, Lord Provost | Director | 1992-05-12 | 1996-03-28 |
| JOHNSTON, Michael Frederick | Director | 2008-04-28 | 2014-05-07 |
| JOHNSTONE, Ian Temple | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| KEREVAN, George | Director | — | 1992-03-31 |
| KHAN, Ehtisham Ullah Shami | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2007-05-05 |
| KHAN, Shan | Director | 2002-07-22 | 2005-03-30 |
| KINLOCH ANDERSON, Douglas | Director | — | 1990-03-25 |
| KNOX, Moira Buchan Murray | Director | 1992-05-21 | 1999-03-24 |
| LANG, Tari | Director | 2012-04-18 | 2018-05-23 |
| LEACH, Donald Frederick, Professor | Director | 1997-03-20 | 1998-12-31 |
| LEWIS, Richard John, Councillor | Director | 2012-05-31 | 2017-05-05 |
| LONGSTAFF, John Alan | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2007-05-05 |
| LOTHIAN, Niall, Professor | Director | 2011-05-09 | 2021-06-28 |
| LOUGHNEY, Desmond Alexander | Director | 2001-03-22 | 2007-04-23 |
| MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh | Director | 2001-03-29 | 2007-04-23 |
| MACDONALD, Angus Donald Mackintosh | Director | 1990-08-22 | 1997-03-20 |
| MACMILLAN, James Loy | Director | 1999-03-24 | 2002-06-17 |
| MACMILLAN, John Duncan | Director | 1991-06-04 | 1997-03-20 |
| MACRAE, Callum | Director | — | 1991-05-03 |
| MAGINNIS, Elizabeth, Councillor | Director | 1996-05-02 | 2002-05-02 |
| MAIN, William Hill | Director | 2001-03-22 | 2002-10-21 |
| MCCRACKEN, John Strachan | Director | — | 1990-11-26 |
| MCDONALD, Sheena Elizabeth, Dr | Director | — | 1996-06-18 |
| MCEWAN, Gavin Graham Robert | Director | 2012-04-18 | 2018-05-23 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Eleanor Thomson | Director | — | 1992-05-07 |
| MCLELLAN, David Kenneth | Director | 2002-06-17 | 2008-04-28 |
| MCNEESE-MECHAN, Amy, Dr | Director | 2017-06-29 | 2022-06-30 |
| MIELL, Dorothy Evelyn, Professor | Director | 2013-04-17 | 2019-06-10 |
| MILLAR, Peter Carmichael | Director | — | 1994-03-29 |
| MILLER, Andrea Mary | Director | 2014-05-07 | 2019-11-18 |
| MILLER, Keith Manson | Director | 2014-05-07 | 2020-08-08 |
| MILLIGAN, Eric, Councillor | Director | 1991-04-23 | 2003-05-08 |
| MOWAT, Joanna Claire, Councillor | Director | 2009-06-01 | 2015-04-27 |
| MUNRO, Gordon John | Director | 2010-07-20 | 2016-06-13 |
| NASSER, Roya | Director | 2020-12-02 | 2024-06-26 |
| NAUGHTIE, James | Director | 2003-07-07 | 2009-04-21 |
| NICOLSON, David | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1997-03-20 |
| ONEILL, Daniel | Director | 1991-06-25 | 1995-03-30 |
| PAISLEY, Alastair Scott | Director | 1999-05-27 | 2003-05-22 |
| PARKINSON, Ralph Valentine | Director | 2000-03-29 | 2006-05-10 |
| PATERSON, John Lamb | Director | — | 1991-06-14 |
| PHILLIPSON, Nicholas Tindal | Director | 1990-06-05 | 1996-03-28 |
| PITTMAN, Nigel | Director | — | 1990-06-05 |
| RANKIN, Alick Michael, Sir | Director | 1995-06-27 | 1999-08-03 |
| REDPATH-WATSON, Anne Elizabeth Victoria | Director | 2016-12-08 | 2017-05-05 |
| RENNIE, Donald Gordon | Director | 2006-05-10 | 2012-04-18 |
| RICHARD, Christine Margaret | Director | 2006-05-10 | 2012-04-18 |
| RIDDLE, Philip Keitch | Director | 2001-11-26 | 2008-04-28 |
| RISSMANN, Hans Hermann | Director | 2014-05-07 | 2018-05-23 |
| ROXBURGH, Caroline Anne | Director | 2016-04-27 | 2025-06-25 |
| RUSSELL, Alastair Muir, Sir | Director | 2004-02-23 | 2009-04-21 |
| RUSSELL, Ian Simon Macgregor | Director | 2000-03-29 | 2006-05-10 |
| SHAW, John Calman, Sir | Director | 1989-08-29 | 2000-03-29 |
| SLEIGH, Daphne Mary Walker, Cllr | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1996-03-28 |
| SMITH OF GILMOREHILL, Elizabeth Margaret, Baroness Smith Of Gilmorehill | Director | 1996-03-28 | 1999-03-24 |
| STEEL, Judith Mary, The Lady Steel Of Aikwood | Director | 1990-11-08 | 1997-03-20 |
| STEWART, Brian John, Sir | Director | 2009-04-21 | 2015-04-27 |
| STRETTON, James | Director | 1997-03-20 | 2008-04-28 |
| STRINGER, Joan Kathleen, Professor Dame | Director | 1999-03-24 | 2005-03-30 |
| SULAIMAN, Yasmin | Director | 2019-06-10 | 2025-06-25 |
| THOMAS, Kingsley, Councillor | Director | 1994-06-28 | 1996-03-28 |
| THOMAS, Marjorie | Director | 2007-05-05 | 2012-05-04 |
| TUCKER, Mark Edward | Director | 2005-03-30 | 2011-05-09 |
| TURNER THOMSON, Ann Denise | Director | 1990-11-08 | 1997-03-20 |
| TWEEDIE, Alan | Director | — | 1994-06-28 |
| VESTRI, Paolo | Director | — | 1992-01-16 |
| WARDLAW, Elizabeth Johnston, Councillor Reverend | Director | 1997-06-06 | 2003-05-22 |
| WARK, Kirsty Anne | Director | 2009-04-21 | 2015-04-27 |
| WHYTE, Iain | Director | 2015-05-28 | 2021-06-28 |
| WILLIAMS, David | Director | 2005-03-30 | 2007-03-22 |
| WILLIAMSON, Paul | Director | 1999-05-27 | 2001-07-06 |
| WILSON, Donald Caig, Mr. | Director | 2012-05-24 | 2022-05-05 |
| THE RT HON VISCOUNT YOUNGER OF LECKIE | Corporate Director | 1989-10-23 | 1996-03-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 459 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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