THE ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO (CHARITIES) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-04 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£505K
-2.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£39M
+21.6% vs 2023
Employees
89
+14.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+12.3% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,960,730 | £21,945,569 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £4,003,895 | £4,496,174 | |
| Net profit | £6,040,203 | £6,920,653 | |
| Cash | £515,588 | £504,540 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £33,151,513 | £40,548,184 | |
| Net assets | £31,725,890 | £38,582,373 | |
| Equity | £31,725,890 | £38,582,373 | |
| Average employees | 78 | 89 | |
| Wages | £2,425,139 | £2,617,260 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £290,790 | — |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+9.9%
£19,960,730 £21,945,569
-
Cash
-2.1%
£515,588 £504,540
-
Net assets
+21.6%
£31,725,890 £38,582,373
-
Employees
+14.1%
78 89
-
Profit before tax
+12.3%
£4,003,895 £4,496,174
-
Wages
+7.9%
£2,425,139 £2,617,260
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 30.3% | 31.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 24.3% | 25.6% | |
| Current ratio | 2.51x | 2.72x |
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
- THE ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO (CHARITIES) LIMITED 2010-01-06 → present
- THE EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO (CHARITIES) LIMITED 1991-05-17 → 2010-01-06
- THE EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO LIMITED 1988-01-22 → 1991-05-17
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Group has completed budget and cashflow forecasts until December 2026, including an assessment of the current economic climate on the Group's liquidity and ability to continue as a going concern. Based upon the forecasting, the Trustees are confident that the actions and strategies in place and results of the Group support the going concern position.”
Group structure
- THE ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO (CHARITIES) LIMITED · parent
- The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Limited 100%
- The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (International) Limited 100%
- Edinburgh Tattoo Productions Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In 2024, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo made its return to the Esplanade resulting in the Trading company returning a profit for the year which allowed for the Charity to increase charitable donations to £750k.”
- “The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo exited the Lothian Pension Scheme during the year. This was approved by the Board of Directors on 29th April 2024 and the cessation surplus of £2M was received in May 2024.”
- “During the year it was identified that irrecoverable VAT had not been fully recognised for the period 2022 to 2024. As a result a provision has been created based on an estimate of irrecoverable VAT due for this period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 44 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPBELL, Jane Alice Cochran | Secretary | 2021-01-05 | — | — |
| BEY, Patricia Mary Alice | Director | 2021-07-13 | Nov 1957 | British |
| EDMONDS, Christopher James | Director | 2022-11-29 | May 1959 | British |
| HALL, Timothy Julian Dalton | Director | 2019-10-07 | Dec 1961 | British |
| MACFARLANE, Marjory | Director | 2019-10-07 | Oct 1953 | British |
| MORRIS, Stuart William | Director | 2015-05-01 | Dec 1958 | British |
Show 44 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON, OBE, FCIS, Ian Ogilvie | Secretary | 1991-04-01 | 2015-10-01 |
| SIBBALD, James Lawson | Secretary | — | 1991-03-31 |
| SOUTAR, Rucelle | Secretary | 2015-10-01 | 2020-12-31 |
| ALLFREY, MBE, Henry David, Brigadier | Director | 2011-04-01 | 2020-06-13 |
| ARTHUR, John Norman Stewart, Lieutenant General | Director | — | 1991-12-20 |
| BALFOUR, Hew Edward Ogilvy | Director | 2009-06-17 | 2016-07-06 |
| BRIMS, Robin Vaughan, Lieutenant General | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2022-02-28 |
| CAIRNS, Robert Gordon | Director | — | 1992-05-21 |
| CARDOWNIE, Stephen Archibald | Director | 2003-05-22 | 2007-06-13 |
| DEWAR-DURIE, Andrew Maule | Director | 2000-10-26 | 2010-06-16 |
| DOW, Leslie Philip Graham, Lt Col | Director | — | 1991-12-20 |
| DUNN, Hugh John | Director | 2013-06-12 | 2021-06-11 |
| FALLON, Edward Brian, Councillor | Director | 1996-05-02 | 2003-05-22 |
| GAMMELL, Geraldine Elizabeth | Director | 2013-08-16 | 2022-12-19 |
| GRIBBON, Glen James | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2021-06-10 |
| GRUBB, George Darlington Wilson, Rev.Dr. | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2012-06-06 |
| HAMBLETON, QVRM, TD, Richard Clive, Colonel | Director | 2004-06-16 | 2013-06-12 |
| HINDS, Lesley Adelaide | Director | 2003-05-08 | 2007-06-13 |
| HOWES, Francis Hedley Roberton | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2023-10-11 |
| INGRAM, Colin Stuart | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2018-05-01 |
| IRONS, Norman Macfarlane, Lord Provost | Director | 1992-05-12 | 1996-03-31 |
| JAMESON, Melville Stewart, Brigadier | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2007-06-13 |
| KELLY, CPFA, Karen Elizabeth | Director | 2011-06-15 | 2013-06-12 |
| LEDERER, Peter Julian | Director | 2011-06-15 | 2022-11-08 |
| LEISHMAN, Brian Archibald Scott | Director | — | 1998-09-30 |
| LOUDON, CBE, William Euan Buchanan, Major General | Director | 2007-03-01 | 2011-01-31 |
| LYON, Robert, Major General | Director | — | 1998-10-28 |
| MACPHERSON, CBE, FRSE, Agnes Lawrie Addie Shonaig | Director | 2007-06-13 | 2015-10-31 |
| MARSHALL, Robert Alexander | Director | — | 1995-03-31 |
| MCGOUGAN, CPFA, Donald Mcdougall | Director | 1995-03-31 | 2011-06-15 |
| MCLAUGHLIN, Eleanor Thomson | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| MILLER, James David Frederick | Director | 1990-11-23 | 2000-10-25 |
| MILLIGAN, Eric, Councillor | Director | 1996-05-02 | 2003-05-08 |
| MOFFAT, James Talbot | Director | 2008-06-17 | 2011-04-20 |
| PARKER, Michael John | Director | 1991-12-20 | 1996-06-01 |
| RAMSAY, Charles Alexander, Major General | Director | 1991-12-20 | 2007-06-13 |
| REID, George Newland, The Right Hon Sir | Director | 2007-06-13 | 2013-06-12 |
| RITCHIE, Charles David Maciver, Brigadier | Director | 1998-10-29 | 2008-06-17 |
| ROBERTSON, George Islay Macneill, The Rt Hon Lord | Director | 2015-03-01 | 2021-06-10 |
| SHEA, Michael Sinclair, Dr | Director | 1997-06-25 | 2008-06-17 |
| STRUDWICK, CBE, Mark Jeremy, Major General | Director | 2007-06-13 | 2015-08-31 |
| TAYLOR, OBE, Peter James | Director | 2008-07-04 | 2012-06-06 |
| WATSON, Gillian Anne Mcgregor | Director | 2013-08-16 | 2021-07-13 |
| WILSON, Donald Caig, Mr. | Director | 2012-06-06 | 2017-04-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Lynsey Jane Fusco | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-07-31 | Ceased 2020-08-25 |
| Mrs Rucelle Soutar | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-31 |
| Mr Douglas Eric Cook | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-12-20 |
| Ms Susan Margaret Lawton | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-08-30 |
| Ms Nicola Elizabeth Thomson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 222 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-11-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-07-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination 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
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