THE EDINBURGH TELEVISION FESTIVAL COUNCIL
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Cash
£1.7M
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£3.1M
+3.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
13
-7.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£104K
-8.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,986,027 | £1,770,335 | £1,691,361 | -4.5% | |
| Operating profit | £390,939 | £79,777 | £85,986 | +7.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £396,744 | £114,610 | £104,453 | -8.9% | |
| Net profit | £396,744 | £114,610 | £104,453 | -8.9% | |
| Cash | £1,499,693 | £1,612,929 | £1,680,162 | +4.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,872,515 | £2,987,125 | £3,091,578 | +3.5% | |
| Net assets | £2,872,515 | £2,987,125 | £3,091,578 | +3.5% | |
| Equity | £2,872,515 | £2,987,125 | £3,091,578 | +3.5% | |
| Average employees | 13 | 14 | 13 | -7.1% | |
| Wages | £575,574 | £626,087 | £673,952 | +7.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 19.7% | 4.5% | 5.1% | |
| Net margin | 20.0% | 6.5% | 6.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.6% | 2.7% | 2.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.5% | 4.5% | — | |
| Current ratio | 10.10x | — | — |
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
- Whitelaw Wells
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' 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 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
- THE EDINBURGH TELEVISION FESTIVAL COUNCIL · parent
- The Edinburgh International Television Festival Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The 2025 Festival, enveloping the 50th MacTaggart Lecture, was an opportunity to focus on celebration.”
- “2025 also saw us launch a public strategic location review, inviting bids from all cities including Edinburgh to be the Festival's home from 2027 and ensure it remains fit for purpose for our current and future audiences.”
- “After a board vote approving the exploration of a location review in July 2025, the process was launched in November 2025 and is still ongoing, with eight bids received by the deadline of February 2026 and three cities: Edinburgh, Greater Manchester and Newcastle shortlisted in March.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 35 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INNES, Alexander James | Secretary | 2001-05-18 | — | British |
| BLAMIRE, Sharon Anne | Director | 2025-11-19 | Aug 1970 | British |
| CHHOKAR, Harjeet Singh | Director | 2025-11-19 | Sep 1979 | British |
| KERR, Shona Rose | Director | 2023-02-22 | Dec 1981 | British |
| KLEEMAN, Nicole Sarah | Director | 2025-02-26 | Jan 1973 | British |
| SALARIA, Fatima | Director | 2020-10-05 | Jun 1967 | British |
Show 35 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, William Robert | Secretary | 2001-01-03 | 2001-05-18 |
| AIREY, Dawn | Director | 2002-08-06 | 2006-08-25 |
| ASHTON, Charlotte | Director | 2002-08-01 | 2007-08-24 |
| BAHAL, Babita | Director | 2020-04-28 | 2026-05-13 |
| BAKER, James Richard | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2016-09-28 |
| BARKER, Adam Nicholas Robert | Director | 2017-10-12 | 2020-12-16 |
| BARRON, Peter Scott | Director | 2008-01-25 | 2017-12-07 |
| BEDELL, Elaine Anne | Director | 2010-08-27 | 2014-08-21 |
| BOLAND, Murray | Director | 2004-08-26 | 2010-05-20 |
| BROWN, Karen Veronica | Director | 2001-05-18 | 2004-08-31 |
| BROWN, Steven Michael | Director | 2023-02-22 | 2026-02-04 |
| CALLAM, Carl Anthony | Director | 2021-02-24 | 2022-10-07 |
| CLEMENTS, Alan | Director | 2009-04-08 | 2020-01-30 |
| HINCKS, Timothy | Director | 2005-08-26 | 2010-08-27 |
| HOWE, Tamara Martine | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2022-10-03 |
| HYTNER, James Edward | Director | 2003-10-02 | 2005-06-24 |
| JAIN, Angela | Director | 2014-12-03 | 2021-11-29 |
| JOHNSTON, Susan Jan | Director | 2018-11-29 | 2020-11-17 |
| MAHON, Alexandra Rose | Director | 2007-08-24 | 2017-08-31 |
| MCCORMICK, John | Director | 2001-05-18 | 2004-07-28 |
| MCQUARRIE, Kenneth | Director | 2004-11-19 | 2008-03-20 |
| MILLER, William Robert | Director | 2001-01-03 | 2007-08-24 |
| MILLICHIP, Jane Helen | Director | 2018-12-19 | 2020-01-30 |
| MONAGHAN, Katherine Jay | Director | 2021-04-28 | 2025-04-29 |
| MOORE, Charlotte Alexandra | Director | 2014-11-05 | 2020-12-16 |
| MYBURGH, Jacqueline Claire | Director | 2020-10-08 | 2026-05-13 |
| PETRIE, Jon David Charles | Director | 2023-04-26 | 2024-10-16 |
| RAFAELE, Aysha Jilani | Director | 2023-02-22 | 2024-10-31 |
| SALMON, Peter Andrew | Director | 2016-11-10 | 2020-01-30 |
| SCHUSTER, Saskia Dominique Alexandra | Director | 2020-03-12 | 2026-05-13 |
| SHAW, Christopher Thomas | Director | 2006-12-14 | 2020-01-30 |
| STUART, Graham Brennan | Director | 2017-04-26 | 2023-04-26 |
| TAYLOR, Joyce | Director | 2001-04-25 | 2002-01-30 |
| TURTON, Victoria Jane | Director | 2017-11-08 | 2020-01-30 |
| WILLIS, John Edward | Director | 2001-05-18 | 2002-08-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-05-29 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-05-29 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-04-16 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-04-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-29 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-05-29 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-05-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-16 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.