ESSENTIAL EDINBURGH

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  5 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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

• Turnover

  -4.1%

  £1,232,839 → £1,182,030

• Cash

  +1.5%

  £408,811 → £414,913

• Net assets

  +6.4%

  £342,446 → £364,372

• Employees

  0%

  7 → 7

• Operating profit

  +753.8%

  -£928 → £6,067

• Profit before tax

  +2,479.5%

  £850 → £21,926

  highest in 3 filed years

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102 §1A

Abridged

Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)

Auditor

A.J.B Scholes Ltd

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 have been prepared on a going concern basis. The company does not require an overdraft facility for the continuing operation of the business and as at 31 March 2025 the company has net current assets of £362,207. The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue”

Significant events

• “Edinburgh city centre footfall was up 4.2% annually on Princes Street; hospitality and retail sales showed a positive upward curve (5.4% and 1% respectively).”
• “Square Cinema event in June 2024 boosted city centre footfall by 2% (compared to 2023) with over 6,000 attendees, generating a £69 average spend per person and a ROI of 618%.”
• “Edinburgh Cocktail Week in October 2024 saw footfall up 5.4% on 2023 with over 25k attendees, bar sales up 13% on average, totaling over £440k and an estimated economic impact of £3.6 million.”
• “The Clean Team tackled a 133% increase in graffiti, removed 9% more flyposting, cleaned up 131% more environmental/hazardous waste, and removed 47.7 tonnes of litter.”
• “Reported crime for Edinburgh City Centre was up 6.8% compared to last year, while detected (or solved) crime was up 7.8%.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

12

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

3

last 12 months

Officers resigned

5

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.