ENCHANTED FOREST COMMUNITY TRUST

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

  +14.5%

  £1,667,180 → £1,908,631

• Cash

  +6.6%

  £1,205,176 → £1,284,632

• Net assets

  +19.9%

  £761,263 → £912,639

• Employees

  -1.3%

  79 → 78

• Operating profit

  -14.1%

  £193,727 → £166,376

• Wages

  +27.1%

  £79,023 → £100,449

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.

1. ENCHANTED FOREST COMMUNITY TRUST 2014-11-10 → present
2. HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE AREA COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 2010-07-08 → 2014-11-10
3. PITLOCHRY AREA COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY 2009-04-07 → 2010-07-08

Accounting basis

FRS 102 §1A

Abridged

Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)

Auditor

MMG Archbold Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charitable company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least the next twelve months. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Significant events

• “The Event provides a strong boost to the local tourism economy in and around Pitlochry, Perthshire, and has been a key driver in transforming a traditionally quiet time of the year into a significant period for tourism, attracting over 80,000 visitors to the region.”
• “An independent economic impact survey, conducted by Tourism Resources Company in November 2023, found that The Enchanted Forest event is now estimated to deliver an annual economic impact of nearly £10.38 million to Highland Perthshire.”
• “The event continued to build on its successes in 2024, securing the Regional Thistle Award for Celebrating Thriving Communities and a place in the National Finals, as well as a Highly Commended Award for The Courier's Business in the Community category at the 2024 Courier Business Awards.”
• “Proceeds from the Event are reinvested in local community initiatives, administered through the Enchanted Forest Community Fund. To date over £520,000 has been given back to the region, benefitting more than 175 local community groups, projects, and charities.”
• “In a continuing inflationary environment the Trust successfully managed increasing cost challenges with careful budget management.”
• “Weather challenges led to the cancellation of one evening in the show run, while two unrelated incidents required the activation of planned safety measures and an essential show-stop put in place in order to ensure the safety of the visiting public.”
• “While advance ticket sales were slightly less than the previous year at 79,704, total actual attendance figures were 78,054 which was slightly higher.”
• “The creative team also made a positive impact, delivering the biggest, most technically advanced, show in the Event's history, with more lights and installations than ever before.”
• “Making the Enchanted Forest Event as accessible as possible has always been a priority for the Trust.”
• “We also improved accessibility information with a new web page dedicated specifically to access needs and created neurodivergent-friendly video content.”
• “After reviewing the customer journey in 2023, we identified specific ways to improve the process for those customers requiring wheelchair access on site.”
• “We introduced a dedicated allocation of free carer tickets first in 2023 and continued these in 2024.”

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

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

4

last 12 months

Officers resigned

2

last 12 months

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