Edinburgh International Festival Society
Registered name: EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SOCIETY
Edinburgh International Festival Society made £14.3m revenue and £312k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2024.
Edinburgh International Festival Society’s revenue grew 13% to £14.3m in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with £312k profit and 88 employees. The company is classified under “support activities to performing arts” and is based in Castlehill Royal Mile; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Castlehill Royal Mile, Scotland
- Age
- 79 yrs · since 1946
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.6m | £14.3m |
| Profit before tax | −£2.2m | −£1.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£165k | £312k |
| Profit (best available) | −£165k | £312k |
| Employees (average) | 89 | 88 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −1.3% | 2.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £142k | £163k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.9k | £3.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲13.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £163k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 88
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Oct 2024 (profit £312k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026