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Company No. SC130813 · Incorporated 27 Mar 1991

Festival Fringe Trading Limited

Registered name: FESTIVAL FRINGE TRADING LIMITED

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Ltd group

Festival Fringe Trading Limited made £685k revenue and £124k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2023. read from filing text

Festival Fringe Trading Limited’s revenue fell 26% to £685k in the year to 30 Nov 2023, with £124k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)” and is based in Edinburgh; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47789Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (not commercial art galleries and opticians)
Status
Active
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland
Age
35 yrs · since 1991
Type
Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The ultimate controlling party is Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Limited, a company limited by guarantee and registered in Scotland. Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Limited is a registered charit”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Nov 2023

Key figures

Small team
Revenue
£685k
Growth ▼26.3%
Profit
£124k
Growth ▼41.9%
Profit margin
18.2%
Gross 22.4%
Employees
0
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Nov 202230 Nov 2023
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£929k£685k
Cost of sales£679k£532k
Gross profit£250k£153k
Profit before tax£214k£124k
Profit after tax£214k£124k
Profit (best available)£214k£124k
Employees (average)00
Ratios
Profit margin23.1%18.2%
Gross margin26.9%22.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼26.3%
Profit growth—▼41.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£292k£2.6k
Net assets£43.7k£43.7k
Current assets£620k£186k
Debtors£295k£173k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
18.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
22.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
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
25.3%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
0%
Now £43.7k
Cash at bank
▼99%
Now £2.6k
Headcount
—
Now 0
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Ltd (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
  2. Festival Fringe Trading Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2023 (profit £124k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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