TicketSource
Ticketing agent and box office provider
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TicketSource Limited[1] is a box-office management system provider based in Penarth, Wales. The company was founded in 2004 by Alex McLauchlan and Simon Wilsher, a theatre enthusiast, to help amateur theatre groups with their online ticket sales and booking.[2] The TicketSource system still supports a free version of the software based on the original offering.
| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
Type of site | Ticket sales, event management |
| Headquarters | |
| Area served | Europe, United States |
| URL | ticketsource |
| Launched | 2004 |
| Current status | Active |
It joined the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers in 2012.[3] It has sponsored events including the National Rural Touring Awards,[4][5] the Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival[6] and Pride Cymru's Big Weekend.[7]
In 2014, the company launched TicketSource in the United States and the Eurozone.[8]
In 2016, The Times included it in a list of companies making excessive charges for credit-card payments.[9]
In 2017, the website had been used by more than 20,000 organizers of events, and was ranked 20th in a list of the 50 fastest-growing companies in Wales.[10][11][12]