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TicketSource Limitedcite-ref-1[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.cite-ref-2[2] The TicketSource system still supports a free version of the software based on the original offering.

It joined the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers in 2012.cite-ref-3[3] It has sponsored events including the National Rural Touring Awards,cite-ref-4[4]cite-ref-5[5] the Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festivalcite-ref-6[6] and Pride Cymru's Big Weekend.cite-ref-7[7]

In 2014, the company launched TicketSource in the United States and the Eurozone.cite-ref-8[8]

In 2016, The Times included it in a list of companies making excessive charges for credit-card payments.cite-ref-9[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.cite-ref-10[10]cite-ref-11[11]cite-ref-12[12]

cite-note-11. ↑ "Ticketsource Limited overview - Find and update company information - Gov.uk". Companies House. 13 February 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2025.

cite-note-22. ↑ "Penarth Based TicketSource Celebrates 15 Years". Business News Wales. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

cite-note-33. ↑ "Full Members". Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Archived 15 April 2012.

cite-note-44. ↑ "first rural touring awards announced". Penarth Times. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

cite-note-55. ↑ "Winners of the Inaugural TicketSource Rural Touring Awards Announced". sardinesmagazine.co.uk. 1 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

cite-note-66. ↑ "Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival". Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

cite-note-77. ↑ citerefmainwaring2017Mainwaring, Rachel (21 August 2017). "All you need to know about Cardiff's Pride Cymru 2017". walesonline.

cite-note-88. ↑ "Interview: Alex McLauchlan, co-founder of TicketSource". Tech Dragons. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

cite-note-99. ↑ citerefandrew-ellson2016Andrew Ellson (10 December 2016). "The great credit card rip–off". The Times. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

cite-note-1010. ↑ citerefsion-barry2017Sion Barry (21 June 2017). "The expanding Welsh firm whose online technology sells tickets for thousands of events globally". Wales Online. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

cite-note-1111. ↑ citerefanthony-lewisAnthony Lewis. "Penarth ticketing company named in top 20 fastest growing businesses in Wales". Penarth Times. Retrieved 19 July 2017.

cite-note-1212. ↑ citerefnicholas-fearn2017Nicholas Fearn (6 July 2017). "High-growth online ticketing firm opens new office in Penarth". techdragons.wales. Retrieved 21 July 2017.