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TicketSource Ltd is a primary ticketing agent and developer of an event ticketing system of the same name.

History
Founded by Simon Wilsher, Gavin Davidson and Alex McLaughlan of Source Insurance ltd in 2004. - they offered services only to UK based event organisers and expanded in 2014 to offer services in the USA and Europe. They are a full member of Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers. In 2016, TicketSource was announced to be 20th in the 50 fastest growing companies in Wales.

Industry Involvement
TicketSource sponsored the first ever National Rural Touring Awards, dedicated to honouring the hard working people that come together to make UK based rural touring schemes a success.

Cardiff Fringe Theatre Festival was sponsored by TicketSource, who also ran an award for the 'Festival Favourite'. .

After 5 year hiatus, TicketSource sponsored Pride Cymru's resurrection of Cardiff's Big Weekend as Pride Cymru's Big Weekend - a fusion of one of the UK's largest open music festivals with the Cardiff LGBT Pride parade.

Booking Fees
In September 2015, TicketSource changed its fee structure from a flat 10% per ticket fee to 45p + 2.5% with a separate 3.5% card processing fee on transactions using their merchant service.

After The Times published TicketSource in a list of companies charging excessive card payment fees, the company announced it was already planning to reduce it's fees to compensate. In February 2017, the booking fee was changed to a flat 7.5%.