British Mountaineering Council
Registered name: BRITISH MOUNTAINEERING COUNCIL
British Mountaineering Council made £5.5m revenue and £442k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
British Mountaineering Council’s revenue was £5.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £442k profit and 42 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other membership organizations” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 32 yrs · since 1993
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.1m | £4.8m | £6.4m | £5.5m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£1.5m | −£1.2m |
| Gross profit | £4.1m | £4.8m | £4.9m | £4.3m |
| Operating profit | −£270k | −£647k | £147k | £415k |
| Profit before tax | −£268k | −£625k | £178k | £442k |
| Profit after tax | −£268k | −£625k | £178k | £442k |
| Profit (best available) | −£268k | −£625k | £178k | £442k |
| Employees (average) | 40 | 52 | 33 | 42 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −6.5% | −12.9% | 2.8% | 8% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 76.6% | 77.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £104k | £93.3k | £194k | £132k |
| Profit per employee | −£6.7k | −£12k | £5.4k | £10.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.1% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲30% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.7m | £1.3m | — | — |
| Net assets | £842k | £217k | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £280k | £256k | — | — |
| Current assets | £2.1m | £1.7m | — | — |
| Debtors | £329k | −£18k | — | — |
| Deferred income | £1.1m | £1.3m | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 77.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £132k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.5k
- 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
- —
- Now 42
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- B.M.C. Climbing Walls LimitedFigures not disclosed
- BMC Access & Conservation TrustFigures not disclosed
- BMC Land Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £442k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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