Sahara Project (Preston) Limited
Registered name: SAHARA PROJECT (PRESTON) LIMITED
Sahara Project (Preston) Limited made £287k revenue and £57.9k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2023.
Sahara Project (Preston) Limited’s revenue grew 32% to £287k in the year to 31 Mar 2023, with £57.9k profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “other social work activities without accommodation” and is based in Lancashire; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lancashire, North West
- Age
- 32 yrs · since 1994
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £217k | £287k |
| Cost of sales | £285k | £230k |
| Gross profit | −£68k | £57.9k |
| Operating profit | −£68k | £57.9k |
| Profit before tax | −£68k | £57.9k |
| Profit after tax | −£68k | £57.9k |
| Profit (best available) | −£68k | £57.9k |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −31.3% | 20.1% |
| Gross margin | −31.3% | 20.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £24.1k | £31.9k |
| Profit per employee | −£7.6k | £6.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲32.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £233k | £281k |
| Net assets | £304k | £362k |
| Fixed assets | £20.9k | £24.1k |
| Current assets | £288k | £350k |
| Debtors | £55.5k | £16.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 20.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £31.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.8%
- 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
- ▲19%
- Now £362k
- Cash at bank
- ▲21%
- Now £281k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲15%
- Now £24.1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2023 (profit £57.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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