The Christian Conference Trust
Registered name: THE CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE TRUST
The Christian Conference Trust made £9.8m revenue and a £228k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
The Christian Conference Trust’s revenue grew 16% to £9.8m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with a loss of £228k and 226 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Alfreton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Alfreton, East Midlands
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1996
- 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 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.1m | £7.8m | £8.5m | £9.8m |
| Cost of sales | £124k | £295k | £296k | — |
| Gross profit | £7m | £7.5m | £8.2m | — |
| Operating profit | −£32.2k | £347k | £897k | −£228k |
| Profit before tax | −£92.7k | £235k | £675k | −£228k |
| Profit after tax | −£92.7k | £235k | £675k | −£228k |
| Profit (best available) | −£92.7k | £235k | £675k | −£228k |
| Employees (average) | 119 | 175 | 232 | 226 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −1.3% | 3% | 7.9% | −2.3% |
| Gross margin | 98.3% | 96.2% | 96.5% | — |
| Revenue per employee | £59.7k | £44.5k | £36.7k | £43.5k |
| Profit per employee | −£779 | £1.3k | £2.9k | −£1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲9.6% | ▲9.4% | ▲15.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲186.8% | ▼133.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲47.1% | ▲32.6% | ▼2.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £2.3m | £2.5m | — |
| Net assets | £10.5m | £10.8m | £11.5m | — |
| Fixed assets | £12.2m | £12m | £15.7m | — |
| Current assets | £3m | £2.6m | £4.5m | — |
| Debtors | £427k | £255k | £308k | — |
| Deferred income | £362k | £347k | £369k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £43.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1k
- 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
- ▼3%
- Now 226
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- First Conference Estate LimitedRev. £1.7m · Profit £382k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit −£228k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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