The Bci Forum Limited
Registered name: THE BCI FORUM LIMITED
The Bci Forum Limited made £3.2m revenue and £328k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026. read from filing text
The Bci Forum Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £3.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £328k profit and 37 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Salisbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Salisbury, South West
- Age
- 29 yrs · since 1997
- 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 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.7m | £2.9m | £3.1m | £3.2m |
| Cost of sales | £599k | £692k | £498k | £584k |
| Gross profit | £2.1m | £2.2m | £2.6m | £2.6m |
| Profit before tax | £31.6k | −£262k | £365k | £328k |
| Profit after tax | £31.6k | −£262k | £365k | £328k |
| Profit (best available) | £31.6k | −£262k | £365k | £328k |
| Employees (average) | 26 | 32 | 34 | 37 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.1% | −9.1% | 11.6% | 10.3% |
| Gross margin | 78.2% | 75.9% | 84.2% | 81.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £105k | £89.8k | £92.5k | £86.4k |
| Profit per employee | £1.2k | −£8.2k | £10.7k | £8.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.8% | ▲9.4% | ▲1.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼929.5% | — | ▼10.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲23.1% | ▲6.3% | ▲8.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £879k | £538k | £1.2m | £1m |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £843k | £1.2m | £1.5m |
| Fixed assets | £373k | £405k | £382k | £518k |
| Current assets | £1.2m | £792k | £1.5m | £1.4m |
| Debtors | £186k | £129k | £139k | £169k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 81.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £86.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 16.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.3%
- 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
- ▲27%
- Now £1.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼13%
- Now £1m
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 37
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲36%
- Now £518k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Resilience Movement LtdFigures not disclosed
- The BC Eye LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £328k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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