The Zebra Collective C.I.C.
Registered name: THE ZEBRA COLLECTIVE C.I.C.
The Zebra Collective C.I.C. made £319k revenue and £20.7k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
The Zebra Collective C.I.C.’s revenue grew 83% to £319k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £20.7k profit and 12 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in Plymouth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Plymouth, South West
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- Type
- Community Interest Company
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 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £174k | £319k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £110k | £249k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £64.3k | £70.5k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £43.8k | £24.6k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £43.8k | £24.6k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £38.7k | £20.7k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £38.7k | £20.7k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 22.2% | 6.5% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 36.9% | 22.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £21.8k | £26.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £4.8k | £1.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲83.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼46.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲60% | ▲50% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £92.6k | £88k |
| Net assets | £21.2k | £8.7k | £47.4k | £68.2k |
| Fixed assets | £289 | £193 | £1.2k | £5.4k |
| Current assets | £118k | £50.8k | £111k | £128k |
| Debtors | — | — | £18.3k | £40.4k |
| Deferred income | £91k | £40.1k | £59k | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 22.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £26.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12.7%
- 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
- ▲44%
- Now £68.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▼5%
- Now £88k
- Headcount
- ▲50%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲343%
- Now £5.4k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £20.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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