Little Tinklers C.I.C.
Registered name: LITTLE TINKLERS C.I.C.
Little Tinklers C.I.C. made £1.4m revenue and £39.7k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Little Tinklers C.I.C.’s revenue grew 39% to £1.4m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £39.7k profit and 50 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in Tinklers Bank, Corbridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Tinklers Bank, Corbridge, North East
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- 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 | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £698k | £811k | £981k | £1.4m |
| Cost of sales | £44.7k | £62.2k | £69.9k | £90k |
| Gross profit | £653k | £748k | £911k | £1.3m |
| Operating profit | −£29.6k | £37.3k | £34.2k | £46.2k |
| Profit before tax | −£29.6k | £37.3k | £34.2k | £46.2k |
| Profit after tax | −£29.6k | £37.1k | £26.8k | £39.7k |
| Profit (best available) | −£29.6k | £37.1k | £26.8k | £39.7k |
| Employees (average) | 40 | 40 | 48 | 50 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −4.2% | 4.6% | 2.7% | 2.9% |
| Gross margin | 93.6% | 92.3% | 92.9% | 93.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £17.4k | £20.3k | £20.4k | £27.3k |
| Profit per employee | −£740 | £927 | £558 | £793 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲16.1% | ▲21% | ▲39% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼27.8% | ▲48.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲20% | ▲4.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £11.7k | £69.6k | £198k |
| Net assets | −£29.6k | £1.5k | £26.3k | £66k |
| Fixed assets | £14.2k | £26.7k | £21.9k | £48.1k |
| Current assets | £45.6k | £72.5k | £142k | £273k |
| Debtors | £45.6k | £60.9k | £72.1k | £74.8k |
| Deferred income | £1.9k | £15.9k | £84k | £205k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 93.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £27.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £793
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 15%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.5%
- 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
- ▲151%
- Now £66k
- Cash at bank
- ▲185%
- Now £198k
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 50
- Deferred income
- ▲144%
- Now £205k
- Fixed assets
- ▲120%
- Now £48.1k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £39.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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