The Black Ostrich Company Ltd
Registered name: THE BLACK OSTRICH COMPANY LTD
The Black Ostrich Company Ltd made £0 revenue and a £2.1k loss in the year to 31 Jul 2025. read from filing text
The Black Ostrich Company Ltd’s revenue fell 100% to £0 in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with a loss of £2.1k and 1 employee. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Herts; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Herts, East of England
- Age
- 19 yrs · since 2007
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £699 | £0 |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£3.1k | −£2.1k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£3.1k | −£2.1k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −445.5% | — |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £233 | £0 |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£1k | −£2.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼100% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▼66.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £318k | £307k | £280k | £278k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
| Current assets | £330k | £309k | £281k | £279k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £0
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2.1k
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £278k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼67%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit −£2.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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