Great Bentley Pre-School Community Interest Company
Registered name: GREAT BENTLEY PRE-SCHOOL COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Great Bentley Pre-School Community Interest Company made £148k revenue and a £4.8k loss in the year to 30 Jul 2024.
Great Bentley Pre-School Community Interest Company’s revenue grew 7% to £148k in the year to 30 Jul 2024, with a loss of £4.8k and 10 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in Colchester; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Colchester, East of England
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- 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 Jul 2023 | 30 Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £138k | £148k |
| Cost of sales | £5.3k | £4.8k |
| Gross profit | £132k | £143k |
| Operating profit | −£4.3k | −£4.7k |
| Profit before tax | −£4.3k | −£4.7k |
| Profit after tax | −£4.1k | −£4.8k |
| Profit (best available) | −£4.1k | −£4.8k |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 10 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −3% | −3.3% |
| Gross margin | 96.1% | 96.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £15.3k | £14.8k |
| Profit per employee | −£454 | −£483 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲11.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £13.5k | £12.1k |
| Net assets | £11.1k | £6.3k |
| Fixed assets | £4k | £3.8k |
| Current assets | £13.5k | £12.1k |
| Debtors | — | £64 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 96.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £14.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£483
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼43%
- Now £6.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▼11%
- Now £12.1k
- Headcount
- ▲11%
- Now 10
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £3.8k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jul 2024 (profit −£4.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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