Dreambase Limited
Registered name: DREAMBASE LIMITED
Dreambase Limited made £8.5m revenue and a £1.1m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Dreambase Limited’s revenue fell 17% to £8.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £1.1m and 141 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Burnley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Burnley, North West
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. 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 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £14.9m | £13.4m | £10.2m | £8.5m |
| Cost of sales | £10.8m | £9.4m | £7.1m | £6.5m |
| Gross profit | £4m | £3.9m | £3m | £2m |
| Operating profit | −£53.1k | −£327k | −£563k | −£1.1m |
| Profit before tax | −£111k | −£426k | −£677k | −£1.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£251k | −£252k | −£21.4k | −£1.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£251k | −£252k | −£21.4k | −£1.1m |
| Staff costs | £4.6m | £4.5m | £4m | £3.8m |
| Employees (average) | 193 | 189 | 156 | 141 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −1.7% | −1.9% | −0.2% | −13.1% |
| Gross margin | 27.1% | 29.5% | 30% | 23.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £77k | £70.8k | £65.1k | £60.2k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.3k | −£1.3k | −£137 | −£7.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼10% | ▼24% | ▼16.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.1% | ▼17.5% | ▼9.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2k | £3.1k | £5.5k | £755 |
| Net assets | £1.3m | £1m | £1m | −£86.1k |
| Fixed assets | £1.5m | £1.4m | £1.4m | £417k |
| Current assets | £14.5k | £13.7k | £15.8k | £6.4k |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £1.6m | £917k | £868k |
| Cash from operations | −£230k | £624k | £632k | −£285k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −13.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £60.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.2%
- 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
- ▼108%
- Now −£86.1k
- Cash at bank
- ▼86%
- Now £755
- Headcount
- ▼10%
- Now 141
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼71%
- Now £417k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Sweet Dreams (Nelson) LimitedRev. £8.5m · Profit −£1.2m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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