Active Community Enterprise (A.c.e.) Community Interest Company
Registered name: ACTIVE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE (A.C.E.) COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Active Community Enterprise (A.c.e.) Community Interest Company made £743k revenue and £28.2k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Active Community Enterprise (A.c.e.) Community Interest Company’s revenue grew 2% to £743k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £28.2k profit and 35 employees. The company is classified under “social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled” and is based in Liverpool; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Liverpool, North West
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- 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 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £526k | £623k | £727k | £743k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £551k | £600k |
| Gross profit | £526k | £623k | £727k | £143k |
| Operating profit | −£8.7k | −£7.7k | £62.9k | £26.8k |
| Profit before tax | −£8.7k | −£7.7k | £64.3k | £27.7k |
| Profit after tax | −£8.7k | −£7.7k | £64.3k | £28.2k |
| Profit (best available) | −£8.7k | −£7.7k | £64.3k | £28.2k |
| Employees (average) | 32 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −1.7% | −1.2% | 8.8% | 3.8% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 19.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £16.4k | £18.3k | £20.8k | £21.2k |
| Profit per employee | −£271 | −£227 | £1.8k | £807 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲18.4% | ▲16.7% | ▲2.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼56.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.3% | ▲2.9% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £102k | £52.8k | £105k | £131k |
| Net assets | £88.5k | £81k | £145k | £171k |
| Fixed assets | £90.8k | £87.6k | £85k | £82.5k |
| Current assets | £102k | £52.8k | £105k | £145k |
| Debtors | — | — | £19.7k | £13.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 19.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £21.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £807
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 11.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.8%
- 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
- ▲18%
- Now £171k
- Cash at bank
- ▲25%
- Now £131k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 35
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £82.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £28.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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