Dandelions Pre-School C.I.C.
Registered name: DANDELIONS PRE-SCHOOL C.I.C.
Dandelions Pre-School C.I.C. made £110k revenue and £2.2k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Dandelions Pre-School C.I.C.’s revenue grew 11% to £110k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £2.2k profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in Oldham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Oldham, 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 | 30 Aug 2022 | 30 Aug 2023 | 30 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £71.7k | £84.4k | £98.9k | £110k |
| Cost of sales | £24.2k | £36.1k | £37.2k | £52.4k |
| Gross profit | £47.5k | £48.2k | £61.7k | £57.3k |
| Operating profit | −£3.4k | −£5.4k | −£7.1k | £2.2k |
| Profit before tax | −£3.4k | −£5.4k | −£7.1k | £2.2k |
| Profit after tax | −£3.4k | −£5.4k | −£7.1k | £2.2k |
| Profit (best available) | −£3.4k | −£5.4k | −£7.1k | £2.2k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −4.8% | −6.4% | −7.2% | 2% |
| Gross margin | 66.2% | 57.2% | 62.4% | 52.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £14.3k | £16.9k | £19.8k | £27.4k |
| Profit per employee | −£683 | −£1.1k | −£1.4k | £560 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.6% | ▲17.2% | ▲11% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▼20% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £12.1k | £28.6k | £23.5k | £31.5k |
| Net assets | £10.4k | £5k | −£2.1k | £125 |
| Fixed assets | £315 | £236 | £177 | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £12.1k | £28.6k | £23.5k | £31.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 52.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £27.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £560
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- 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
- —
- Now £125
- Cash at bank
- ▲34%
- Now £31.5k
- Headcount
- ▼20%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲629%
- Now £1.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £2.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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