Bright Stars Pre-School Community Interest Company
Registered name: BRIGHT STARS PRE-SCHOOL COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Bright Stars Pre-School Community Interest Company made £10.9k revenue and £20.9k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2024.
Bright Stars Pre-School Community Interest Company’s revenue fell 33% to £10.9k in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with £20.9k profit and 8 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in Ongar; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ongar, East of England
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- Type
- Community Interest 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
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
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Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.5k | £16.3k | £10.9k |
| Cost of sales | £77.1k | £99k | £99.3k |
| Gross profit | −£59.6k | −£82.7k | −£88.4k |
| Operating profit | £0 | £0 | £25.8k |
| Profit before tax | £15 | £618 | £25.8k |
| Profit after tax | £12 | £509 | £20.9k |
| Profit (best available) | £12 | £509 | £20.9k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 0.1% | 3.1% | 191.6% |
| Gross margin | −340.4% | −507.8% | −810.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £2.5k | £2k | £1.4k |
| Profit per employee | £2 | £64 | £2.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼7% | ▼33% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲4142% | ▲4007% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.3% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £85k | £108k | £117k |
| Net assets | £0 | £509 | £21.4k |
| Current assets | £85k | £108k | £117k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 191.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −810.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.6k
- 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
- ▲4107%
- Now £21.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▲8%
- Now £117k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 8
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2024 (profit £20.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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