Red Balloon of the Air
Registered name: RED BALLOON OF THE AIR
Red Balloon of the Air made £10.3k revenue and £57 profit in the year to 31 Aug 2023.
Red Balloon of the Air’s revenue fell 94% to £10.3k in the year to 31 Aug 2023, with £57 profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “general secondary education” and is based in Cambridge; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cambridge, East of England
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £176k | £10.3k |
| Cost of sales | £556k | £10.4k |
| Gross profit | −£379k | −£60 |
| Operating profit | −£379k | −£60 |
| Profit before tax | −£379k | £57 |
| Profit after tax | −£379k | £57 |
| Profit (best available) | −£379k | £57 |
| Employees (average) | 63 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −215.6% | 0.5% |
| Gross margin | −215.6% | −0.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £2.8k | — |
| Profit per employee | −£6k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼94.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £24.4k | £6.8k |
| Net assets | £30.8k | £30.9k |
| Current assets | £40.4k | £30.9k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £8.6k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −0.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
- 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
- ▲0%
- Now £30.9k
- Cash at bank
- ▼72%
- Now £6.8k
- Headcount
- ▼100%
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Minority corporate shareholders
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2023 (profit £57), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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