The Cookery School and Kitchen, CIC
Registered name: THE COOKERY SCHOOL AND KITCHEN, CIC
The Cookery School and Kitchen, CIC made £66.5k revenue and a £28.6k loss in the year to 30 Aug 2023.
The Cookery School and Kitchen, CIC’s revenue grew 2122% to £66.5k in the year to 30 Aug 2023, with a loss of £28.6k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “event catering activities” and is based in Bristol; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- 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 Aug 2022 | 30 Aug 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3k | £66.5k |
| Cost of sales | £601 | £39k |
| Gross profit | £2.4k | £27.5k |
| Operating profit | −£1.1k | −£28.9k |
| Profit before tax | −£1.1k | −£28.6k |
| Profit after tax | −£1.2k | −£28.6k |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.2k | −£28.6k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −38.7% | −43% |
| Gross margin | 79.9% | 41.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £33.2k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£14.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2122% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £35.9k | £8.8k |
| Net assets | £47.3k | £18.7k |
| Fixed assets | £12.6k | £11.7k |
| Current assets | £35.9k | £9.1k |
| Debtors | £0 | £312 |
| Deferred income | £1.1k | £1.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −43%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 41.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £33.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£14.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 17.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- 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
- ▼60%
- Now £18.7k
- Cash at bank
- ▼76%
- Now £8.8k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- ▲10%
- Now £1.2k
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £11.7k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Aug 2023 (profit −£28.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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