Zambia Orphans Aid UK
Registered name: ZAMBIA ORPHANS AID UK
Zambia Orphans Aid UK made £450k revenue and £209k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2024.
Zambia Orphans Aid UK’s revenue grew 128% to £450k in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with £209k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “other social work activities without accommodation” and is based in Poole; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Poole, South West
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2011
- 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 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £197k | £450k |
| Cost of sales | £260k | £245k |
| Gross profit | −£62.6k | £205k |
| Operating profit | −£62.6k | £205k |
| Profit before tax | −£62.6k | £209k |
| Profit after tax | −£62.6k | £209k |
| Profit (best available) | −£62.6k | £209k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −31.8% | 46.6% |
| Gross margin | −31.8% | 45.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £65.7k | £150k |
| Profit per employee | −£20.9k | £69.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲128% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £63.9k | £122k |
| Net assets | £67.7k | £277k |
| Current assets | £69.2k | £282k |
| Debtors | £5.3k | £4.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 46.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 45.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £150k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £69.8k
- 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
- 1.1%
- 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
- ▲309%
- Now £277k
- Cash at bank
- ▲91%
- Now £122k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Similar profitable businesses
- Carers Forward C.I.C.Birmingham · Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £467k
- Profit
- £15.4k
- Staff
- 2
- Badu Community C.I.C.London · Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £391k
- Profit
- £139k
- Staff
- 98
- Sports for Champions UK C.I.C.Chester · Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £380k
- Profit
- £10k
- Staff
- 5
- Colebridge Enterprises LimitedBirmingham · Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £542k
- Profit
- £63.1k
- Staff
- 0
- Yawn Life CICLuton · Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £570k
- Profit
- £19.8k
- Staff
- 13
- Myrtle Care Providers LimitedCheshunt · Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £571k
- Profit
- £93.3k
- Staff
- 14
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit £209k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.