Poverty to Purpose Christian Venture C.I.C.
Registered name: POVERTY TO PURPOSE CHRISTIAN VENTURE C.I.C.
Poverty to Purpose Christian Venture C.I.C. made £323k revenue and a £589 loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Poverty to Purpose Christian Venture C.I.C.’s revenue fell 2% to £323k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £589 and 9 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Swansea; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Swansea, Wales
- Age
- 14 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 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £215k | £289k | £310k | £330k | £323k |
| Gross profit | £215k | £289k | £310k | £330k | £323k |
| Operating profit | £27.7k | −£11.6k | −£12.3k | −£5.6k | −£589 |
| Profit before tax | £27.7k | −£11.6k | −£12.3k | −£5.6k | −£589 |
| Profit after tax | £27.7k | −£11.6k | −£12.3k | −£5.6k | −£589 |
| Profit (best available) | £27.7k | −£11.6k | −£12.3k | −£5.6k | −£589 |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 12.9% | −4% | −4% | −1.7% | −0.2% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £30.7k | £32.1k | £34.5k | £36.6k | £35.9k |
| Profit per employee | £4k | −£1.3k | −£1.4k | −£619 | −£65 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲34.2% | ▲7.6% | ▲6.2% | ▼2.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼142.1% | — | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲28.6% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £58.2k | £42k | £28.8k | £29.9k | £39.4k |
| Net assets | £63.2k | £51.6k | £39.2k | £33.6k | £33.1k |
| Fixed assets | £10.6k | £21.2k | £20k | £10.5k | £3.5k |
| Current assets | £62.4k | £47.5k | £34.5k | £38.9k | £46.5k |
| Debtors | £2.3k | £128 | £2.2k | £2k | £2k |
| Deferred income | £765 | £1.2k | £1.3k | £1.3k | £1.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £35.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£65
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- 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
- ▼2%
- Now £33.1k
- Cash at bank
- ▲32%
- Now £39.4k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- ▲6%
- Now £1.4k
- Fixed assets
- ▼67%
- Now £3.5k
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 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£589), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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