Bright Sparks Theatre Arts Company Community Interest Company
Registered name: BRIGHT SPARKS THEATRE ARTS COMPANY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Bright Sparks Theatre Arts Company Community Interest Company made £53.3k revenue and a £3.3k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Bright Sparks Theatre Arts Company Community Interest Company’s revenue fell 3% to £53.3k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £3.3k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “performing arts” and is based in Shipley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Shipley, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £25.5k | £27.5k | £54.9k | £53.3k |
| Gross profit | £25.5k | £27.5k | £54.9k | £53.3k |
| Operating profit | £780 | −£441 | £5.7k | −£4k |
| Profit before tax | £780 | −£441 | £5.7k | −£4k |
| Profit after tax | £657 | −£441 | £4.7k | −£3.3k |
| Profit (best available) | £657 | −£441 | £4.7k | −£3.3k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.6% | −1.6% | 8.6% | −6.2% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲8.1% | ▲99.6% | ▼3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼167.1% | — | ▼169.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £9.7k | £21.5k | £14.8k | £10.8k |
| Net assets | £526 | £85 | £4.8k | £1.5k |
| Current assets | £9.7k | £21.5k | £14.8k | £12.4k |
| Debtors | — | — | £3 | £1.7k |
| Deferred income | £9.1k | £21.3k | £9k | £10.9k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −6.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- 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
- 20.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.1%
- 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
- ▼69%
- Now £1.5k
- Cash at bank
- ▼27%
- Now £10.8k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▲21%
- Now £10.9k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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 2024 (profit −£3.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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