Aspiration Creation Elevation C.I.C.
Registered name: ASPIRATION CREATION ELEVATION C.I.C.
Aspiration Creation Elevation C.I.C. made £42.8k revenue and £4k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Aspiration Creation Elevation C.I.C.’s revenue grew 42% to £42.8k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £4k profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “operation of arts facilities” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- 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 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £43k | £63.3k | £30.2k | £42.8k |
| Cost of sales | £93.2k | £108k | £68k | £87.5k |
| Gross profit | −£50.3k | −£44.4k | −£37.8k | −£44.7k |
| Operating profit | £25.1k | −£1.8k | £3.3k | £4k |
| Profit before tax | £25.1k | −£1.8k | £3.3k | £4k |
| Profit after tax | £20.3k | −£1.8k | £3.3k | £4k |
| Profit (best available) | £20.3k | −£1.8k | £3.3k | £4k |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 47.2% | −2.9% | 11% | 9.4% |
| Gross margin | −116.9% | −70.2% | −125.2% | −104.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £4.8k | £7k | £3.8k | £4.8k |
| Profit per employee | £2.3k | −£200 | £416 | £446 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲47.2% | ▼52.3% | ▲41.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼108.9% | — | ▲20.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼11.1% | ▲12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £57k | £42.8k | £46.2k | £48.2k |
| Net assets | £20.3k | £18.5k | £21.2k | £25.1k |
| Current assets | £57k | £42.8k | £46.2k | £48.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −104.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £4.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £446
- 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
- —
- 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
- ▲18%
- Now £25.1k
- Cash at bank
- ▲4%
- Now £48.2k
- Headcount
- ▲13%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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