Cheeky Cherubs Soft Play and Learning Centre CIC
Registered name: CHEEKY CHERUBS SOFT PLAY AND LEARNING CENTRE CIC
Cheeky Cherubs Soft Play and Learning Centre CIC made £83.8k revenue and £9.7k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
Cheeky Cherubs Soft Play and Learning Centre CIC’s revenue fell 5% to £83.8k in the year to 31 May 2025, with £9.7k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “child day-care activities” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 12 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 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £83.6k | £84.9k | £88k | £83.8k |
| Cost of sales | £34.4k | £22.6k | £25k | £15.7k |
| Gross profit | £49.2k | £62.3k | £63k | £68.2k |
| Operating profit | −£151 | −£8.7k | £23.7k | £10.7k |
| Profit before tax | −£2.1k | −£9.8k | £22.7k | £9.7k |
| Profit after tax | −£2.1k | −£9.8k | £22.7k | £9.7k |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.1k | −£9.8k | £22.7k | £9.7k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −2.5% | −11.5% | 25.8% | 11.5% |
| Gross margin | 58.9% | 73.3% | 71.6% | 81.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £20.9k | £17k | £17.6k | £27.9k |
| Profit per employee | −£516 | −£2k | £4.5k | £3.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.6% | ▲3.6% | ▼4.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼57.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲25% | 0% | ▼40% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.1k | £6.7k | £7k | £8.5k |
| Net assets | −£22.4k | −£32.2k | −£9.5k | £158 |
| Fixed assets | £674 | £1.2k | £818 | £396 |
| Current assets | £6.6k | £10.2k | £14.4k | £21.6k |
| Debtors | £3.5k | £0 | £120 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £15.2k | £33.7k | £20k | £19.3k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 81.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £27.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 23.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- —
- Now £158
- Cash at bank
- ▲21%
- Now £8.5k
- Headcount
- ▼40%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- ▼3%
- Now £19.3k
- Fixed assets
- ▼52%
- Now £396
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 May 2025 (profit £9.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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