<Sci> Swanston Cottage Industries Limited
Registered name: <SCI> SWANSTON COTTAGE INDUSTRIES LIMITED
<Sci> Swanston Cottage Industries Limited made £23.9k revenue and a £3.9k loss in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
<Sci> Swanston Cottage Industries Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £23.9k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with a loss of £3.9k and 1 employee. The company is classified under “information technology consultancy activities” and is based in Reading; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Reading, South East
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £21.1k | £25.6k | £26.2k | £23.9k |
| Profit after tax | £2.4k | £224 | −£742 | −£3.9k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.4k | £224 | −£742 | −£3.9k |
| Staff costs | £1.9k | £12.6k | £9.4k | £9.4k |
| Employees (average) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 11.4% | 0.9% | −2.8% | −16.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £25.6k | £26.2k | £23.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | £224 | −£742 | −£3.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲21.3% | ▲2.4% | ▼8.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼90.6% | ▼431.3% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £11.4k | £7.1k | £10.7k | £3.2k |
| Fixed assets | £3.7k | £895 | £2.6k | £396 |
| Current assets | £10.1k | £9.6k | £10k | £3.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −16.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £23.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- 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
- ▼70%
- Now £3.2k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼85%
- Now £396
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit −£3.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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