Straightcurves Creative Ltd
Registered name: STRAIGHTCURVES CREATIVE LTD
Straightcurves Creative Ltd made £40.5k revenue and a £7k loss in the year to 5 Apr 2025.
Straightcurves Creative Ltd’s revenue fell 39% to £40.5k in the year to 5 Apr 2025, with a loss of £7k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “cultural education” and is based in Chesterfield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chesterfield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 5 Apr 2022 | 5 Apr 2023 | 5 Apr 2024 | 5 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £38.9k | £71.3k | £66.6k | £40.5k |
| Profit after tax | −£2.3k | £4.8k | −£595 | −£7k |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.3k | £4.8k | −£595 | −£7k |
| Staff costs | £22.2k | £9.4k | £13.9k | £4.6k |
| Employees (average) | — | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −5.9% | 6.7% | −0.9% | −17.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £14.3k | £16.6k | £20.3k |
| Profit per employee | — | £956 | −£149 | −£3.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲83.4% | ▼6.6% | ▼39.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼112.5% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼20% | ▼50% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | −£15k | −£10.7k | −£11.3k | −£18.4k |
| Fixed assets | £2.8k | £2.2k | £1.6k | £1k |
| Current assets | £3.6k | £14.4k | £11.8k | £4.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −17.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £20.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.5%
- 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
- —
- Now −£18.4k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼50%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼35%
- Now £1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 5 Apr 2025 (profit −£7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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