Tools4change CIC
Registered name: TOOLS4CHANGE CIC
Tools4change CIC made £40.3k revenue and a £1.3k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Tools4change CIC’s revenue fell 16% to £40.3k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with a loss of £1.3k and 1 employee. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Chester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chester, North West
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £46.5k | £48.2k | £47.9k | £40.3k |
| Cost of sales | £12.5k | £6.7k | £6.1k | £3.4k |
| Gross profit | £34.1k | £41.5k | £41.8k | £36.9k |
| Operating profit | −£4.6k | £3.8k | £1.9k | −£1.4k |
| Profit before tax | −£4.6k | £3.8k | £1.9k | −£1.3k |
| Profit after tax | −£4.4k | £3.8k | £1.9k | −£1.3k |
| Profit (best available) | −£4.4k | £3.8k | £1.9k | −£1.3k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −9.5% | 7.9% | 4% | −3.3% |
| Gross margin | 73.2% | 86.1% | 87.4% | 91.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £23.3k | £24.1k | £47.9k | £40.3k |
| Profit per employee | −£2.2k | £1.9k | £1.9k | −£1.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲3.5% | ▼0.6% | ▼15.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼49.5% | ▼169.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼50% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £7.3k | £1.9k | £15.8k | £5.4k |
| Net assets | −£5.1k | −£1.3k | £647 | −£691 |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £0 | £0 |
| Current assets | £7.3k | £1.9k | £15.8k | £5.4k |
| Debtors | — | — | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £11.6k | £2.5k | £14.4k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 91.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £40.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▼207%
- Now −£691
- Cash at bank
- ▼66%
- Now £5.4k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £0
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit −£1.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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