World Pencil Ltd
Registered name: WORLD PENCIL LTD
World Pencil Ltd made £25.6k revenue and a £6.8k loss in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
World Pencil Ltd’s revenue fell 75% to £25.6k in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with a loss of £6.8k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “cultural education” and is based in Bath; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bath, South West
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £36.9k | £40.3k | £104k | £25.6k |
| Profit after tax | £665 | −£1.7k | £6.2k | −£6.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £665 | −£1.7k | £6.2k | −£6.8k |
| Staff costs | £30.9k | £36.2k | £83.3k | £25.2k |
| Employees (average) | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.8% | −4.3% | 6% | −26.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £40.3k | £34.7k | £12.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£1.7k | £2.1k | −£3.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲9.3% | ▲157.9% | ▼75.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼360.2% | — | ▼210% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲200% | ▼33.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £5.6k | £3.6k | £6.4k | £7.7k |
| Fixed assets | £3.7k | £4.5k | £6.1k | £3.6k |
| Current assets | £6.2k | £2.9k | £28.8k | £6.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −26.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £12.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 14.1%
- 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
- ▲20%
- Now £7.7k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼33%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼41%
- Now £3.6k
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit −£6.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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