The Bureau Centre for the Arts C.I.C.
Registered name: THE BUREAU CENTRE FOR THE ARTS C.I.C.
The Bureau Centre for the Arts C.I.C. made £107k revenue and a £71.4k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
The Bureau Centre for the Arts C.I.C.’s revenue fell 43% to £107k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £71.4k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “operation of arts facilities” and is based in Blackburn; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Blackburn, 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £57.1k | £105k | £188k | £107k |
| Cost of sales | £65.5k | £100k | £201k | £206k |
| Gross profit | −£8.4k | £5.1k | £188k | −£98.6k |
| Operating profit | −£2.4k | £91.3k | £24.5k | −£71.4k |
| Profit before tax | −£2.4k | £91.3k | £24.5k | −£71.4k |
| Profit after tax | −£2.4k | £91.3k | £24.5k | −£71.4k |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.4k | £91.3k | £24.5k | −£71.4k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −4.1% | 86.6% | 13.1% | −66.8% |
| Gross margin | −14.7% | 4.9% | 100% | −92.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲84.6% | ▲77.9% | ▼42.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼73.1% | ▼391.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £75.6k | £179k | £201k | £121k |
| Net assets | £62.4k | £154k | £178k | £107k |
| Current assets | £75.6k | £179k | £201k | £121k |
| Deferred income | £13.1k | £25.8k | £22.5k | — |
| 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
- −66.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −92.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▼40%
- Now £107k
- Cash at bank
- ▼40%
- Now £121k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£71.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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