The Comic Alchemist Limited
Registered name: THE COMIC ALCHEMIST LIMITED
The Comic Alchemist Limited made £63.9k revenue and a £130 loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
The Comic Alchemist Limited’s revenue grew 133% to £63.9k in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £130 and 0 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of antiques including antique books in stores” and is based in Herts; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Herts, East of England
- 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 | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £27.4k | £63.9k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £594 | −£130 |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £594 | −£130 |
| Staff costs | — | — | £7k | £8k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 2.2% | −0.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £27.4k | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £594 | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲133% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼121.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▼100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £3.6k | £10.2k | £10.8k | £10.7k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Current assets | £89.7k | £65.1k | £41.5k | £54.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £10.7k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼100%
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£130), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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