The Dalston Catering Skills Academy Community Interest Company
Registered name: THE DALSTON CATERING SKILLS ACADEMY COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
The Dalston Catering Skills Academy Community Interest Company made £580k revenue and a £9.6k loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
The Dalston Catering Skills Academy Community Interest Company’s revenue grew 30% to £580k in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £9.6k and 7 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- 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 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £447k | £580k |
| Cost of sales | £251k | £340k |
| Gross profit | £196k | £240k |
| Operating profit | £9.9k | −£11.8k |
| Profit before tax | £9.8k | −£11.7k |
| Profit after tax | £7k | −£9.6k |
| Profit (best available) | £7k | −£9.6k |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 1.6% | −1.7% |
| Gross margin | 43.9% | 41.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £74.5k | £82.9k |
| Profit per employee | £1.2k | −£1.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲29.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼237.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲16.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £44.8k | £32.1k |
| Net assets | £50.7k | £41.1k |
| Fixed assets | £13.3k | £26.1k |
| Current assets | £70.1k | £69.3k |
| Debtors | £7.7k | £9.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 41.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £82.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- 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
- ▼19%
- Now £41.1k
- Cash at bank
- ▼28%
- Now £32.1k
- Headcount
- ▲17%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲96%
- Now £26.1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£9.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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