KLSD C.I.C.
KLSD C.I.C. made £222k revenue and a £4k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
KLSD C.I.C.’s revenue grew 13% to £222k in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with a loss of £4k and 8 employees. The company is classified under “performing arts” and is based in Hartlepool; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hartlepool, North East
- 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 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £204k | £193k | £196k | £222k |
| Gross profit | £204k | £193k | £196k | £222k |
| Operating profit | −£23.5k | £7.2k | −£2.8k | −£3.8k |
| Profit before tax | −£23.3k | £7.2k | −£3.4k | −£3.8k |
| Profit after tax | −£23.3k | £6.8k | −£3.3k | −£4k |
| Profit (best available) | −£23.3k | £6.8k | −£3.3k | −£4k |
| Employees (average) | 13 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −11.4% | 3.5% | −1.7% | −1.8% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £15.7k | £38.6k | £32.7k | £27.7k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.8k | £1.4k | −£558 | −£499 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼5.5% | ▲1.6% | ▲12.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼149.6% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼61.5% | ▲20% | ▲33.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.4k | £6.2k | £6.1k | £12k |
| Net assets | £11.9k | £18.6k | £15.3k | £11.3k |
| Fixed assets | £94.2k | £81.3k | £68.8k | £56.9k |
| Current assets | £50.2k | £64.2k | £52.8k | £59.5k |
| Debtors | £45.7k | £58k | £46.7k | £47.5k |
| Deferred income | £53.6k | £48.4k | £46.1k | £1.4k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £27.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£499
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 25.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 21.4%
- 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
- ▼26%
- Now £11.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▲95%
- Now £12k
- Headcount
- ▲33%
- Now 8
- Deferred income
- ▼97%
- Now £1.4k
- Fixed assets
- ▼17%
- Now £56.9k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit −£4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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