Drum and Brass C.I.C.
Registered name: DRUM AND BRASS C.I.C.
Drum and Brass C.I.C. made £55.6k revenue and a £3.2k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Drum and Brass C.I.C.’s revenue fell 35% to £55.6k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £3.2k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “artistic creation” and is based in Penrith; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Penrith, North West
- Age
- 10 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £51.4k | £65.1k | £85.1k | £55.6k |
| Cost of sales | £21.8k | £19.5k | £33.6k | £45.9k |
| Gross profit | £29.7k | £45.6k | £51.5k | £9.7k |
| Operating profit | £6.7k | −£3.3k | −£3.3k | −£3k |
| Profit before tax | £6.7k | −£3.3k | −£3.3k | −£3k |
| Profit after tax | £3.5k | −£4.9k | −£2.1k | −£3.2k |
| Profit (best available) | £3.5k | −£4.9k | −£2.1k | −£3.2k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.8% | −7.5% | −2.4% | −5.7% |
| Gross margin | 57.7% | 70% | 60.5% | 17.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲26.6% | ▲30.6% | ▼34.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼240.2% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £25.7k | £23.7k | £10k | £18k |
| Net assets | £14k | £12.4k | £10.6k | £7.4k |
| Fixed assets | £17.9k | £13.4k | £10.1k | £7.6k |
| Current assets | £25.7k | £26.2k | £11.8k | £19.8k |
| Debtors | — | £2.4k | £1.7k | £1.7k |
| Deferred income | £26.2k | £24.2k | £10k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −5.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.5%
- 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
- 13.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.1%
- 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
- ▼30%
- Now £7.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▲80%
- Now £18k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼25%
- Now £7.6k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£3.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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