Early Bird Pre-School CIC
Registered name: EARLY BIRD PRE-SCHOOL CIC
Early Bird Pre-School CIC made £613k revenue and £96.9k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Early Bird Pre-School CIC’s revenue grew 70% to £613k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £96.9k profit and 32 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in Letchworth Garden City; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Letchworth Garden City, East of England
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- 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) | £169k | £220k | £361k | £613k |
| Cost of sales | £82.6k | £140k | £280k | £415k |
| Gross profit | £86.3k | £79.9k | £80.5k | £198k |
| Operating profit | £15.5k | −£29.2k | −£75.8k | £97k |
| Profit before tax | £15.5k | −£28.8k | −£75k | £97.6k |
| Profit after tax | £12.6k | −£29.1k | −£75.3k | £96.9k |
| Profit (best available) | £12.6k | −£29.1k | −£75.3k | £96.9k |
| Employees (average) | 10 | 20 | 23 | 32 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 7.4% | −13.2% | −20.9% | 15.8% |
| Gross margin | 51.1% | 36.3% | 22.3% | 32.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £16.9k | £11k | £15.7k | £19.2k |
| Profit per employee | £1.3k | −£1.5k | −£3.3k | £3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲30.5% | ▲63.8% | ▲69.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼332.2% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲100% | ▲15% | ▲39.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £114k | £95k | £36.7k | £67.3k |
| Net assets | £81.5k | £52.4k | −£22.9k | £74k |
| Fixed assets | £2.4k | £3.3k | £4.8k | £8.4k |
| Current assets | £114k | £95.2k | £38.1k | £79.2k |
| Debtors | £257 | £228 | £1.4k | £2.3k |
| Deferred income | £30.1k | £40.6k | £51.5k | £10k |
| 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
- 15.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 32.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £19.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- 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
- —
- Now £74k
- Cash at bank
- ▲83%
- Now £67.3k
- Headcount
- ▲39%
- Now 32
- Deferred income
- ▼81%
- Now £10k
- Fixed assets
- ▲73%
- Now £8.4k
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 Mar 2025 (profit £96.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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