Appleby Cottage C.I.C.
Registered name: APPLEBY COTTAGE C.I.C.
Appleby Cottage C.I.C. made £127k revenue and £9.5k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Appleby Cottage C.I.C.’s revenue grew 35% to £127k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £9.5k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “other amusement and recreation activities” and is based in Hertford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hertford, East of England
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £48.2k | £61.2k | £93.8k | £127k |
| Cost of sales | £12.4k | £10.3k | £14.3k | £14.2k |
| Gross profit | £35.8k | £50.8k | £79.5k | £113k |
| Operating profit | −£8.1k | −£7.2k | £9.9k | £10.8k |
| Profit before tax | −£8.1k | −£7.2k | £9.9k | £10.8k |
| Profit after tax | −£8.1k | −£7.2k | £9.9k | £9.5k |
| Profit (best available) | −£8.1k | −£7.2k | £9.9k | £9.5k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −16.8% | −11.8% | 10.6% | 7.5% |
| Gross margin | 74.3% | 83.1% | 84.8% | 88.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £24.1k | £30.6k | £46.9k | £42.2k |
| Profit per employee | −£4k | −£3.6k | £5k | £3.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲26.9% | ▲53.3% | ▲35.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼4.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲50% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2k | £2.1k | £9.3k | £15k |
| Net assets | £1.2k | −£6k | £3.9k | £13.4k |
| Fixed assets | £11.3k | £9.5k | £9.2k | £12.1k |
| Current assets | £2k | £2.1k | £9.3k | £15k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Deferred income | £712 | — | £749 | £752 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 88.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £42.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 9.5%
- 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
- —
- 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
- ▲243%
- Now £13.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▲62%
- Now £15k
- Headcount
- ▲50%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- ▲0%
- Now £752
- Fixed assets
- ▲31%
- Now £12.1k
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 Aug 2025 (profit £9.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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