Badu Community C.I.C.
Registered name: BADU COMMUNITY C.I.C.
Badu Community C.I.C. made £391k revenue and £139k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2023.
Badu Community C.I.C.’s revenue fell 35% to £391k in the year to 30 Nov 2023, with £139k profit and 98 employees. The company is classified under “other social work activities without accommodation” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 8 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 | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £602k | £391k |
| Cost of sales | £97.2k | £118k |
| Gross profit | £505k | £273k |
| Operating profit | −£18.5k | £139k |
| Profit before tax | −£18.5k | £139k |
| Profit after tax | −£18.5k | £139k |
| Profit (best available) | −£18.5k | £139k |
| Employees (average) | 65 | 98 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −3.1% | 35.5% |
| Gross margin | 83.9% | 69.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £9.3k | £4k |
| Profit per employee | −£285 | £1.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼35% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲50.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £31.4k | £29.1k |
| Net assets | −£96.6k | £42.4k |
| Fixed assets | £12.3k | £57k |
| Current assets | £139k | £50.1k |
| Debtors | £50.9k | £0 |
| Deferred income | £200k | £2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 35.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 69.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £4k
- 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
- 14.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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 £42.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▼7%
- Now £29.1k
- Headcount
- ▲51%
- Now 98
- Deferred income
- ▼99%
- Now £2k
- Fixed assets
- ▲363%
- Now £57k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Similar profitable businesses
- Sports for Champions UK C.I.C.Chester · Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £380k
- Profit
- £10k
- Staff
- 5
- Carers Forward C.I.C.Birmingham · Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £467k
- Profit
- £15.4k
- Staff
- 2
- Colebridge Enterprises LimitedBirmingham · Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £542k
- Profit
- £63.1k
- Staff
- 0
- Epic Hope CICWigan · Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £280k
- Profit
- £10.6k
- Staff
- 11
- Mama Health and Poverty Partnership (Mhapp) CICOldham · Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £272k
- Profit
- £74.2k
- Staff
- 0
- Yawn Life CICLuton · Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
- Revenue
- £570k
- Profit
- £19.8k
- Staff
- 13
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2023 (profit £139k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.