International Alternative Finance C.I.C.
Registered name: INTERNATIONAL ALTERNATIVE FINANCE C.I.C.
International Alternative Finance C.I.C. made £82.3k revenue and a £17.4k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
International Alternative Finance C.I.C.’s revenue fell 70% to £82.3k in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with a loss of £17.4k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £224k | £271k | £82.3k |
| Cost of sales | £154k | £176k | £56.7k |
| Gross profit | £70.2k | £94.6k | £25.5k |
| Operating profit | −£19.6k | £286 | −£17.4k |
| Profit before tax | −£19.6k | £286 | −£17.4k |
| Profit after tax | −£19.6k | £286 | −£17.4k |
| Profit (best available) | −£19.6k | £286 | −£17.4k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −8.8% | 0.1% | −21.2% |
| Gross margin | 31.4% | 34.9% | 31.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲21.1% | ▼69.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼6191% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £17.8k | £25.7k | £1.2k |
| Net assets | £17.5k | £17.8k | £357 |
| Fixed assets | £934 | £134 | £0 |
| Current assets | £18.1k | £30.3k | £1.5k |
| Debtors | £0 | £4.6k | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −21.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 31.1%
- 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
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼98%
- Now £357
- Cash at bank
- ▼95%
- Now £1.2k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▼100%
- Now £0
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 −£17.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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