Black's Academy Limited
Registered name: BLACK'S ACADEMY LIMITED
Black's Academy Limited made £143k revenue and £63.3k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Black's Academy Limited’s revenue grew 154% to £143k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £63.3k profit and 12 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in Kington; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Kington, West Midlands
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.8k | £30.2k | £56.3k | £143k |
| Profit after tax | £4.5k | £16.5k | £26.5k | £63.3k |
| Profit (best available) | £4.5k | £16.5k | £26.5k | £63.3k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 28.2% | 54.6% | 47.1% | 44.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £9.4k | £11.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £4.4k | £5.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲91.4% | ▲86.1% | ▲154.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲270.2% | ▲60.7% | ▲138.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▲100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £1.3k | £17.8k | £44.8k | £108k |
| Fixed assets | £605 | £0 | £231k | £299k |
| Current assets | £10k | £22.4k | £104k | £93.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 44.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £11.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 208.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲141%
- Now £108k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲100%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲29%
- Now £299k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £63.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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