Sustainable Oceanic Research Conservation and Education CIC
Registered name: SUSTAINABLE OCEANIC RESEARCH CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION CIC
Sustainable Oceanic Research Conservation and Education CIC made £148k revenue and a £11 loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
Sustainable Oceanic Research Conservation and Education CIC’s revenue fell 7% to £148k in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £11 and 3 employees. The company is classified under “botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- 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 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £62.1k | £152k | £160k | £148k |
| Cost of sales | £5.4k | £13.4k | £8.4k | £2.7k |
| Gross profit | £56.7k | £138k | £151k | £145k |
| Operating profit | £558 | £61.8k | −£3.5k | −£11 |
| Profit before tax | £558 | £61.8k | −£3.5k | −£11 |
| Profit after tax | £558 | £61.8k | −£3.5k | −£11 |
| Profit (best available) | £558 | £61.8k | −£3.5k | −£11 |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.9% | 40.7% | −2.2% | 0% |
| Gross margin | 91.3% | 91.2% | 94.7% | 98.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £20.7k | £50.6k | £53.2k | £49.3k |
| Profit per employee | £186 | £20.6k | −£1.2k | −£4 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲144.4% | ▲5.2% | ▼7.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲10969% | ▼105.6% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £9.9k | £25.9k | £25.6k | £37.7k |
| Net assets | −£15.6k | £48k | £32.3k | £32.1k |
| Fixed assets | £37.1k | £63.4k | £69.6k | £60.1k |
| Current assets | £51.2k | £80.9k | £33.6k | £44.9k |
| Debtors | £41.3k | £55k | £8k | £7.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 98.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £49.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£4
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 40.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.8%
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £32.1k
- Cash at bank
- ▲47%
- Now £37.7k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼14%
- Now £60.1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£11), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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