Merry Go Round Community Ventures CIC
Registered name: MERRY GO ROUND COMMUNITY VENTURES CIC
Merry Go Round Community Ventures CIC made £44.3k revenue and a £1.1k loss in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
Merry Go Round Community Ventures CIC’s revenue grew 14% to £44.3k in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with a loss of £1.1k and 8 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of other second-hand goods in stores (not incl. antiques)” and is based in North Tawton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- North Tawton, South West
- Age
- 7 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 | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £36.3k | £38.4k | £38.7k | £44.3k |
| Cost of sales | £280 | £1.2k | £801 | £1.4k |
| Gross profit | £36k | £37.3k | £37.9k | £42.8k |
| Operating profit | −£1.9k | £1.6k | −£379 | −£1.1k |
| Profit before tax | −£1.9k | £1.6k | −£379 | −£1.1k |
| Profit after tax | −£1.9k | £1.1k | −£379 | −£1.1k |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.9k | £1.1k | −£379 | −£1.1k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −5.3% | 2.9% | −1% | −2.6% |
| Gross margin | 99.2% | 97% | 97.9% | 96.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £12.1k | £12.8k | £12.9k | £5.5k |
| Profit per employee | −£647 | £378 | −£126 | −£142 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5.8% | ▲0.6% | ▲14.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼133.4% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲166.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2k | £3.7k | £2.9k | £7k |
| Net assets | £3.7k | £4.9k | £4.5k | £3.3k |
| Fixed assets | £2.5k | £1.5k | £1.6k | £517 |
| Current assets | £2.1k | £3.8k | £2.9k | £7k |
| Debtors | £47 | £145 | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 96.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £5.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£142
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- 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
- ▼25%
- Now £3.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▲140%
- Now £7k
- Headcount
- ▲167%
- Now 8
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼67%
- Now £517
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit −£1.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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