Nessie in Ed CIC
Registered name: NESSIE IN ED CIC
Nessie in Ed CIC made £1.3m revenue and a £10k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Nessie in Ed CIC’s revenue grew 38% to £1.3m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £10k and 44 employees. The company is classified under “educational support services” and is based in Royston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Royston, East of England
- 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 | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £630k | £657k | £911k | £1.3m |
| Gross profit | £630k | £657k | £911k | £1.3m |
| Operating profit | £14.2k | £6.2k | −£22.2k | −£12.6k |
| Profit before tax | £14.4k | £6.7k | −£21k | −£10k |
| Profit after tax | £14.4k | £6.7k | −£21k | −£10k |
| Profit (best available) | £14.4k | £6.7k | −£21k | −£10k |
| Employees (average) | 25 | 29 | 35 | 44 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.3% | 1% | −2.3% | −0.8% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £25.2k | £22.7k | £26k | £28.6k |
| Profit per employee | £574 | £231 | −£601 | −£227 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.4% | ▲38.7% | ▲38% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼53.3% | ▼413.7% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲16% | ▲20.7% | ▲25.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £165k | £136k | £368k | £169k |
| Net assets | £104k | £110k | £89.4k | £79.4k |
| Fixed assets | £488 | £1.9k | £3.3k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £295k | £324k | £576k | £349k |
| Debtors | £128k | £176k | £199k | £136k |
| Deferred income | £157k | £169k | £429k | £213k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £28.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£227
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 17%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.8%
- 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
- ▼11%
- Now £79.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▼54%
- Now £169k
- Headcount
- ▲26%
- Now 44
- Deferred income
- ▼50%
- Now £213k
- Fixed assets
- ▼59%
- Now £1.3k
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 Aug 2025 (profit −£10k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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