The Carousel Nottingham CIC
Registered name: THE CAROUSEL NOTTINGHAM CIC
The Carousel Nottingham CIC made £145k revenue and a £6.8k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
The Carousel Nottingham CIC’s revenue fell 2% to £145k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with a loss of £6.8k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “performing arts” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nottingham, East Midlands
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £171k | £128k | £149k | £145k |
| Gross profit | £171k | £128k | £149k | £145k |
| Operating profit | −£3.4k | −£744 | £24.2k | −£6.8k |
| Profit before tax | −£3.4k | −£744 | £24.2k | −£6.8k |
| Profit after tax | −£3.4k | −£744 | £23.7k | −£6.8k |
| Profit (best available) | −£3.4k | −£744 | £23.7k | −£6.8k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −2% | −0.6% | 16% | −4.7% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £24.4k | £64k | £74.3k | £72.6k |
| Profit per employee | −£485 | −£372 | £11.8k | −£3.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼25% | ▲16.2% | ▼2.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼128.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼71.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.1k | £2k | £11.7k | £4.7k |
| Net assets | −£9.2k | −£10k | £13.7k | £7k |
| Fixed assets | £10.1k | £6.4k | £9.8k | £5.9k |
| Current assets | £5.6k | £2.3k | £12k | £5.1k |
| Debtors | £2.5k | £315 | £357 | £376 |
| Deferred income | — | £2.8k | £1.2k | £1.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −4.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £72.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- 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
- ▼49%
- Now £7k
- Cash at bank
- ▼60%
- Now £4.7k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- ▼3%
- Now £1.1k
- Fixed assets
- ▼40%
- Now £5.9k
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 2026 (profit −£6.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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