The Shared Plate CIC
Registered name: THE SHARED PLATE CIC
The Shared Plate CIC made £37.4k revenue and a £2k loss in the year to 30 Oct 2025.
The Shared Plate CIC’s revenue fell 34% to £37.4k in the year to 30 Oct 2025, with a loss of £2k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “event catering activities” and is based in Swansea; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Swansea, Wales
- 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 Oct 2022 | 30 Oct 2023 | 30 Oct 2024 | 30 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £109k | £48.7k | £56.7k | £37.4k |
| Cost of sales | £78.7k | £23.7k | £47.7k | £30.5k |
| Gross profit | £30.6k | £25k | £9.1k | £6.9k |
| Operating profit | −£15.4k | £9.5k | −£5.3k | −£2k |
| Profit before tax | −£15.4k | £9.5k | −£5.3k | −£2k |
| Profit after tax | −£13.7k | £9.5k | −£5.3k | −£2k |
| Profit (best available) | −£13.7k | £9.5k | −£5.3k | −£2k |
| Employees (average) | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −12.5% | 19.5% | −9.3% | −5.3% |
| Gross margin | 28% | 51.4% | 16% | 18.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £9.9k | £16.2k | £18.9k | £12.5k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.2k | £3.2k | −£1.8k | −£653 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲16.5% | ▼34.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼155.2% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £17.7k | £13k | £7.5k | £1.8k |
| Net assets | £3k | £12.6k | £7.3k | £5.3k |
| Fixed assets | £5.5k | £8.3k | £4.2k | £1.9k |
| Current assets | £18.4k | £19.3k | £7.5k | £5.7k |
| Debtors | £725 | £6.3k | £0 | £3.9k |
| Deferred income | — | — | £3.9k | £600 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −5.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £12.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£653
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.5%
- 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
- ▼27%
- Now £5.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▼77%
- Now £1.8k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- ▼85%
- Now £600
- Fixed assets
- ▼55%
- Now £1.9k
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 30 Oct 2025 (profit −£2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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