Whaley Bridge Canal Group CIC
Registered name: WHALEY BRIDGE CANAL GROUP CIC
Whaley Bridge Canal Group CIC made £62.8k revenue and a £111 loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Whaley Bridge Canal Group CIC’s revenue fell 9% to £62.8k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £111 and 4 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of books in specialised stores” and is based in Whaley Bridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Whaley Bridge, North West
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £43.9k | £76.3k | £69.1k | £62.8k |
| Cost of sales | £51k | £58.9k | £27.9k | £62.9k |
| Gross profit | −£7.2k | £17.5k | £41.1k | −£111 |
| Operating profit | −£4.5k | £17.5k | −£16k | −£111 |
| Profit before tax | −£4.5k | £17.5k | −£16k | −£111 |
| Profit after tax | −£4.5k | £17.5k | −£16k | −£111 |
| Profit (best available) | −£4.5k | £17.5k | −£16k | −£111 |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −10.3% | 22.9% | −23.1% | −0.2% |
| Gross margin | −16.4% | 22.9% | 59.6% | −0.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £7.3k | £9.5k | £17.3k | £15.7k |
| Profit per employee | −£752 | £2.2k | −£4k | −£28 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲74% | ▼9.5% | ▼9.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼191.5% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲33.3% | ▼50% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £6.9k | £24.3k | £24.3k | £7.2k |
| Net assets | £12.9k | £17.9k | £30.3k | £7.2k |
| Fixed assets | £6k | £6k | £6k | £6k |
| Current assets | £6.9k | £24.3k | £24.3k | £7.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −0.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £15.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£28
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 9.6%
- 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
- ▼76%
- Now £7.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▼70%
- Now £7.2k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £6k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£111), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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