Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC
Registered name: SMALL WORLD NURSERY (WATFORD) CIC
Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC made £799k revenue and a £619 loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023.
Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC’s revenue grew 12% to £799k in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £619 and 14 employees. The company is classified under “child day-care activities” and is based in Pinner; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Pinner, London
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £715k | £799k |
| Cost of sales | £617k | £702k |
| Gross profit | £97.9k | £96.6k |
| Operating profit | −£23 | −£619 |
| Profit before tax | −£23 | −£619 |
| Profit after tax | −£23 | −£619 |
| Profit (best available) | −£23 | −£619 |
| Employees (average) | 13 | 14 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 0% | −0.1% |
| Gross margin | 13.7% | 12.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £55k | £57.1k |
| Profit per employee | −£2 | −£44 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £232k | £263k |
| Net assets | −£741 | −£1.4k |
| Current assets | £246k | £271k |
| Debtors | £10.2k | £8.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £57.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£44
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- 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
- —
- Now −£1.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▲13%
- Now £263k
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit −£619), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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