The Conversation Stamford CIC
Registered name: THE CONVERSATION STAMFORD CIC
The Conversation Stamford CIC made £38.7k revenue and a £4.6k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
The Conversation Stamford CIC’s revenue was £38.7k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £4.6k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Stamford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stamford, East of England
- 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 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £43.6k | £40.2k | £36.8k | £38.7k |
| Cost of sales | £15.5k | £10k | £8.1k | £7.8k |
| Gross profit | £28.1k | £30.2k | £28.6k | £30.9k |
| Operating profit | £2.4k | £1.8k | £788 | −£4.8k |
| Profit before tax | £2.4k | £1.8k | £788 | −£4.8k |
| Profit after tax | £2k | £1.6k | £638 | −£4.6k |
| Profit (best available) | £2k | £1.6k | £638 | −£4.6k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.5% | 3.9% | 1.7% | −12% |
| Gross margin | 64.4% | 75% | 77.9% | 79.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £14.5k | £13.4k | £12.3k | £12.9k |
| Profit per employee | £657 | £521 | £213 | −£1.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼7.8% | ▼8.6% | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▼20.8% | ▼59.2% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £881 | £5.2k | £10.6k | £3.5k |
| Net assets | £8.2k | £9.8k | £10.4k | £5.8k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Current assets | £9k | £10.8k | £16k | £6.2k |
| Debtors | £8.1k | £5.7k | £5.5k | £2.2k |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −12%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 79.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £12.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.7%
- 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 £5.8k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £3.5k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £0
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£4.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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