Food and Drink North East Community Interest Company
Registered name: FOOD AND DRINK NORTH EAST COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Food and Drink North East Community Interest Company made £79.2k revenue and a £8.9k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Food and Drink North East Community Interest Company’s revenue fell 37% to £79.2k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £8.9k and 9 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Heddon on the Wall; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Heddon on the Wall, North East
- 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 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £163k | £126k | £79.2k |
| Cost of sales | — | £102k | £62.2k | £31k |
| Gross profit | — | £60.5k | £64.2k | £48.2k |
| Operating profit | — | −£956 | −£6.3k | −£8.8k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£1k | −£6.4k | −£8.9k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£1k | −£6.4k | −£8.9k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£1k | −£6.4k | −£8.9k |
| Employees (average) | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −0.6% | −5% | −11.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 37.2% | 50.8% | 60.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £16.3k | £12.6k | £8.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£104 | −£637 | −£992 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼22.3% | ▼37.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼37.5% | 0% | ▼10% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £44k | £22.5k | £19.8k | £2.2k |
| Net assets | £15.3k | £14.4k | £8.5k | −£418 |
| Fixed assets | £3.3k | £2.1k | £0 | — |
| Current assets | £45.2k | £41.8k | £31k | £5.2k |
| Debtors | £0 | £17.8k | £11.1k | £534 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −11.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 60.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £8.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£992
- 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
- 0.7%
- 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
- ▼105%
- Now −£418
- Cash at bank
- ▼89%
- Now £2.2k
- Headcount
- ▼10%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£8.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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