The Nest Pre-School C.I.C.
Registered name: THE NEST PRE-SCHOOL C.I.C.
The Nest Pre-School C.I.C. made £38.7k revenue and £321 profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
The Nest Pre-School C.I.C.’s revenue grew 18% to £38.7k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £321 profit and 8 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 6 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 | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £47.6k | £42.1k | £32.8k | £38.7k |
| Cost of sales | £11.2k | £18.9k | £1.5k | £27.9k |
| Gross profit | £36.4k | £23.2k | £31.3k | £10.8k |
| Operating profit | −£5.7k | −£7.2k | −£2.8k | £321 |
| Profit before tax | −£5.7k | −£7.2k | −£2.8k | £321 |
| Profit after tax | −£5.7k | −£7.2k | −£2.8k | £321 |
| Profit (best available) | −£5.7k | −£7.2k | −£2.8k | £321 |
| Employees (average) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −11.9% | −17.1% | −8.6% | 0.8% |
| Gross margin | 76.5% | 55.1% | 95.5% | 27.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £6k | £5.3k | £4.1k | £4.8k |
| Profit per employee | −£709 | −£902 | −£351 | £40 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼11.6% | ▼22.1% | ▲17.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £42.8k | £38.7k | £37.6k | £61.7k |
| Net assets | £46.6k | £39.3k | £36.5k | £36.9k |
| Fixed assets | £1.3k | £603 | £0 | — |
| Current assets | £51.8k | £47.2k | £43.6k | £71.5k |
| Debtors | £1.4k | £1.6k | £400 | £838 |
| Deferred income | — | — | — | £29.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £4.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £40
- 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
- 75.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.2%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £36.9k
- Cash at bank
- ▲64%
- Now £61.7k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 8
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £29.2k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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 31 Mar 2026 (profit £321), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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