Bristol Photo Festival Community Interest Company
Registered name: BRISTOL PHOTO FESTIVAL COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY
Bristol Photo Festival Community Interest Company made £205k revenue and a £57k loss in the year to 28 Mar 2025.
Bristol Photo Festival Community Interest Company’s revenue grew 49% to £205k in the year to 28 Mar 2025, with a loss of £57k and 7 employees. The company is classified under “other specialist photography” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- 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 | 28 Mar 2022 | 28 Mar 2023 | 28 Mar 2024 | 28 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £93.9k | £26.4k | £138k | £205k |
| Cost of sales | £38.3k | £0 | £56.7k | £252k |
| Gross profit | £55.7k | £26.4k | £80.9k | −£47.8k |
| Operating profit | −£2.4k | £23.1k | £55.7k | −£57k |
| Profit before tax | −£2.4k | £23.1k | £54.5k | −£57k |
| Profit after tax | −£2.4k | £23.1k | £54.5k | −£57k |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.4k | £23.1k | £54.5k | −£57k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −2.5% | 87.4% | 39.6% | −27.9% |
| Gross margin | 59.3% | 100% | 58.8% | −23.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £31.3k | £3.8k | £15.3k | £29.2k |
| Profit per employee | −£800 | £3.3k | £6.1k | −£8.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲420.8% | ▲48.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲135.8% | ▼204.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲28.6% | ▼22.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.7k | £26.5k | £71.9k | £21.1k |
| Net assets | £3.2k | £22.8k | £77.3k | £20.3k |
| Fixed assets | — | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Current assets | £4.1k | £26.5k | £79.9k | £22.6k |
| Debtors | — | £0 | £8k | £1.5k |
| Deferred income | £830 | £650 | £1.4k | £650 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −27.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −23.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £29.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£8.1k
- 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
- 0.3%
- 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
- ▼74%
- Now £20.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▼71%
- Now £21.1k
- Headcount
- ▼22%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- ▼54%
- Now £650
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £0
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 28 Mar 2025 (profit −£57k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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