The Design Cabin Community C.I.C.
Registered name: THE DESIGN CABIN COMMUNITY C.I.C.
The Design Cabin Community C.I.C. made £45.6k revenue and a £534 loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
The Design Cabin Community C.I.C.’s revenue fell 14% to £45.6k in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £534 and 1 employee. The company is classified under “specialised design activities” and is based in Marlow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Marlow, South East
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £26.4k | £52.8k | £45.6k |
| Cost of sales | — | £2.9k | £6.5k | £9.3k |
| Gross profit | — | £23.5k | £46.4k | £36.4k |
| Operating profit | £1.3k | £7k | £5.7k | −£893 |
| Profit before tax | £1.3k | £7k | £5.7k | −£893 |
| Profit after tax | £1.3k | £5.8k | £4.4k | −£534 |
| Profit (best available) | £1.3k | £5.8k | £4.4k | −£534 |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 22% | 8.3% | −1.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 89.1% | 87.8% | 79.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £13.2k | £17.6k | £45.6k |
| Profit per employee | £443 | £2.9k | £1.5k | −£534 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲100% | ▼13.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲336.8% | ▼24.5% | ▼112.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼33.3% | ▲50% | ▼66.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2k | £23.6k | £32.9k | £14.9k |
| Net assets | £501 | £6.3k | £10.7k | £10.2k |
| Fixed assets | £3.8k | £6.8k | £13k | £10.2k |
| Current assets | £2k | £23.6k | £37.1k | £15.1k |
| Debtors | — | — | £4.2k | £225 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 79.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £45.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£534
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- 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
- ▼5%
- Now £10.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▼55%
- Now £14.9k
- Headcount
- ▼67%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼21%
- Now £10.2k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£534), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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