The Fountain Cafe CIC
Registered name: THE FOUNTAIN CAFE CIC
The Fountain Cafe CIC made £103k revenue and £8.9k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
The Fountain Cafe CIC’s revenue grew 141% to £103k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £8.9k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “unlicensed restaurants and cafes” and is based in Polegate; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Polegate, 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6k | £6k | £42.7k | £103k |
| Cost of sales | £2.7k | £4.1k | £16.4k | £34.5k |
| Gross profit | £3.4k | £1.9k | £26.3k | £68.3k |
| Operating profit | −£157 | −£1.6k | £972 | £10k |
| Profit before tax | −£157 | −£1.6k | £972 | £10k |
| Profit after tax | −£157 | −£1.6k | £816 | £8.9k |
| Profit (best available) | −£157 | −£1.6k | £816 | £8.9k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −2.6% | −27.2% | 1.9% | 8.6% |
| Gross margin | 56.1% | 32.1% | 61.5% | 66.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £14.2k | £34.3k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £272 | £3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.6% | ▲610.7% | ▲140.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲985.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £7.1k | £7.9k | £10.7k | £21.5k |
| Net assets | £2.3k | £683 | £1.5k | £10.4k |
| Fixed assets | £2.4k | £1.6k | £1.7k | £4.5k |
| Current assets | £7.1k | £7.9k | £10.7k | £21.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 66.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £34.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲591%
- Now £10.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▲100%
- Now £21.5k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲167%
- Now £4.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £8.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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