The Lookout (Carlisle West) CIC
Registered name: THE LOOKOUT (CARLISLE WEST) CIC
The Lookout (Carlisle West) CIC made £61.4k revenue and £10.6k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
The Lookout (Carlisle West) CIC’s revenue fell 14% to £61.4k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £10.6k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other membership organizations” and is based in Carlisle; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Carlisle, North West
- 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 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £71.8k | £61.4k |
| Cost of sales | £0 | £0 |
| Gross profit | £71.8k | £61.4k |
| Operating profit | £16.6k | £10.6k |
| Profit before tax | £16.6k | £10.6k |
| Profit after tax | £16.6k | £10.6k |
| Profit (best available) | £16.6k | £10.6k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 23.2% | 17.3% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £35.9k | £30.7k |
| Profit per employee | £8.3k | £5.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼14.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼36.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £38.7k | £46.5k |
| Net assets | £48.8k | £47.9k |
| Fixed assets | £5.6k | £1.3k |
| Current assets | £43.2k | £46.5k |
| Debtors | £4.5k | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 17.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £30.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼2%
- Now £47.9k
- Cash at bank
- ▲20%
- Now £46.5k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼76%
- Now £1.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £10.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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