The Lightbulb Moment Pda CIC
Registered name: THE LIGHTBULB MOMENT PDA CIC
The Lightbulb Moment Pda CIC made £268k revenue and £32.4k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
The Lightbulb Moment Pda CIC’s revenue grew 63% to £268k in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £32.4k profit and 13 employees. The company is classified under “management consultancy activities other than financial management” and is based in Barnsley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber
- 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 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.8k | £31.7k | £165k | £268k |
| Cost of sales | £687 | £150 | £1.9k | £1.2k |
| Gross profit | £7.1k | £31.6k | £163k | £267k |
| Operating profit | −£13 | £11.5k | −£1.1k | £37.7k |
| Profit before tax | −£13 | £11.5k | −£1.1k | £37.7k |
| Profit after tax | −£27 | £9.3k | −£1.1k | £32.4k |
| Profit (best available) | −£27 | £9.3k | −£1.1k | £32.4k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.4% | 29.3% | −0.6% | 12.1% |
| Gross margin | 91.1% | 99.5% | 98.9% | 99.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £7.8k | £15.9k | £27.4k | £20.6k |
| Profit per employee | −£27 | £4.6k | −£176 | £2.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲309.3% | ▲419.2% | ▲63% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼111.4% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲100% | ▲200% | ▲116.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.4k | £15.8k | £3.7k | £86.4k |
| Net assets | £955 | £10.3k | £9.2k | £41.6k |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £0 | £8.7k |
| Current assets | £5.4k | £15.8k | £21.3k | £86.4k |
| Debtors | — | — | £17.6k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 99.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £20.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.2%
- 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
- ▲352%
- Now £41.6k
- Cash at bank
- ▲2217%
- Now £86.4k
- Headcount
- ▲117%
- Now 13
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £8.7k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £32.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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